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CRRI warmly congratulates William Kovacic and wishes him well as the new General Counsel of the FTC. Bill has a long and valued association with CRRI. His contributions to the successes of CRRI have been significant in encouraging the development of the Center’s activities in law and economics. Bill Kovacic began his association with the CRRI at the 1st Annual Western Conference, Monterey, California, July 1988. Since then he has participated in every Western Conference, several of the Eastern Conferences, many of the Workshops held in Newark, and most of the Conferences in Postal and Delivery Economics, held at a number of international locations. Among Conference participants he is probably best known for his outstanding opening lectures at the Western Conference. His topics have included government-contracting, mergers and antitrust, the Microsoft case, and a number of reviews of recent court decisions as they affect regulation. He has an ability to integrate the disciplines of law and economics in a manner that is interesting to both lawyers and economists. Of all the outstanding speakers at CRRI’s events Bill stands out as the most lively and consistently interesting. In addition, to being a fine lecturer and speaker at conferences Bill is a brilliant teacher. Many students at George Mason University and George Washington University will miss his outstanding courses in a number of areas including government contracting, regulation, antitrust, contracts and property. Bill’s research contributions have had fundamental impacts on our understanding of a number of fields in law and economics. His work on government contracting and incentives arose from his work in private law practice. His interest in mergers and acquisitions arose originally from his early career as staff attorney at the FTC. Most recently he has become arguably the leading authority on the Microsoft case. Hopefully, the demands of his duties at the FTC will not delay too long the major contribution he can make to the literature on this case. Bill plans to stay associated with CRRI and the Journal of Regulatory Economics with the expectation that we will continue to benefit from his outstanding lectures and wise counsel. I ask all participants of CRRI’s events to join with me in congratulating him. Anyone wishing to send a letter directly to him should do so at his address at the FTC |
