The US government retained CRA’s expert in a merger between two tax preparation companies. After an extensive analysis of the companies’ proposed merger efficiencies, the CRA expert concluded that these efficiencies were either not merger-specific or not verifiable, or both. Ultimately the court agreed with CRA’s expert and the merger was blocked.
An economic interpretation of Rule 23(b)(3) for antitrust classes
In this article, CRA’s Sean Durkin explains the economic incentives behind class definitions in antitrust cases and why those incentives can lead to classes...