Jeff West is an economic consultant with more than fourteen years of experience in damage calculation, class certification, antitrust, regulatory analysis, and auction support. Mr. West has consulted on behalf of the plaintiff and defendant law firms, corporations, federal and state government agencies, and industry trade groups. Mr. West’s engagements have spanned a variety of industries such as financial services, communications, energy, and pharmaceuticals.

In addition to providing independent consulting services, Mr. West also works with other expert consulting firms and with leading economists at academic institutions such as Yale University, Stanford University, Harvard University, and Columbia University.

Mr. West earned a B.A. in Economics and Mathematical Methods in the Social Sciences from Northwestern University.

Examples of Mr. West’s consulting engagements include:

  • Analyzing the effects of insurance and mortgage pricing practices in consumer protection disputes and investigations;
  • Creating statistical models of equity markets in mutual fund and securities litigation cases;
  • Providing strategic advice and bid-tracking software to wireless spectrum auction participants;
  • Forecasting economic effects of broadband internet deployment;
  • Analyzing cable operator pricing and geographic markets in antitrust cases;
  • Projecting the effects of generic drug entry in pharmaceutical markets; and
  • Analyzing the economic effects of political responses to international economic crises in political risk insurance litigation matters.

 

PRESENT POSITION

  • Independent Consultant, Arlington, VA
    2010 – Present.
  • Navigant Economics, Washington, DC
    Associate Director, 2010.
  • Empiris, L.L.C., Washington, DC
    Senior Vice President, 2008 – 2010.
  • Criterion Economics, L.L.C., Washington, DC
    Vice President, 2003 – 2008. Consultant, 1999 – 2003.
  • LECG, Inc., Washington, DC
    Associate, 1999. Research Analyst, 1997 – 1999.

 

EDUCATION

  • Northwestern University, B.A. (Economics and Mathematical Methods in the Social Sciences), 1997.

 

PRESENTATIONS

  • The Rise and (Potential) Fall of Disparate Impact Lending Litigation, in Evidence & Innovation in Housing Law & Policy (Lee Anne Fennell & Benjamin J. Keys, eds.) (Cambridge University Press, 2017) (with Ian Ayres & Gary Klein).

 

PUBLICATIONS

  • The Rise and (Potential) Fall of Disparate Impact Lending Litigation, Kreisman Initiative on Housing Law and Policy, University of Chicago Law School, Chicago, IL, June 4, 2016.

 

MEMBERSHIPS

  • American Economic Association

TESTIMONY & DECLARATIONS

  1. Jennifer Yang v. BRMi Consulting Inc., No. 8:18-cv-00587 (D. Md.) (Declaration of Jeffrey West, Jan. 18, 2019; Declaration of Jeffrey West, Revised Apr. 11, 2019; Deposition of Jeffrey West, Apr. 13, 2019).
  2. Lea Family Partnership Ltd. v. City of Temple Terrace, FL, No. 8:16-cv-03463-JSM-AAS (M.D. Fla.) (Declaration of Jeffrey West, Mar. 6, 2018; Declaration of Jeffrey West, Aug. 10, 2018; Deposition of Jeffrey West, Aug. 16, 2018; Declaration of Jeffrey West, Aug. 23, 2018; Declaration of Jeffrey West, Nov. 19, 2018; Declaration of Jeffrey West, Dec. 14, 2018; Declaration of Jeffrey West, Feb. 4, 2019; Declaration of Jeffrey West, Apr. 10, 2019).
  3. Lucenda Nicholes v. Combined Insurance Co. of America, No. 5:16-cv-10203 (S.D. W. Va.) (Declaration of Jeffrey West, July 6, 2018).
  4. In the Matters of Distribution of 1999-2009 Satellite Royalty Funds (Docket No. 2012-7 CRB SD 1999-2009 (Phase 2)) and Distribution of 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, and 2009 Cable Royalty Funds (Docket No. 2012-6 CRB CD 2004-2009 (Phase II)) (Before the Copyright Office, Library of Congress) (Declaration of Jeffrey West, Sept. 23, 2014; Declaration of Jeffrey West, May 12, 2015; Declaration of Jeffrey West, May 20, 2015).
  5. Maria Campusano v. Bank of America N.A., No. 2:11-CV-04609-AHM (JCx) (C.D. Ca.) (Declaration of Jeffrey West, Nov. 21, 2012).
  6. Dorothy Goldwasser v. TiVo, Inc., No. 13 117 Y 02109 11 (Am. Arbitration Ass’n) (Expert Report of Jeffrey West, May 1, 2012; Reply Report of Jeffrey West, May 17, 2012; Arbitration Testimony, May 31, 2012).
  7. Opal Jones v. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., No. BC337821 (Cal. Super. Ct.) (Declaration of Jeffrey D. West in Support of Joint Statement of Discovery in Dispute, Jan. 23, 2008; Declaration of Jeffrey D. West in Support of Plaintiffs’ Opposition to Defendant Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.’s Motion for Summary Judgment or in the Alternative for Summary Adjudication, Sept. 10, 2010; Deposition of Jeffrey Darren West, Oct. 1, 2010, & Nov. 18, 2010; Trial Testimony, Jan. 18-19, 2011).
  8. Marylyn Melder v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co., C.A. No. 2:03-cv-2449 (E.D. La.) (Declaration of Jeffrey D. West, Oct. 24, 2007; Report of Jeffrey D. West in Support of Plaintiff’s Motion for Class Certification, June 30, 2008).
  9. Marylyn Melder v. Allstate Corp., C.A. No. 03-2449 (E.D. La.) (Report of Jeffrey D. West in Support of Plaintiff’s Motion for Class Certification, June 20, 2008).

COMMISSIONED RESEARCH

  1. Economic Effects of Broadband Infrastructure Deployment and Tax Incentives for Broadband Deployment (prepared for the Fiber-to-the-Home Council, Mar. 2010), co-authored with Hal J. Singer.
  2. Economic Effects of Tax Incentives for Broadband Infrastructure Deployment (prepared for the Fiber-to-the-Home Council, Jan. 2009), co-authored with Jeffrey A. Eisenach and Hal J. Singer.
  3. The Effect of Brokered Deposits and Asset Growth on the Likelihood of Bank Failure (prepared for Seward & Kissel LLP, Dec. 2008), co-authored with Joseph Mason and Hal J. Singer.
  4. The Relationship Between Team Salary and Wins in the NBA (prepared for the Commissioner’s Office of the National Basketball Association, Oct. 2007), co-authored with Peter Cramton and Allan Ingraham.
  5. Value of Accelerated Expensing to Broadband Providers (prepared for Corning Inc., Jan. 2007), co-authored with Hal J. Singer.
  6. Simulation of the Colombian Firm Energy Market (prepared for XM Compañía de Expertos en Mercados, Dec. 2006), co-authored with Peter Cramton and Steven Stoft.
  7. Productivity and Value of Players in the NBA between the 1999-2000 and 2005-2006 Seasons (prepared for the Commissioner’s Office of the National Basketball Association, Apr. 2006), co-authored with Peter Cramton and Allan Ingraham.
  8. Changes in the Level of Equality in Player Salary Between the 1996-1997 and 2005-2006 NBA Seasons (prepared for the Commissioner’s Office of the National Basketball Association, Oct. 2005), co-authored with Peter Cramton and Allan Ingraham.
  9. Net Present Value of Tax Benefit from Broadband Expensing for FTTP Deployment (prepared for Corning Inc., June 2004), co-authored with Hal J. Singer.
  10. Cost of Broadband Expensing Act (S. 160/H.R.769) (prepared for Corning Inc., Dec. 2003), co-authored with Hal J. Singer.

OTHER CONSULTING EXPERIENCE (SELECTED)

  1. Estimated disparate impact on minorities of certain mortgage pricing, product placement, and servicing policies by multiple lenders, 2006-2018.
  2. Analyzed mutual fund performance in excessive fee litigation, 2009, 2012, 2017-2018.
  3. Analyzed investor behavior in ERISA litigation, 2017.
  4. Analyzed loan modification practices of mortgage servicers, 2012-2017.
  5. Simulated trial outcomes as part of settlement negotiations in product liability litigation, 2015.
  6. Calculated damages in securities fraud litigation, 2007-2008, 2012-2016.
  7. Measured racial disparities in police practices, 2012.
  8. Provided strategic advice and bid-tracking software to CSL Limited during Hong Kong’s Broadband Wireless Access spectrum auction, 2009.
  9. Tested auction software in preparation of energy capacity auction for New England ISO, 2007-2008.
  10. Estimated damages to a financial institution in a Winstar-related case, 2006-2008.
  11. Estimated damages resulting from antitrust violations in multiple pharmaceutical cases, 2006-2008.
  12. Provided advice to PTI Pacifica during the FCC’s 700 MHz auction, 2007-2008.
  13. Analyzed market manipulation in the New York energy market, 2007.
  14. Analyzed the participation of marketers to determine competitive effects in the Illinois electricity market auction, 2007.
  15. Estimated impact of various performance incentive proposals in the design of energy capacity auction for New England ISO, 2004-2006.
  16. Analyzed the economic effects of redenomination and devaluation policy in Argentina in the context of political insurance claim arbitrations, 2004-2006.
  17. Provided advice to T-Mobile USA in preparation for the FCC’s Advanced Wireless Services auction, 2006.
  18. Modeled the effects of various events on stock price movements in defending a directed trustee from ERISA class action lawsuits, 2005.
  19. Estimated the disparate impact on minorities of the credit scoring algorithms used by multiple insurance companies in setting premiums and estimated alternative credit scoring models, 2004-2005.
  20. Forecasted the effect of broadband deployment on the economy, 2003-2005.
  21. Estimated the potential increase in capital expenditures from removing unbundling requirements on incumbent local exchange carriers, 2003-2005.
  22. Analyzed the necessity and effectiveness of portfolio hedging strategies for multiple clients in defense against investor lawsuits, 2001-2002, 2004.
  23. Estimated the effects of legislation regarding tax incentives for broadband deployment on behalf of Corning Inc., 2000-2001, 2003-2004.
  24. Analyzed the effects of geographic clustering by cable operators in the context of antitrust cases against cable operators, 2002-2003.
  25. Estimated the effects of the proposed merger between DirecTV and Echostar, 2001-2002.
  26. Studied the relationship between post-merger announcement stock price movements and merger renegotiations, 2000-2001.
  27. Studied the effects of structural remedies in historical Sherman Act monopolization cases on behalf of Microsoft Corp., 1999-2002.