Biography
Dr Layne-Farrar specializes in antitrust matters where the core issues are at the intersection of intellectual property economics and competition policy. She advises clients on competition, regulatory, and intellectual property issues across a range of industries with a focus on high-tech. Her client list includes some of the largest information technology and communications companies in the world.
Her advisory work for industry leading clients includes: analyzing RAND licensing practices; patent analysis for market definition; assessing incentives and firm behavior within standard setting organizations; empirical research on the costs and benefits of payment instruments within the United States; costs and benefits for legislative proposals covering software security, television ratings, and e-commerce; and the antitrust implications of mergers and acquisitions in a number of industries, including high tech industries like software, telecommunications, and pharmaceuticals, as well as other industries including airlines, manufacturing, and consumer goods.
Dr Layne-Farrar received her BA in economics with honors, summa cum laude, from Indiana University (Bloomington), her master’s and her PhD in economics from the University of Chicago. She has published articles in Antitrust, Global Competition Review, and Regulation Magazine and has numerous publications in academic journals, including Antitrust Law Journal, Harvard Journal of Law and Public Policy, and Journal of Competition Law and Economics.
Profile Highlights
Professional Experience
- Consulting - 10 years
- International Engagements - 5 years
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Testimony Experience
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Publications
- 05/2008, Are Joint Negotiations in Standard Setting "Reasonably Necessary"?
- 03/06/2008, In the Wrong Hands? Vertical Disintegration and Patents
- 2008, The Complements Problem Within Standard Setting: Assessing The Evidence on Royalty Stacking
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Employment History
- 2006 to present, LECG Director
- 2005 to 2006, LECG Principal
- 2004 to 2005, LECG Senior Managing Economist
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Education
- 1999, University of Chicago, PhD
- 1997, University of Chicago, MA
- 1987, Indiana University, BA