2026 NABE Econ + Law Summit

Where Economics Meets the Practice of Law

January 26–27, 2026 • Virtual Event

Now Virtual due to Severe Weather — Details below
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About the Summit

The NABE Econ + Law Summit convenes economists, attorneys, and policy leaders to tackle real-world questions at the intersection of markets and legal decision-making. Over two days, explore how modern economic tools inform investigations, enforcement, and litigation—across antitrust AI & data forensics intellectual property and more.

Hear candid perspectives from former federal economics leaders and agency chief economists; dig into case-driven sessions on methods and evidence; and connectch with peers from consulting firms, law practices, government, and academia. Whether you work in expert testimony, regulatory analysis, or litigation support, you'll leave with practical frameworks, contacts, and ideas you can use.

  • Timely plenaries on AI's impact on litigation, antitrust leadership insights, discrimination economics, and growth & competition.
  • Hands-on breakouts including finance & securities and emerging topics.
  • Career & talent discussion on regulation, enforcement, and litigation pathways.
  • High-value networking at the evening reception and curated small-group dinners.
Important Weather Update

Due to the forecasted severe snowstorm in the Washington, DC area, the Econ + Law Summit will be held fully online. 

  • Monday, January 25: fully online
  • Tuesday, January 26: fully online

The updated schedule is available below; attendees should check their inboxes for virtual attendance details and information regarding travel disruptions.

Virtual registration is now available for anyone not already registered! See details below or register here.

We deeply appreciate your flexibility and understanding as the safety of attendees, speakers, and sponsors remains our top priority.

NABE's 2025 Litigation Economics Webinar Series

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Modern Economic Approaches in Intellectual Property Litigation (May 28, 2025)
Uses and Misuses of AI in Economic Litigation: Tools, Risks, and Legal Implications (May 22, 2025)

CBE and CLE Credits

   Certified Business Economist (CBE) Credits

Individuals who have earned the Certified Business Economist® (CBE) Certification are required to earn 30 continuing education credit hours every two years. The NABE Econ + Law Summit qualifies for approximately 11.5 continuing education credit hours. Please track your hours separately to be reported to NABE at the time of your renewal. CBEs are encouraged to track their credit hours on the CBE Continuing Education Form, which can be downloaded from www.NABE.com/CBE.

Continuing Legal Education (CLE) Credits for Attorneys

The Summit currently has a pending application for CLE accreditation with the Virginia State Bar.

NABE will assist attorneys seeking CLE credit from their state bar associations. The NABE Econ + Law Summit qualifies for approximately 11.5 hours of substantive educational content. Please note that the number of CLE hours approved may vary by state, subject to state bar approval.

Upon request, NABE will provide proof of attendance, the agenda and session timing, written materials, and other documentation necessary to apply for CLE credit. Attorneys are responsible for all CLE reporting and approval requirements in their respective jurisdictions.

Featured Speakers

 

Megan Accordino

Vice President
Analysis Group
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Patrick Anderson

Principal
Anderson Economic Group

Ling Ling Ang

Managing Director
NERA Economic Consulting

Catherine Barron

Managing Partner
Econic Partners, LLC

Mona Birjandi

Principal Economist & Director of Data Analytics
Outten & Golden LLP

Jonathan Borck

Vice President
Analysis Group

Kevin Cahill

Managing Director
FTI Consulting

Mark Chicu

Senior Advisor
Cornerstone Research; Former Acting Assistant Chief, U.S. DOJ Antitrust Division

Gwendolyn Cooley

Founder
Taimet
Antara Dutta headshot

Antara Dutta

Director of Economics, Litigation & Regulatory
Amazon

Florian Ederer

Allen and Kelli Questrom Professor in Markets, Public Policy & Law
Boston University

Eric Falkenberry

Partner
DLA Piper

Matt Farber

Managing Director
Secretariat

Ken Field

Partner, Global Regulatory
Hogan Lovells
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Anindya Ghose

Professor of Technology, Operations, & Statistics
NYU Stern School of Business; Expert, Compass Lexeconghos

Xanthi Gkougkousi

Senior Vice President
Compass Lexecon

Paul Hibbard

Principal
Analysis Group

Ryan Hughes

Engagement Manager
Keystone
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Ginger Jin

Professor
University of Maryland; Former Director, Bureau of Economics, Federal Trade Commission

Rasmus Jørgensen

Director
NERA Economic Consulting

Vikram Kapoor

U.S. Leader Commercial Litigation and Economic Antitrust
EY-Parthenon, Ernst & Young LLP
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Adam Klein

Managing Partner
Outten & Golden LLP

Jon Kolstad

Professor
UC Berkeley Haas School of Business; Expert, Compass Lexecon

Pavithra Kumar

Principal
Advanced Analytical Consulting Group

Robert LaJeunesse

Director of Enforcement
U.S. Department of Labor
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Ron Laschever

EVP; Director of Data Science & Technology
Compass Lexecon
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Phil Leslie

Chief Technology & Innovation Officer
Cornerstone Research

Victoria Lipnic

Partner; Former U.S. Assistant Secretary of Labor for Employment Standards
Resolution Economics
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Michael Luca

Professor; Director, Technology & Society Initiative
Johns Hopkins Carey School

Brent Lutes

Chief Economist
U.S. Copyright Office
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Anup Malani

Professor of Law; Chief Economist
University of Chicago; CMS

Jordan Milev

Managing Director
NERA Economic Consulting

Nathan Miller

Professor
Georgetown University; Former Chief Economist, U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division
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Aviv Nevo

Professor, Wharton School
University of Pennsylvania; Former Director, Bureau of Economics, Federal Trade Commission 
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Devesh Raval

Deputy Director
Federal Trade Commission

Elaine Reardon

Partner
Resolution Economics

Chris Rider

Professor of Entrepreneurial Studies
University of Michigan – Ross School of Business

Matthew Rizzolo

IP Disputes partner
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius
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Jimmy Royer

Principal
Analysis Group

Michael Salinger

Professor
Boston University; Former Chief Economist, Federal Trade Commission

Jon Sallet

Tech and Society Initiative Executive in Residence, Johns Hopkins Carey Business School; Former Special Assistant, Colorado Attorney General's Office

Stephen Schwartz

Vice President of Credit Risk Analytics
Fannie Mae

Jake Silver

Associate
Vinson & Elkins
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Andrew Toole

Former Chief Economist
U.S. Patent & Trademark Office

Tommaso Valletti

Professor of Economics, Imperial College London; Adjunct Professor, Norwegian School of Economics

Jennifer Vanderhart

Managing Director
Secretariat

An Wang

Principal
Keystone

Marc Weinstein

Executive Director
National Association of Forensic Economics

Daniel Werner

Director
NERA Economic Consulting

Quenton Wright

Vice President of Labor and Employment
Charles River Associates
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Jenny R. Yang

Partner
Outten & Golden LLP
January 26–27 • Washington, DC

Program Overview

 

Monday, January 26, 2026: Virtual Program

8:45–9:00 AM

Welcome and Overview

Greg Daco, NABE President; Chief Economist, EY-Parthenon
Mona Birjandi, Principal Economist and Director of Data Analytics, Outten & Golden LLP
Michael Luca, Professor and Director, Technology and Society Initiative at Johns Hopkins University, Carey Business School

9:00–9:50 AM

AI Transformation and the Future of Litigation and Legal Decision-Making

Anindya Ghose, Professor of Technology, Operations, & Statistics at NYU Stern School of Business; Expert, Compass Lexecon
Ron Laschever, Executive Vice President and Director of Data Science & Technology, Compass Lexecon
Jimmy Royer, Principal, Analysis Group
Chris Stomberg, Managing Director, NERA
Moderator: Phil Leslie, Chief Technology & Innovation Officer, Cornerstone Research

10:00–10:50 AM

Outlook for Economics Careers in Regulation, Enforcement, and Litigation

Catherine Barron, Managing Partner, Econic Partners, LLC
Kris Comeaux, Managing Principal, Analysis Group
Antara Dutta, Director of Economics, Litigation and Regulatory, Amazon
Devesh Raval, Deputy Director, Federal Trade Commission
Moderator: Greg Daco, NABE President; Chief Economist, EY-Parthenon

11:00–11:50 AM

Evolving Legal Needs for Economists in a Technology-Driven Era

Eric Falkenberry, Partner, DLA Piper
Victoria Lipnic, Partner, Resolution Economics; Former US Assistant Secretary of Labor for Employment Standards
Adam Klein, Managing Partner, Outten & Golden LLP
Moderator: Jenny Yang, Partner, Outten & Golden LLP; Former Chair, EEOC

12:30–1:20 PM

Economics of Finance and Securities

Jordan Milev, Managing Director, NERA Economic Consulting
Xanthi Gkougkousi, Senior Vice President, Compass Lexecon
An Wang, Principal, Keystone
Pavithra Kumar, Principal, Advanced Analytical Consulting Group
Moderator: Ryan Hughes, Engagement Manager, Keystone  

1:30 PM–2:20 PM

AI Applications for Economic Antitrust Prescreening

Gwendolyn Cooley, Founder, Taimet
Vikram Kapoor, U.S. Leader Commercial Litigation and Economic Antitrust, EY-Parthenon, Ernst & Young LLP
Michael Salinger, Jacqueline J. and Arthur S. Bahr Professor of Management and Professor of Economics, Boston University School of Management; Formerly Chief Economist, FTC
Moderator: Ken Field, Partner, Global Regulatory, Hogan Lovells

2:30–3:20 PM

“What Makes a Great Economic Expert?” Skills, Credibility, and Pathways in Law and Economics

Jonathan Borck, Vice President, Analysis Group
Steven Schwartz, Vice President of Credit Risk Analytics, Fannie Mae
Quenton Wright, Vice President of Labor and Employment, Charles River Associates
Moderator: Robert LaJeunesse, Director of Enforcement, US Department of Labor 

Tuesday, January 27, 2026: Virtual Program 

9:00–9:50 AM

Economic Analysis Meets Policymaking

Brent Lutes, Chief Economist, US Copyright Office
Anup Malani, Professor of Law, University of Chicago; Chief Economist, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Andrew Toole, Former Chief Economist, US Patent & Trademark Office
Moderator: Matt Farber, Managing Director, Secretariat

10:00–10:50 AM

Economics of Discrimination

Ling Ling Ang, Managing Director, NERA Economic Consulting
Elaine Reardon, Partner, Resolution Economics
Chris Rider, Professor of Entrepreneurial Studies, University of Michigan – Ross School of Business
Moderator: Mona Birjandi, Principal Economist and Director of Data Analytics, Outten & Golden LLP  

11:00–11:50 AM

Advanced Economic Methods in Forensic Economics

Presented by the National Association for Forensic Economics

Methods for Estimating Commercial Damages
Patrick Anderson, Principal, Anderson Economic Group

Using Difference in Differences Regressions to Quantify Damages
Kevin Cahill, Managing Director, FTI Consulting

Moderator: Marc Weinstein, Executive Director, National Association of Forensic Economists

12:30–1:20 PM

Economics of Energy & Environmental Litigation and Consulting

Megan Accordino, Vice President, Analysis Group
Paul Hibbard, Principal, Analysis Group
Jake Silver, Associate, Vinson & Elkins
Moderator: Karen Bruni, Energy Partner, Steptoe LLP 

1:30–2:20 PM

Perspectives from Former Federal Antitrust Economics Leaders

Ginger Jin, Professor, University of Maryland; Former Director, Bureau of Economics, Federal Trade Commission
Aviv Nevo, George A. Weiss and Lydia Bravo Weiss University Professor, University of Pennsylvania; Former Director, Bureau of Economics, Federal Trade Commission
Nathan Miller, Professor, Georgetown University; Former Chief Economist, US Department of Justice Antitrust Division
Moderator: Mark Chicu, Senior Advisor, Cornerstone Research

2:30–3:20 PM

Economic Growth and Competition: Revisiting Schumpeter and Arrow

Florian Ederer, Allen and Kelli Questrom Professor in Markets, Public Policy & Law, Boston University
Tommaso Valletti, Professor of Economics, Imperial College Business School
Jonathan Sallet, Special Assistant Attorney General, Colorado Attorney General's Office; former Deputy Assistant Attorney General, US Department of Justice

3:20 PM

Closing Remarks

 

Founding Partners

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Resolution Economics logo

Silver Sponsors

Venue & Hotel

Bloomberg Center
Johns Hopkins Carey Business School

555 Pennsylvania Ave NW, Washington, DC 20001

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Kimpton Hotel Monaco Washington, DC

Note: The NABE group rate is no longer available from the hotel, but NABE has a few spare rooms at $179/night, contact [email protected] for more information.

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Registration

Registration Rates

Member: $225
New Member: $300*
Government: $100
Attorneys: $225
Student Member: $30
Student New Member: $45*
 *Includes 1-year NABE Membership

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Credentialed reporters are invited to attend using the press registration form.

Refund Policy: To be eligible for a refund less a $50 processing fee, registration cancellation must be received in writing by January 12, 2025.

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