Yao Lu

Vice President
Yao Lu
Washington, DC

Education

Ph.D., economics, and M.B.A., The University of Chicago Booth School of Business; A.B., economics, Harvard University

Summary of Experience

Dr. Lu specializes in the application of microeconomics, econometrics, and statistical methods to litigation and strategy matters. She has conducted analyses of antitrust and competition issues across a range of industries, including health care, health insurance, pharmaceuticals, biotech, consumer products, and real estate. In merger investigations, Dr. Lu has supported experts for the US Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) in analyses of proposed mergers in the health care and consumer finance industries. She has also supported experts on issues related to intellectual property and commercial litigation in industries such as pharmaceuticals, biotech, medical devices, and telecommunications. Dr. Lu’s intellectual property experience includes patent infringement and trade secret misappropriation litigation matters, for which she has evaluated reasonable royalties, lost profits, unjust enrichment, and various forms of injunctive relief. Dr. Lu’s research has been published in multiple peer-reviewed journals, including the American Economic Journal: Applied Economics and the American Journal of Health Economics.

Read Yao's profile

Yao Lu
Practices