CRA consultants advised counsel to an executive of a chemical company who was accused by the Department of Justice of participating in an alleged bid-rigging conspiracy to allocate customers in the liquid aluminum sulfate (“alum”) industry. The team submitted an expert report that contained an analysis of bid data designed to empirically test the economic implications of the conspiracy theory that formed the basis of the key allegations against the executive. In November 2017, a few weeks after the expert report was submitted, the DOJ dismissed the criminal charges against the executive.
CRA adds Kevin Williams, Yale School of Management Professor, as academic affiliate to Antitrust Practice
“I am pleased to welcome Kevin to CRA,” said Paul Maleh, President and Chief Executive Officer of Charles River Associates. “Kevin is a recognized expert in...