Antitrust, Intellectual Property, Digital Platforms, and International Business Expert Professor Daniel Spulber Affiliates with Compass Lexecon

We are excited to announce that Daniel F. Spulber has affiliated with Compass Lexecon. He is the Elinor Hobbs Distinguished Professor of International Business and Professor of Strategy at the Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University, and Professor of Law (Courtesy) at the Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law. Professor Spulber is a leading expert in antitrust and merger policy, platforms and two-sided markets, intellectual property, technology and innovation, and industrial organization.

Professor Spulber has extensive testimonial experience in matters concerning these subjects. For example, Professor Spulber has provided expert testimony in state and federal courts as well as before the Federal Trade Commission, the International Trade Commission, the Copyright Royalty Board, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, the Postal Rate Commission, and state regulatory agencies.

Professor Spulber has authored 14 books and has published numerous articles in leading economics journals and law reviews. He recently published a pathbreaking article on the importance of innovation in merger review.

Professor Spulber is the founding editor of the Journal of Economics & Management Strategy. He has received 37 research grants, including from the National Science Foundation, the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, and the US Patent and Trademark Office. His research has been cited by the US Supreme Court and the FCC.

Compass Lexecon Chairman Daniel R. Fischel commented, “We are happy that Professor Spulber has joined us as an affiliate. He brings with him a wealth of expertise in antitrust matters that will provide great value to the firm and our clients.”

Professor Spulber added, “I am excited to join Compass Lexecon as an affiliate and I look forward to working with their excellent clients and staff.”