Christopher Stomberg, Ph.D. Email & Phone Number

Christopher Stomberg is an economic expert with over 25 years of consulting and testifying experience in the Life Sciences industry. His areas of expertise include competition, consumer protection, marketing, and intellectual property. Dr. Stomberg has served as an expert witness in trials and international arbitration hearings, including those before the ICC, and has presented his findings to various antitrust agencies. As a health economist and highly trained econometrician, he combines a rigorous, quantitative approach with a deep understanding of the regulatory and institutional factors that influence competition in the life sciences and healthcare sectors.In the realm of antitrust and competition, Dr. Stomberg is an expert testifier and advises clients across the life sciences value chain. He has addressed issues such as monopolization, horizontal conduct, and vertical conduct. His work covers a wide range of topics, including cartels, reverse settlements, rebate walls, product hops, bundling and tying, price fixing, and vertical foreclosure. His expertise extends to market definition, market power, liability, and damages.Dr. Stomberg also provides expert opinions in intellectual property matters, including patent, trademark, arbitration, and commercial disputes. He has addressed topics such as irreparable harm, likelihood of confusion, lost profits, disgorgement, and damages. His clients include organizations from around the globe. He has also conducted valuations for both early- and late-stage pharmaceutical and device development programs, as well as for established products.In the area of consumer protection, Dr. Stomberg's expertise encompasses government investigations and reimbursement-related matters. He has addressed alleged violations of the False Claims Act and the Antikickback Statute, false advertising, product liability, and fraud. Specific topics he has explored include excessive prices, rebate submissions, off-label promotion, disparagement, marketing and speaker programs, copay waivers, violations of Corporate Good Manufacturing Practice (CGMP) guidelines, and product liability claims. His analyses focus on liability and causation, marketing impact, claim sampling, damages, and broader health economic questions.Dr. Stomberg is frequently invited to present at conferences and events. He has authored on international arbitration damages in life sciences for the GAR Academy and published articles on pharmaceutical economics and policy matters. Dr. Stomberg is a Senior Fellow at the GW Competition and Innovation Lab.