Joseph Hale

Principal

B.A., Economics, University of California, Los Angeles
B.A., Geography/Environmental Studies, University of California, Los Angeles

Joseph Hale has been engaged in economic research and consulting for over ten years. His areas of focus include the management and evaluation of complex commercial cases related to intellectual property and patent infringement, antitrust, class actions, and employment disputes; publication of economic impact studies; data analysis; writing and editing; and calculations of effective royalty rates, reasonable royalties, and damages. Mr. Hale has worked on litigation matters in state and federal courts, at the U.S. International Trade Commission, and at arbitration. His work has spanned numerous industries, including telecommunications, cable and satellite television, consumer electronics, software, pharmaceuticals, energy, food and beverages, entertainment, professional sports, tourism, and others.

Recently, Mr. Hale co-authored a study calculating the local economic benefits expected in the City of Inglewood and the County of Los Angeles from hosting Super Bowl LVI at SoFi Stadium in February 2022. Mr. Hale also co-authored an economic impact study of the 2018 NBA All-Star Game (hosted at the Staples Center) on LA County. In 2017, Mr. Hale and his colleagues analyzed the costs associated with delays in resolving disputes at the federal court level compared with arbitration; the findings were published in a paper and presented at the Pepperdine University School of Law.

Mr. Hale received Bachelor of Arts degrees in Economics and Geography/Environmental Studies from the University of California, Los Angeles.