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When the Department of Justice investigated a proposed joint venture between SABMiller and Molson Coors Brewing Company, Professor Salop and CRA assisted Miller’s antitrust counsel. We analyzed pricing, demand, competitive effects, and efficiencies. The investigation was closed, and the joint venture proceeded.

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A global pharmaceutical company abandoned a product launch following unfavorable clinical trial results. When their stock price fell, they were sued for allegedly concealing product information. The court accepted CRA’s analysis and conclusion that the alleged information concealment was an unlikely reason for the price change.

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Charles River Associates recently assisted a company that was losing $35 million annually. Our advice positioned them to earn $35 million annually—at which time their parent company chose to divest them, realizing a transaction price of $400 million.

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Charles River Associates helped Sprint obtain a favorable outcome at trial when Vonage infringed on several of their patents related to voice-over-Internet protocol technology. Subsequent to that trial, we assisted Sprint in connection with negotiations that resulted in an $80 million settlement.

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In a rare securities class action verdict, Charles River Associates performed economic research and provided expert support to CRA Senior Consultant Bradford Cornell that proved instrumental in obtaining a favorable outcome.

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January 25, 2010
Meet the Expert: Competition: January 2010
Dr. John Hayes recently testified on behalf of the FTC in district court in its successful bid to block the proposed merger of two software companies that sell software to estimate automotive collision repairs. Prior to this case, the FTC had not won a preliminary injunction since... > more 
January 23, 2009
CRA Insights: Aerospace and Defense: January 2010

Can smart organization protect an aerospace and defense business from being overtaken—or blindsided—by new technologies, products, and processes? Our recent white paper Innovation in Aerospace and Defense, developed in collaboration with Aviation Week & Space Technology... > more 

October 30, 2009
CRA Insights: Financial Markets

Unlike the United States, Australia does not have a long history of securities class action filings. In fact, class actions in general were not available as a remedy in Australia until 1992. In this article, CRA discusses recent trends in Australian Securities Class Actions.  > more 

October 30, 2009
CRA Insights: Financial Markets

Leveraged, inverse, and inverse Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) are a relatively new financial product that has experienced significant growth in the last few years. In this article, CRA provides an introduction to ETFs in the context of recent regulatory problems and litigation.  > more 

December 17, 2009
Energy in the Asia Pacific

What do you do when your government tells you to privatize a power purchase contract that is neither changeable nor assignable and whose output must be bid into a competitive market? This was the challenge facing CRA when PSALM, the holder of legacy electricity assets… > more

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