Rigorous economics. Clearly explained.
Michael J. Chapman, PhD, JD, provides independent economic damages analysis, expert reports, and testimony in intellectual property, commercial, personal injury, and medical malpractice litigation.
Envision Economics assesses economic losses, examines the assumptions behind damages claims, and communicates the results through expert reports and testimony.
Economic analysis of patented technology, copyrighted works, and trade secrets, with attention to causation and the value attributable to the rights at issue.
Assessment of economic harm in contract, competition, and other business disputes, linking the claimed losses to the conduct at issue.
Economic analysis of the financial consequences of injury, grounded in individual circumstances and the available evidence.
Assessment of economic damages in matters involving alleged medical negligence, including experience in federal litigation.
Identify what the record supports, what must be assumed, and where additional information is needed.
Examine causation, alternatives, and how sensitive the conclusions are to key inputs.
Explain the methods and conclusions in language that counsel, judges, and juries can follow.
Let the evidence and economic reasoning determine the opinion.
Michael Chapman is the founder and president of Envision Economics, LLC, a boutique economic damages consulting firm based in Washington, DC. His practice spans intellectual property litigation, commercial disputes, and personal injury and tort matters.
He has more than 25 years of experience providing economic, financial, and strategic consulting services to companies, law firms, and foreign governments, and has directed or served as testifying expert in more than 100 litigation engagements.
Dr. Chapman has provided expert testimony at depositions and in federal court. He draws on his teaching experience to explain complex economic issues clearly, grounding the account of economic harm in the evidence and making the reasoning behind his conclusions accessible.
Dr. Chapman also practices international trade law as a partner at Winton & Chapman, PLLC, with a focus on injury analyses before the U.S. International Trade Commission. He has argued before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit and the U.S. Court of International Trade. His legal practice includes antidumping and countervailing duty proceedings, bringing direct experience with the assessment of market conditions, causation, and economic injury.
Before founding Envision Economics, Dr. Chapman held senior positions at Ankura and Analysis Group. His background also includes strategy consulting at McKinsey & Company and international trade law practice at Shearman & Sterling.
He has taught microeconomics and competitive strategy at MIT Sloan, Michigan Ross, Georgetown McDonough, and Maryland Smith. His research addresses lost profits, reasonable royalties, apportionment, and other issues at the intersection of economics and law.
Previous roles: Senior Managing Director, Ankura · Vice President, Analysis Group · Strategy Specialist, McKinsey & Company · Attorney, Shearman & Sterling
Selected engagements from Dr. Chapman’s litigation CV. Expand each entry for the nature of the work and the role performed.
United States District Court, District of Guam. Expert report and trial testimony addressing personal injury damages concerning injuries resulting from alleged medical malpractice.
Expert reports on personal injury damages concerning alleged medical malpractice in Apangalook v. United States; Kiyuklook, et al. v. United States; and Connell v. United States, in the United States District Court, District of Alaska.
United States District Court, Northern District of Illinois. Expert report and jury trial testimony on reasonable royalty damages concerning technology used in child playards.
International Court of Arbitration of the International Chamber of Commerce. Analysis of damages associated with alleged breaches of contract involving the sale and ongoing operations of a satellite.
Engagement descriptions identify the work performed and do not imply a particular outcome. Additional experience is available in the litigation CV.
Writing on the economic foundations of damages and the methods used to assess them.
AIPLA Quarterly Journal, Vol. 54, No. 1 · Coauthored
Federal Circuit Bar Journal, Vol. 29, Issue 1
Stanford Technology Law Review, Vol. 16, No. 3 · With John C. Jarosz
IDEA: The Intellectual Property Law Review, Vol. 49, No. 3
See the litigation CV for the complete publication list.
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Michael J. Chapman, PhD, JD
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