On 23 December 2025, Apple reached an agreement with the Administrative Council for Economic Defense (CADE), which brought about the end of an investigation in Brazil for alleged anticompetitive practices regarding the iOS digital ecosystem. A CRA team, including Marcio de Oliveira Junior, Benno Buehler, Dominik Fischer, Kilian Mueller, Samuel Zimmermann, Hazal Sezer, Iana Gerina, William Reeve, Inkeri Lipasti and Kimberly Tanos, provided economic analysis and support to Apple during the investigation.
CRA expands its Antitrust Practice with addition of M&A specialist and litigation expert
“I am pleased to welcome Hitesh back to CRA,” said Paul Maleh, President and Chief Executive Officer of Charles River Associates. “He specializes in antitrust...





