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Bar Admissions:

Pennsylvania, 1976
District of Columbia, 1977
Texas, 1985
U.S. District Court District of Columbia, 1981
U.S. District Court Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1987
U.S. District Court Northern District of California, 1988
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, 1979
U.S. Court of Appeals District of Columbia Circuit, 1981
Supreme Court of the United States, 1980
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces, 1985

Education:

University of Pennsylvania Law School, Philadelphia, PA, 1976 J.D., Doctor of Jurisprudence
Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, 1973 B.S., Bachelor of Science
Honors: With Distinction
Honors: Norlegamma Honor Council
Major: Communications Studies

Published Works:

Principal Author: Criminal Antitrust Litigation Handbook, Second Edition, American Bar Association Section of Antitrust Law, 2007
Whither the Major Count? The Role of Title 18 Charges in Recent Antitrust Division Prosecutions, American Bar Association Section of Antitrust Law Criminal Practice and Procedure Committee Newsletter, May 2004/No. 33
Editor, Sentencing Guidelines in Antitrust, A Practitioner's Handbook, Section of Antitrust Law, American Bar Association, 1999
Co-author, "Protecting Ourselves From Ourselves: Impeding the Antitrust Grand Jury by Lawful Means" , Section of Antitrust Law, American Bar Association, April 30-May 1, 1998
Co-author, "Criminal Evidence" and "Criminal Appeals" chapters, Criminal Defense Techniques, Matthew Bender, 1990
Co-author, "Agents in Your Files: The Search Warrant", 2 Corporate Criminal Liability Reporter 3, Summer, 1988
Non-merger Investigation and Enforcement at the Antitrust Division, Section of Antitrust Law American Bar Association, 54 Antitrust L. J. , 1985
"Keeping Them Honest", Texas Business, March, 1985

Representative Cases:

In Stolt-Nielsen S.A. v. U.S., 352 F. Supp. 2d 553 E.D. PA 2005, 1 Trade Cases P 74,669
In re Grand Jury, 1997, 47 Fed. R. Evid. Serv. 29, 3rd Circuit-Delaware, April 25, 111 F3d.1083. 65 USLW 2579
United States v. Werme, 1991, 3rd Circuit-Pennsylvania, July 30, 939 F.2d 108, 33 Fed. R. Evid. Serv. 1479
Frey v. Joshua Bigwood & Son, Ltd., 1990, E.D. Pennsylvania, December 4, 1990 , WL 199084
Follansbee-Merion Historic Associates v. Historical Improvements Ltd. Partnership, 1990, E.D. Pennsylvania, May 31, 1990 , WL 74239
Com. v. Jones, 1988, Pennsylvania, November 23, 520 Pa. 68.550 A.2d 536
In re J.M.V., 90 B.R. 737, Bankr. L. Rep. P. 72, 446, 26 Fed. R. Evid. Serv. 1182, 1988, Bankruptcy Court E.D. Pennsylvania, September 16
United States v. Continental Group, Inc., 1979, 4 Fed. R. Evid. Serv. 734, 3rd Circuit-Pennsylvania, July 20, 603 F.2d 444, 1979-2 Trade Cases P 62, 782
United States ex rel. Hoss v. Cuyler, 1978, E.D. Pennsylvania, May 1, 452 F. Supp. 256

Expert Testimony Cited In:

"Lessons from United States v. True: Effective Use of Expert Testimony in Defending Criminal Antitrust Cases," Antitrust, Vol. 13, Section of Antitrust Law, American Bar Association, Spring 1999

Task Forces and Teaching:

Member, International Cartel Working Group, Section of Antitrust Law, American Bar Association, 2005-2008
Panelist, "Managing Antitrust Matters in the Modern Corporate Governance Era," American Bar Association/New York City Bar, New York, 2006
Advanced Criminal Antitrust Workshops, Section of Antitrust Law, American Bar Association, 1995 - 1996
The Federal Sentencing Guidelines, American Law Institute-American Bar Association (ALI-ABA), 1989
United States Attorneys' Healthcare Fraud Conference, United States Department of Justice, 1993 - 1994
Healthcare Fraud and Abuse: Enforcement in the 1990's, National Health Lawyers Association, 1992
Current Developments in Antitrust and White Collar Criminal Enforcement, State Bar of Texas, 1986
Non-merger Investigation and Enforcement, Section of Antitrust Law, American Bar Association, 1985

Honors:

Designated a "Pennsylvania Super Lawyer" by Philadelphia Magazine and Law and Politics Magazine (2008)
Commendation by Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, 1986

Affiliations:

Member, International Cartel Working Group, Section of Antitrust Law, American Bar Association, 2005 - Present
Federal Bar Association (Philadelphia), 1987 - Present
Member, Executive Committee and Criminal Law Committee
United States District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1995 - Present
Mediator, United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1995 - Present

Military Service:

Captain, Judge Advocate General's Corps, United States Navy (Reserve), Years of Service: 1983 - Present

Public Life:

United States Department of Justice, Chief, Dallas Office, Antitrust Division, 1982 - 1987
United States Attorney, Eastern District of Pennsylvania, Special Assistant U.S. Attorney, 1981 - 1982
United States Department of Justice, Special Assistant, Antitrust Division, 1979 - 1981
United States Department of Justice, Trial Attorney, Antitrust Division, 1976 - 1979

Languages:

German

Born:

1952, McKeesport, Pennsylvania, United States of America

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