CRA Grows Antitrust Practice

Charles River Associates is pleased to welcome an approximate 25-person consulting team, joining CRA’s Antitrust & Competition Economics Practice based in San Francisco. This team includes Competition industry experts Fei Deng, Gregory K. Leonard, Mario A. Lopez, Stephen P. Rusek, and Noah Schwartz who joined the firm as Vice Presidents.

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.

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