Charis Katsiardis consults on antitrust and competition issues, including matters alleging price fixing, exclusionary practices, and attempted monopolization. Dr. Katsiardis provides economic and statistical analysis in all phases of commercial litigation and supports experts through discovery and trial.
Antitrust, competition, and mergers
Dr. Katsiardis assesses class certification, liability, and damages issues across a range of industries, including pharmaceuticals and manufacturing. He has also provided economic analysis for mergers and helped prepare clients for merger review. His representative experience includes:
- Assessing alleged antitrust violations related to claims of price fixing, exclusionary practices, and attempted monopolization
- Analyzing class certification, liability, and damages issues in direct purchaser and end-payor matters
- Examining antitrust allegations of product hopping and anticompetitive delays of generic entry due to fraudulent patent listings
- Analyzing competitive effects in the $31 billion Canadian Pacific Railway/Kansas City Southern merger
- Conducting pre-announcement analysis of litigation risk on behalf of merging parties
Labor and discrimination
Dr. Katsiardis addresses class certification, damages, compensation, and promotion issues in labor economics matters. His work includes:
- Analyzing labor market definition and liability in antitrust matters alleging wage fixing
- Analyzing alleged race and gender discrimination in pay and promotions at large employers
Public nuisance and product liability claims
Dr. Katsiardis has evaluated causation in matters alleging public nuisance.
He has also consulted on class certification and merits issues in matters involving product liability claims.