IP: Re: Daily Report from The Chronicle of Higher Education (fwd)

[David Farber <dave@farber.net>]

Could be a potential conflict of interest on the part of Evans ?? At least 
an unstated connection. djf


> Date: Fri, 7 Dec 2001 14:14:47 -0600
> From: "Falk, Donald M." <DFalk@mayerbrown.com>
> To: "David Farber" <dave@farber.net>
>
>
> Sorry for the delay.  Our Microsoft mail server crashed while I was
> assembling some responsive data.
>
> Evans assisted Schmalensee in preparing the latter's testimony for
> Microsoft in the antitrust case.
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> Attached are two articles [available on request djf] by Evans that (in 
> footnotes) acknowledge his
> status as a Microsoft consultant.  There are others, including others
> coauthored with Schmalensee, but I don't have softcopy handy. I recall
> at least one that was circulated as part of the MSFT PR effort during
> the trial.
>
> In the Microsoft Trial Transcript 1/14/99 (a.m.)at 48-49 -- Schmalensee
> (MSFT's testifying economist) notes that Evans or one of the NERA people
> with him handed him responsive materials during a break in proceedings,
> and identifies NERA as his support for the MSFT work.
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> Donald M. Falk
> Mayer, Brown & Platt
> 555 College Avenue
> Palo Alto, California 94306
> 650.331.2030
> 650.331.2060 (fax)
>
> Be sure to check out www.appellate.net
>
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: David Farber [mailto:dave@farber.net]
> Sent: Friday, December 07, 2001 7:49 AM
> To: Falk, Donald M.
> Subject: RE: Re: Daily Report from The Chronicle of Higher Education
> (fwd)
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> >Evans works for Microsoft,
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> Can you aim me at a ref for that

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