David Scheffman

David Scheffman is a noted scholar with years of experience in high-level government positions. For many years, he taught business strategy and marketing courses to MBAs, executive MBAs and business executives. He also taught courses on economic theory and econometrics to PhD students in economics. He has worked as a business consultant, expert witness, and litigation and regulatory consultant in a variety of matters for companies and attorneys.

Dr Scheffman has testified in jury and bench trials in federal, state, and administrative proceedings, in arbitrations across the globe, and before Congress and state legislatures.

He was the expert for Whole Foods in the challenge brought by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) of Whole Foods’ acquisition of Wild Oats. He was cited numerous times in the decision. He was also the expert for the defendant insurance brokers in a class action in which Marsh McLennan was the lead defendant. Recently, he was the expert for Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan in a case brought by the US Department of Justice that has been continued by Aetna.

As an expert witness and regulatory and litigation consultant, Dr Scheffman has worked on matters involving antitrust; mergers and joint ventures; class certification; RP; complex business litigation (marketing practices, contracts, torts, management practices, etc); damages;, and intell...