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Mr. Clifton’s professional career has spanned the worlds of business, government and academia as economist and consultant, trade association executive, and political appointee at the federal level. Currently, he owns and manages Clifton Associates South, LLC.
In a quarter century of professional consulting, Mr. Clifton helped to open and manage, in the early 1990s, the Washington DC office of Law and Economics Consulting Group and also worked for Nathan Associates. In 1997, he incorporated his own firm. He has qualified and testified as an expert witness in U. S. District Court for the 7th and 9th circuits. In decisions or out of court settlements, his views have generally prevailed. In federal regulation, while representing Fox and Viacom, a one million cell el
He worked with the Semiconductor Industry Association and Harris Corporation to persuade the Reagan White House to support a subsidy to improve America’s competiveness in the manufacture of DRAMS. He also represented Harris in patent antitrust litigation with Motorola. His 75-page analysis helped avoid litigation on terms favorable to Harris. His expert testimony on behalf of Harris prevailed in the 9th Circuit against IXYS, a Silicon Valley company.