Cornerstone Research consulting professionals appointed to leadership positions in the American Bar Association (ABA) Antitrust Law Section and Intellectual Property Law Section.
These economists will collaborate with leading competition, intellectual property, consumer protection, and data privacy professionals to share insights with the legal community. The group includes both newly appointed honorees and those continuing in their committee roles.
Antitrust
The ABA’s Antitrust Law Section is the largest and most prominent bar organization for antitrust and competition law, trade regulation, consumer protection, and economics.
The following individual newly appointed and continuing leadership roles for the 2026–2027 bar year are:
- Vildan Altuglu as newly appointed Vice Chair of the Consumer Protection Committee
- Gabriela Antonie as Vice Chair of the Finance Committee
- Kirti Gupta as newly appointed Vice Chair of the Intellectual Property Committee
- Nathan Hipsman as Vice Chair of the Pricing Conduct Committee
- Avigail Kifer as Vice Chair of the Media and Technology Committee
- Joanna Tsai as a Council Member of the ABA Antitrust Law Section
In addition, multiple emerging leaders will continue serving as Young Economist Representatives (YERs):
- Matthew Calvin for the Trade, Sports, and Professional Associations Committee
- Conor Foley for the Distribution and Franchising Committee
- Fang Guo for the Antitrust Source
- Nathan Hipsman for the Antitrust Law Journal
- Kathleen Hu for the Podcast Committee
- Kate Maxwell Koegel for the Mergers & Acquisitions Committee
- Anand Krishnamurthy for the Health Care and Pharmaceuticals Committee
- Lucia Yanguas for the Advertising Disputes and Litigation Committee
Intellectual Property
Georgios Effraimidis will continue to serve as Vice Chair of the Information Technology Committee, ABA Section of Intellectual Property Law.
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