Second Request

CRA’s team is well-versed in responding to Second Requests from the US Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission. Our successful track record of working closely with counsel and merging parties, to both simplify their workloads and to achieve “substantial compliance,” reflects our deep knowledge in this area. CRA offers more than just expertise on Second Requests, we also apply sophisticated data processing software and use advanced, on-premise or cloud computing infrastructure to process, analyze, and transfer datasets of any size efficiently.

This work involves:

• Interpreting the Second Request.
• Guiding the merging parties in gathering the data necessary to respond to the Second Request, including timeframe, granularity of data, types of information needed, etc.
• Processing the data and creating supporting documentation for submissions to achieve “substantial compliance.”
• Addressing follow-up questions from and engaging with the agencies regarding the substance of the responses.
• Leveraging data collected for the Second Request to support advocacy work.