Dr. Johnson uses econometrics and economic theory to develop rigorous analyses in a wide range of antitrust, labor and employment, class action and damages-related matters. Dr. Johnson has served as an expert witness in Federal District Court, in State Courts, and before various government agencies. Dr. Johnson’s experience spans a variety of industries, including electronics, computer hardware and software, agricultural products, and consumer goods, among numerous others. Dr. Johnson frequently writes and presents on economic topics related to litigation, including damages and class actions. A teacher at heart, Dr. Johnson is known for his ability to explain technical concepts in a simple, straightforward manner.

Dr. Johnson’s antitrust practice focuses on economic issues in:

• Price-fixing litigations
• Claims of monopolization
• Criminal and civil cartel investigations
• Market allocation conspiracies
• Bid-rigging
• Other exclusionary practices such as refusals to deal and exclusive dealing
• Volume of commerce calculations 

He provides consulting and testimony that spans all aspects of criminal and civil antitrust litigation, including data discovery and extraction, class certification, liability, damages and settlements, and has worked on such matters in the United States, Europe and Asia.   He is also an Associate Editor of the Antitrust Law Journal and teaches a course entitled “Antitrust and Public Policy” at Georgetown Public Policy Institute.

In the area of labor and employment, Dr. Johnson applies his econometric training in age, race, gender and pregnancy discrimination litigations, wrongful termination cases, wages and hours disputes, and other labor issues. His work in this area includes economic issues related to liability in addition to the quantification of damages. Dr. Johnson also teaches a course entitled, “The Law and Economics of Public Policy Discrimination” at Georgetown University, and his academic work focuses extensively on issues related to the Fair Labor Standards Act and the intersection of work and family relationships.

Dr. Johnson’s class action practice focuses on class certification issues in antitrust and labor class actions. He constructs and analyzes complex databases, employing sophisticated econometric techniques to determine whether liability and/or damages can be determined on a common, class-wide basis or whether individual inquiry is appropriate. Dr. Johnson has authored several academic papers on antitrust and labor class actions, and served as an economist in support of the successful appellate challenge to class certification in In re Hydrogen Peroxide Antitrust Litigation.

In addition to his roles at Edgeworth Economics, Dr. Johnson is an Affiliated Professor at Georgetown University’s Public Policy Institute where he teaches topics on antitrust and labor economics.  He is also a member of the Board of Directors of the National Appleseed Pro Bono Network.

Education

Dr. Johnson received his Ph.D. in Economics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and his BA in Economics with Highest Distinction from the University of Rochester.  

Appointments

Georgetown Public Policy Institute, Affiliated Professor

Appleseed, Board of Directors

Antitrust Law Journal, Editorial Board

Professional Affiliations

American Economic Association

American Statistical Association

American Bar Association

• Labor and Employment Section
• Antitrust Section

National Association of Forensic Economists

Previous Experience 

• President, Criterion Economics (Washington, D.C.)
• Vice President, NERA Economic Consulting (Washington, D.C.)
• University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Professor of Economics and Labor and Industrial Relations   

Civic Activities

Junior Achievement of the Washington D.C. Area, Volunteer