Jay Ezrielev is the former economic advisor to Federal Trade Commission Chairman Joseph Simons. He specializes in the economics of industrial organization, econometrics, and antitrust policy. With 20 years in economic consulting and government, Dr. Ezrielev has advised clients on numerous high-profile antitrust and other matters. He has worked with many Fortune 500 companies. Dr. Ezrielev participated in drafting the Vertical Merger Guidelines. Dr. Ezrielev has extensive experience leading economic analyses, providing agency advocacy, assisting in preparation of expert reports and testimony, advising counsel on expert examinations, developing economic models, and performing econometric analysis of large data sets. He has been retained on a wide range of matters, including merger reviews, monopolization litigation, regulatory hearings, price–fixing litigation, intellectual property matters, contractual disputes, and class certification matters. He also taught financial economics as adjunct professor at Johns Hopkins University. Dr. Ezrielev earned a Ph.D. in Economics from New York University, an M.S. in Electrical Engineering from Rutgers University, and a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Rutgers University. Dr. Ezrielev previously worked as a scientist and software developer at Siemens Medical Systems and Goldman Sachs.

INDUSTRIES
Digital platforms; entertainment and media; healthcare; life sciences; technology; sports; metals, mining, and materials; agriculture; chemicals; financial services; energy; consumer products; telecommunications; transportation; and manufacturing. 

REPRESENTATIVE EXPERIENCE

• Agrium and Potash Corporation merger
• Game Show Network, LLC v. Cablevision Systems Corp.
• Laumann et al v. National Hockey League et al
• Garber et al v. Office of the Commissioner of Baseball, Major League Baseball Enterprises Inc et al
• Grupo FerroAtlántica and Globe Specialty Metals merger
• United Parcel Service, Inc. v. European Commission
• Abitibi and Bowater merger
• AT&T and T-Mobile proposed merger
• TFT-LCD (Flat Panel) Antitrust Litigation
• Methodist Health Services Corporation v. OSF Healthcare System d/b/a Saint Francis Medical Center
• Puerto Rico Telephone Company, Inc. v. San Juan Cable LLC d/b/a OneLink Communications
• Mylan Pharmaceuticals, Inc. v. Warner Chilcott, PLC et al
• The Tennis Channel, Inc. v. Comcast Cable Communications, LLC
• US Airways and American Airlines merger
• Microsoft-Yahoo! search combination 
• NFL Enterprises LLC v. Comcast Cable Communications, LLC
• TCR Sports Broadcasting Holding LLP v. Comcast Corporation
• American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc. v. Visa U.S.A. Inc. et al
• Transocean and GlobalSantaFe merger