Navigating Economic Expert Work in Criminal Antitrust Litigation

Criminal antitrust enforcement has recently attracted heightened attention due to several high-profile cases covered widely in the media. In this article, we provide insight into the role of economic experts in criminal cases, including the expert discovery process and the scope of opinions that have been accepted by the courts, based on our experience with three recent criminal cases involving price-fixing and/or bid-rigging allegations across various industries. Although there are salient diffe