Dr. Vander Veen is a senior managing economist at LECG specializing in the application of economics to intellectual property, international trade, and complex commercial disputes. His intellectual property expertise includes the evaluation of economic damages related to patent, copyright, and trademark infringement and theft of trade secrets; and economic analysis in section 337 intellectual property matters before the US International Trade Commission. In section 337 matters, his expertise includes economic analysis of domestic industry, substantial injury, commercial success, bonding, civil penalty, and the EPROM factors. His intellectual property experience also includes the evaluation of commercial success of patented products, including in ANDA actions involving pharmaceutical products. In addition to intellectual property matters, Dr. Vander Veen has evaluated economic damages in a wide range of cases, including breach of contract, antitrust, and complex insurance disputes. He also has provided business consulting services regarding the valuation of inter-company transactions. Dr. Vander Veen has served as an economic expert in US courts and before the US International Trade Commission.
Prior to joining LECG, Dr. Vander Veen served as the principle economic advisor to a commissioner, and subsequently the chairman, of the US International Trade Commission. Previously, Dr. Vander Veen was an assistant professor of economics at Skidmore College. |