T. Christopher Borek

Managing Principal
T. Christopher Borek
Washington, DC

Education

Ph.D. and M.A., economics, Cornell University; European Union Diploma, Institut D'Etudes Politiques de Paris; B.A., economics, University of Arizona

Summary of Experience

Dr. Borek specializes in the application of microeconomics, finance, and statistics to litigation and complex business problems. He has managed economic analyses presented in numerous antitrust, intellectual property, consumer harm, and finance disputes. Selected cases in which economic analysis played a central role include the following:

  • Dr. Borek led an Analysis Group case team in support of economic, marketing, and finance experts who provided testimony on behalf of Google in antitrust litigations brought by the US Department of Justice (DOJ), state attorneys general, and private plaintiffs challenging Google’s ad technology business. This included supporting economic and finance testimony in the merits and remedies phases of the DOJ trials. 
  • Dr. Borek led a team of consultants working with counsel in Apple’s successful defense against antitrust claims brought by Epic Games.
  • Dr. Borek led teams of consultants working with the DOJ in antitrust disputes involving industries such as live entertainment, travel services, real estate brokerage, and tax preparation services.
  • Dr. Borek led an Analysis Group case team in support of economic, marketing, and accounting experts who provided damages testimony on behalf of Samsung Electronics in a patent dispute with Apple. After finding infringement, a San Jose, California, jury ordered Samsung to pay $119.6 million in damages – far short of the $2.2 billion sought by Apple.
  • Dr. Borek led a case team in support of economic, finance, and accounting experts who provided trial testimony in support of the DOJ in a tax dispute with Wells Fargo. Citing the expert testimony extensively, a federal judge in Minnesota disallowed Wells Fargo’s tax refund related to $423 million in claimed capital losses, finding that the underlying corporate reorganization lacked business purpose and economic substance. The decision was upheld on appeal.
  • Dr. Borek led a case team in support of finance, economic, accounting, and corporate governance experts retained on behalf of the former CEO of a leading technology company accused of backdating employee stock options. The multiple associated investigations were resolved through a deferred prosecution agreement.

Dr. Borek also serves as a Senior Policy Scholar at the Center for Business and Public Policy in Georgetown University McDonough School of Business and previously held positions with Ernst & Young’s Corporate Finance practice and Chernivtsi State University in Ukraine, where he taught international trade and international finance. His research, presented in journals and before professional and academic audiences, has focused on innovation, industrial organization, marketing, international trade, labor economics, and corporate governance.

T. Christopher Borek
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