Vandy M. Howell
Vice President, San Francisco
vhowell@cornerstone.com
415.229.8156
Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology; B.A., University of
California, Berkeley
Vandy Howell is an economist with expertise in industrial organization and labor economics. Dr. Howell's focus at Cornerstone Research has been on antitrust, intellectual property, marketing, and breach-of-contract matters, as well as matters focusing on labor markets. She has expertise in applying economic theory to complicated market settings and developing complex models using econometric techniques. She has consulted on a number of high-profile antitrust cases, such as In re High Fructose Corn Syrup Antitrust Litigation, In re Vitamins Antitrust Litigation, and In re Compensation of Managerial, Professional & Technical Employees Antitrust Litigation.
Dr. Howell has expertise and consulting experience on class certification matters, and she coauthored the study "Economics of Class Certification in Indirect Purchaser Antitrust Cases," published in Competition, the journal of the Antitrust and Unfair Competition Law Section of the California State Bar. In addition she has taught industrial organization and public policy at the University of California, Berkeley.Back to Senior Staff list