Matthew B. Wright
Corporate Vice President | wright.m@ei.com

B.A. University of Rochester, 1984
M.A. University of California, Los Angeles, 1986
Ph.D. University of California, Los Angeles, 1989
Economists Incorporated, Washington, DC

Mr. Wright’s work as a consultant has included analysis of mergers, vertical restraints, price fixing, monopolization, damages, price discrimination, and intellectual property matters. He has experience in numerous industries, including ocean shipping, cable programming, music rights, tobacco, meatpacking, electronic equipment, and a variety of branded consumer goods.

Mr. Wright has provided economic testimony on antitrust liability, damages, Robinson-Patman, and intellectual property matters. Mr. Wright has also represented clients before the Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission. Mr. Wright was a co-editor and contributor to a volume titled Antitrust Law and Economics of Product Distribution, which was published by the American Bar Association in 2006.

Prior to joining EI, Mr. Wright served for seven years as an economist with the U.S. Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division, where he worked on many mergers, civil non-merger matters, and price-fixing investigations. Mr. Wright also served as a technical advisor on competition policy to six foreign governments.

 
Antitrust
Damages
Mass Media and Advertising
Regulation
Intellectual Property
International Strategy