Elise Nelson

[Elise Nelson @therunningesq]

Part 3 of an incredibly important article. Grab your coffee and dig in this Sunday morning, if you haven’t already. #antitrust #wsj

[The Wall Street Journal @WSJ]

In the final part of our profile, find out how sexual-misconduct allegations eventually cost Wright a consulting business that brought in more than $2 million a year, and the breakup that triggered his fall. https://t.co/n9hIf68JoJ https://t.co/n9hIf68JoJ

[MeTooAntitrust @MeTooAntitrust]

More than 550 members of the antitrust community have now signed this statement. Together, we can make it possible for all members of our community to study and work with dignity.

[Elise Nelson @therunningesq]

@B1349821B @BrandyWags @jjbfbk84401 @LouisLi21044822 @ElyseOnLife @Bobdadawg @bishup900024472 @ChristaLaser @AntitrustWizard @adiveland @georgemasonlaw If someone could explain to me what “woke” means, that’d be great.

[Elise Nelson @therunningesq]

@Anusien @ChristaLaser @LouisLi21044822 @B1349821B @ElyseOnLife @Bobdadawg @bishup900024472 @BrandyWags @AntitrustWizard @jjbfbk84401 @adiveland @georgemasonlaw It’s been done in the past. May be some hurdles given many relevant people used gmail accounts.

[Elise Nelson @therunningesq]

@Bobdadawg @LouisLi21044822 @B1349821B @ElyseOnLife @bishup900024472 @BrandyWags @ChristaLaser @AntitrustWizard @jjbfbk84401 @adiveland *looks in mirror*

[Elise Nelson @therunningesq]

@AntitrustWizard @LouisLi21044822 @Bobdadawg @B1349821B @ChristaLaser @adiveland @georgemasonlaw I’m sure you will not be surprised to hear that the story he told about the firm is a wildly different version than reality. He made himself out to be an innocent bystander who was having to deal with unnecessary associate drama for which he didn’t understand the cause.

[Elise Nelson @therunningesq]

@LouisLi21044822 @Bobdadawg @B1349821B @ChristaLaser @adiveland @georgemasonlaw I would be curious to know if most of the nepotism was concentrated around specific time periods / relationships, or spread more broadly.

[Elise Nelson @therunningesq]

@LouisLi21044822 @B1349821B @ElyseOnLife @Bobdadawg @bishup900024472 @BrandyWags @ChristaLaser @AntitrustWizard @jjbfbk84401 @adiveland So I think we are coming at this from this from two different angles, but I agree with everything you said and that these are huge issues that should have never happened. I am in no way trying to diminish the horrible indirect impacts his actions had.

[Elise Nelson @therunningesq]

@jjbfbk84401 @B1349821B @LouisLi21044822 @ElyseOnLife @Bobdadawg @bishup900024472 @BrandyWags @ChristaLaser @AntitrustWizard @adiveland @georgemasonlaw Precisely. And I’m not saying that there aren’t potentially one off situations where he may have offered more to someone as a result of relationship / seeking one (I’ve heard the rumors); but I think those situations would probably be an exception to this.

[Elise Nelson @therunningesq]

@jjbfbk84401 @B1349821B @LouisLi21044822 @ElyseOnLife @Bobdadawg @bishup900024472 @BrandyWags @ChristaLaser @AntitrustWizard @adiveland @georgemasonlaw I’d love to have one or more former male RAs and students speak out about their experiences.

[Elise Nelson @therunningesq]

@jjbfbk84401 @B1349821B @LouisLi21044822 @ElyseOnLife @Bobdadawg @bishup900024472 @BrandyWags @ChristaLaser @AntitrustWizard @adiveland @georgemasonlaw He has many successful, talented former male RAs and students. Whether he promoted and gave his RAs and students benefits others didn’t have, is probably likely. But I think it’s quite likely women were subject to blurred / crossed lines men weren’t for the same opportunities.

[Elise Nelson @therunningesq]

@B1349821B @LouisLi21044822 @ElyseOnLife @Bobdadawg @bishup900024472 @BrandyWags @ChristaLaser @AntitrustWizard @jjbfbk84401 @adiveland @georgemasonlaw Don’t get me wrong, I’m not defending him, the allegations, or the events that have transpired at Mason over the last nearly two decades. Not at all. I just think it’s important to make sure we acknowledge why what happened here is so bad and different from other contexts.

[Elise Nelson @therunningesq]

@B1349821B @LouisLi21044822 @ElyseOnLife @Bobdadawg @bishup900024472 @BrandyWags @ChristaLaser @AntitrustWizard @jjbfbk84401 @adiveland @georgemasonlaw I also think the wording is off here. Because isn’t the real issue whether he gave anyone access to more opportunities because he had or was seeking romantic relationships with them?

[Elise Nelson @therunningesq]

@Bobdadawg @B1349821B @ChristaLaser @adiveland @georgemasonlaw I truly hope not. And if they did, I’m not sure I would want to work for them.

[Elise Nelson @therunningesq]

@Bobdadawg @B1349821B @ChristaLaser @adiveland @georgemasonlaw I believe he saw us as his legacy to antitrust. Unfortunately, lines were crossed and blurred that should never have been. Poor decisions were made. Women were taken advantage of when he wielded power to affect their future. And now questions will be asked about our credentials.

[Elise Nelson @therunningesq]

@Bobdadawg @B1349821B @ChristaLaser @adiveland @georgemasonlaw Awards should have been given for top grades. What I will say in defense of the women (and men) he selected as RAs / sought relationships with, each is an incredibly talented and smart individual, and I believe would be just as successful today without him.

[Elise Nelson @therunningesq]

@B1349821B @ChristaLaser @adiveland @georgemasonlaw Grading was—or should have been—anonymous at Mason. I never took a class with JW, though, so I can’t speak to what info, if any, he gave students for exams.

[Elise Nelson @therunningesq]

If the least I can do is provide a relatable story, then it has all been worth it.

[Angela Landry @adiveland]

This thread is just so relatable

[Florian Ederer @florianederer]

GMU
FTC
Wilson Sonsini

At least 8 victims
Over more than a decade

And yet, *nobody* could do *anything* until two women stepped forward and now face a $108 million lawsuit for bringing this to light.

What are we even doing?!?