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Christopher Vellturo, Ph.D.
President/Manager
Dr. Vellturo received a Ph.D. in Economics from the Massachusetts
Institute of Technology and has worked in microeconomic consulting for
twenty years. During this time, Dr. Vellturo has performed economic
analyses in over 400 projects, across a wide range of industries. He is
recognized by legal industry journals as one of the top fifty antitrust
economists worldwide. (Curriculum Vitae)
Email: cvellturo@qes-llc.com
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August Baker, Ph.D.
Principal
August Baker has an undergraduate degree from Columbia University and a
Ph.D. degree in Economics from MIT. He has worked in economic consulting
since 1994 and joined QES in 2007. Gus has expertise in applied
microeconomics, including corporate finance and econometrics. Much of his
work has consisted of applying economics to help resolve complex
commercial disputes. He has worked on a variety of different types of
disputes, including patent-infringement, antitrust, ERISA, and the
taxation of tax-advantaged transactions. (Curriculum
Vitae)
Email: gbaker@qes-llc.com
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Laura Phillips Perkins
Principal
Ms. Perkins specializes in industrial organization and the economics of antitrust. During her
seventeen years of consulting experience, she has provided qualitative and empirical economic
analyses for consulting engagements in an array of healthcare industries, including health
insurance, hospitals, disability insurance, pharmaceuticals, clinical laboratories, pharmacy
retailers and medical equipment, as well as a broad array of other industries, including
professional sports, technology, and consumer products. Ms. Perkins has extensive experience in
empirical analyses involving large, complex data and has performed econometric analyses in a
number of antitrust liability and damages matters. She has conducted economic analyses and
managed expert testimony for numerous mergers and acquisitions and a variety of cases
concerning allegations of attempted monopolization, price fixing, bundling, exclusionary
conduct, fraud and patent infringement. Prior to joining QES, Ms. Perkins was a Principal in the
Antitrust and Competition practice at Charles River Associates.
Ms. Perkins holds a B.A. in Economics and French, summa cum laude, from Wheaton College
and a M.A. in Economics, with specialties in Industrial Organization and Comparative Economic
Systems, from the University of Michigan.
(Curriculum Vitae)
Email: lperkins@qes-llc.com
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Paul Malherbe, Ph.D.
Principal
Dr. Malherbe specializes in microeconomics, corporate finance, and intellectual property.
He has provided economic analysis in more than 50 matters in a variety of industries,
including internet technology, consumer electronics, pharmaceuticals, medical devices
and supplies, payment cards, automobile manufacturing, and commercial transportation.
Dr. Malherbe’s casework has included assessment of damages, irreparable harm,
and commercial success in intellectual property litigation, asset valuation in bankruptcy
proceedings, and economic analyses of collusion and market foreclosure. He has written
on the assessment of patent damages and the valuation of patents using finance theory
and has modeled investors and entrepreneurs’ choice among financial contracts. Prior
to joining Quantitative Economic Solutions, LLC, Dr. Malherbe was an assistant professor
of economics at Connecticut College. A Ph.D. graduate in economics from the University
of Massachusetts, Dr. Malherbe also holds a B.A. and law degree from the University
of Cape Town, South Africa.
(Curriculum Vitae)
Email: pmalherbe@qes-llc.com
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Amy Almeida, Ph.D.
Vice President
Dr. Almeida specializes in industrial organization, econometrics, and
microeconomic theory. She has provided economic analysis in a wide
variety of industries. Dr. Almeida's casework has included economic
analysis and econometric modeling to estimate competitive effects of
mergers and damages assessment in intellectual property and antitrust
litigations and arbitrations. Prior to joining Quantitative Economic
Solutions, LLC, Dr. Almeida was an associate at PHB Hagler Bailly where
she modeled the North American electricity market to assess power plant
valuations; and a manager at Analysis Group, Inc. where she managed
intellectual property and antitrust cases. A Ph.D. graduate in Economics
from Northwestern University, Dr. Almeida also holds a B.S. in
Mathematics from Tufts University and a M.S. in Public Management and
Policy from Carnegie Mellon University. (Curriculum Vitae)
Email: aalmeida@qes-llc.com
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George Simler
Senior Consultant
Mr. Simler joined QES in July 2010 and has conducted economic analysis related to intellectual
property infringement. Previously, Mr. Simler worked at Chicago Partners, LLC (now a subsidiary
of Navigant Consulting) for seven years where he specialized primarily in large scale data analysis
for matters pertaining to antitrust and securities fraud. He has also worked for RCF Economic and
Financial Consulting where he worked on an economic analysis of a transition to a hydrogen economy
for the Department of Energy. He holds an M.P.P. in Public Policy from The University of Chicago,
an M.S. in Physics from Texas A&M University, and A B.S. in Physics from Purdue University.
Email: gsimler@qes-llc.com
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Jeffrey Boaz
Senior Analyst
Since joining QES in November 2010, Mr. Boaz has conducted economic evaluations
in intellectual property and antitrust litigation. His prior experience includes
economic consulting across a variety of industries related to finance and investments.
He holds a B.S. in economics and applied mathematics from Brown University.
Email: jboaz@qes-llc.com
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Sonali Rana
Analyst
Ms. Rana joined QES in September 2009 and has conducted research and
economic data analyses pertaining to intellectual property infringement
in a variety of industries. Prior to joining QES, she interned at Oxfam
America and analyzed the economic feasibility of a micro-insurance
project in northern Ethiopia. She holds an M.A. in Economics from
Northeastern University and a B.A. in Economics from Randolph College.
Email: srana@qes-llc.com
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Dianne Lior
Operations Manager
Ms. Lior joined QES in the summer of 2010 as Operations Manager.
Prior to that, Dianne served for over two decades as the Accounting,
HR and Office Manager of UniPress Software, from its inception
to its acquisition by Numara Software, also serving as the RFP Project Team Leader
at Numara. She attended SUNY at Stony Brook and Haifa University.
Email: dlior@qes-llc.com
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