WestRock acquires KapStone

CRA economists advised counsel to WestRock on the acquisition of KapStone Paper and Packaging and prepared econometric analyses and economic modeling submissions to address questions raised by the US Department of Justice. At the conclusion of its investigation, the DOJ granted unconditional antitrust clearance for the transaction.

False advertising of pregnancy tests

Counsel to Church & Dwight retained CRA expert Dr. Gregory K. Bell to provide written and trial testimony in a false advertising matter under the Lanham Act involving pregnancy tests. The US District Court for the Southern District of New York awarded Church & Dwight $9.96 million, reflecting Dr. Bell's lost profits damages opinion.

CRA advises in CVS acquisition of Aetna

CRA economists advised counsel to CVS Health (CVS) and Aetna on CVS’s acquisition of Aetna. The US Department of Justice approved the merger subject to the divestiture of Aetna’s Medicare Part D prescription drug plan business for individuals and concluded the merger did not raise any other horizontal or vertical competitive concerns.

Successful verdict for Salix

Salix Pharmaceuticals relied on CRA’s life sciences experts during trial in the New York State Supreme Court. Our experts prepared analyses and testified on behalf of Salix as to commercially reasonable efforts supporting the launch of Fulyzaq™. Ultimately, the jury entered a verdict in favor of Salix and rejected all breach of contract claims.

GlobalDairyTrade sales milestone

Annual sales of dairy products on GlobalDairyTrade, the Internet-based trading platform CRA designed for internationally-traded commodity dairy products, surpassed one million metric tons during the past year. This represents a 27% increase in the quantity sold over the past two years.

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Kowa Co. Ltd. and Livalo ANDA challenge >

CRA advises on $36 billion merger of Agrium Inc. and Potash Corporation >

Microsoft acquisition of LinkedIn >

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5 mitigation strategies to address employee pay gaps >

The use of cash flow data in automated credit underwriting >

Acquisitions of potential rivals in digital/tech: Valuation analysis as key economic tool – PayPal/iZettle >

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Charles River Associates (CRA) Establishes a Risk, Investigations & Analytics Practice with the Addition of Two Vice Presidents >

Charles River Associates (CRA) Reports Financial Results for the Second Quarter of 2019 >