Peter Grindley has broad experience in economic consulting in both litigation and non-litigation environments in the areas of intellectual property and licensing, standards, competition policy, and finance and damages, as well as in more general government policy. He has particular interests in the electronics, computing, telecommunications, and energy industries. His consulting work has included major international and U.S.-based cases as well as proceedings in the United Kingdom and Europe. 

Dr. Grindley holds a Ph.D. in economics from the London School of Economics, an MBA from Stanford University, and a B.A. in electrical engineering from the University of Cambridge. Prior to joining BRG, he was a principal with LECG, LLC, working in London and California. He has been a visiting professor of economics at the University of California, Berkeley and an assistant professor of economics at London Business School.

Dr. Grindley previously spent several years in the electronics industry, with management positions in engineering and finance in the U.S. and Germany. Dr. Grindley has authored numerous publications in the economics of intellectual property and government policy, including: Standards, Strategy and Policy (Oxford University Press, 1995) and “Managing Intellectual Capital: Licensing and Cross-Licensing in Semiconductors and Electronics,” with David Teece (California Management Review, 1997). 

Education

• London School of Economics
  Ph.D., Economics, 1986
• Stanford University
  MBA, Business Administration, 1972
• University of Cambridge
  B.A., Electrical and Mechanical Sciences, 1968

Employment History

• LECG Ltd
  Principal/Senior Managing Economist
  1998 - 2010
• LECG LLC
  Managing Economist
  1994 - 1998
• Segal Quince Wicksteed Limited, Cambridge, UK
  Senior Consultant
  1993 - 1994
• London Business School
  Assistant Professor of Economics
  1986 - 1992
• London School of Economics
  Class Teacher
  1981 - 1986
• National Semiconductor Corporation
  Assistant Controller
  1974 - 1981
• Fairchild Camera & Instrument Corp.
  Financial Analyst
  1972 - 1974