Maria Garibotti

Managing Principal
Maria Garibotti
Chicago

Education

Ph.D., economics, New York University; B.S., economics, Universidad de San Andrés

Summary of Experience

Dr. Garibotti specializes in the application of economics and statistics to questions arising in a variety of settings, including antitrust, finance, and commercial litigation. In her antitrust work, Dr. Garibotti has calculated damages, assessed the appropriateness of class certification, and evaluated allegations of wage fixing, collusive behavior, refusal to deal, exclusive selling arrangements, tying, and non-compete clauses in litigation, in sectors including pharmaceuticals, hospitals, health insurance, auto parts, finance, and technology. She has evaluated market definition, market structure, competitive effects, and efficiencies in merger reviews and investigations. Her work in finance has included cases related to valuation of privately held and OTC-traded companies, payment cards, technology transfer, parking, residential mortgage-backed securities, alleged collusion in financial markets, and investigations of spoofing allegations. Dr. Garibotti has been deposed and provided testimony at trial multiple times, and has provided expert testimony in English and Spanish. She serves as vice chair of the Joint Conduct Committee of the ABA Antitrust Law Section and has participated in webinars and panel discussions on the use of regression in litigation, basics of antitrust economic analysis, two-sided platforms, and cartels.

Maria Garibotti
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