Charles River Associates

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When Whole Foods and Wild Oats sought to merge, they turned to CRA to present economic and econometric analyses before the Federal Trade Commission. We assisted the merging parties throughout the regulatory process and in subsequent litigation leading to eventual settlement.

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When a pharmaceutical product franchise was faced with regulatory pricing pressure, new competitors, and the entry of biosimilars, they came to CRA. We analyzed their options, developed a country segmentation strategy, and recommended an optimal reaction to biosimilar entry scenarios.

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Charles River Associates recently assisted a company that was losing $35 million annually. Our advice positioned them to earn $35 million annually—at which time their parent company chose to divest them, realizing a transaction price of $400 million.

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Charles River Associates helped Sprint obtain a favorable outcome at trial when Vonage infringed on several of their patents related to voice-over-Internet protocol technology. Subsequent to that trial, we assisted Sprint in connection with negotiations that resulted in an $80 million settlement.

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In a rare securities class action verdict, Charles River Associates performed economic research and provided expert support to CRA Senior Consultant Bradford Cornell that proved instrumental in obtaining a favorable outcome.

Charles River Associates applies advanced analytic techniques and in-depth industry knowledge to solve the most complex problems.

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CRA Insights: Aerospace and Defense

Features “Power from the People,” the first issue in a series about innovation in aerospace and defense, and “Consolidation and Rationalisation in the Transatlantic Industrial Base,” CRA’s presentation from the Brussels conference on transatlantic defense industrial cooperation. > more

CRA Insights: Intellectual Property

In Lucent Technologies, Inc. v. Gateway, Inc., et al., the CAFC vacated and remanded the damages award due to insufficient evidentiary support. Separately, the court affirmed that the prior decisions establishing the patent as valid and infringed were supported by … > more

A Closer Look: Aerospace & Defense

Remarkable, cutting edge technologies are commonplace in the A&D industry. This is due to a legacy of aerospace innovation spanning more than a century and originating in achievements from the centuries prior. In “Aerospace & Defense Icons of Innovation,” CRA… > more

CRA Insights: Energy and Environment

Highlights recent work and other noteworthy activities undertaken by members of our Energy & Environment Practice, including marketing principles for interactive utilities, an analysis that helped advance Green Power Express in the US Midwest, and the expansion of CRA’s renewables capabilities… > more

CRA White Paper: Impact of the proposed AIFM Directive

Charles River Associates (CRA) was asked by the Financial Services Authority (FSA) to conduct an assessment of the impact of the proposed Alternative Investment Fund Manager Directive (AIFMD) on investors, financial markets and enterprise across the European Union (EU)… > more

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CRA International advises Jordan on major concession agreement for exploration and development of its gas resources
November 5, 2009

Charles River Associates (CRA) promotes Monica Noether to COO and Chad Holmes to global leader of corporate development; Elizabeth Ramos joins as global leader of human capital
November 3, 2009