
Charles River Associates International (CRA)
Charles River Associates (CRA) is a leading global consulting firm that offers economic, financial, and strategic expertise to major law firms, corporations, accounting firms, and governments around the world. Our experts bring a unique combination of cutting-edge research, state-of-the-art methods, and proven experience to bear on our clients’ most complex challenges. CRA specializes in management consulting and economic litigation. Our senior-led teams include leading academic experts and business leaders with experience across industries. Because of our proven skills in complex cases and exceptional strength in analytics, clients depend on our objective, fact-based advice for their high-profile, high-stakes matters. CRA was founded in 1965 by Jerry Kraft, John Kaler, and Alan Willens. The team initially worked out of a two-bedroom hotel suite in Cambridge, Massachusetts, adding rooms across the hall and on other floors as the firm grew. Their work was defined by a shared vision of providing objective, grounded expertise—evidence-based, client-focused, and fully defensible. That approach enabled CRA to grow into a trusted advisor to leaders in organizations across the world. Today, CRA includes a diverse team of 800+ consultants from 50+ countries. Our founders’ vision remains a core part of our DNA and guides our work with every client.
2023 Awards
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Algorithmic Pricing in Horizontal Merger Review: An Initial AssessmentAntitrust Magazine, Ai Deng and Cristian Hernandez, March 2022, Volume 36, Issue 2
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Fixing "Litigating the Fix"Antitrust Law Journal, Steven C. Salop and Jennifer E. Sturiale (forthcoming)
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Rebuilding Platform Antitrust: Moving On from Ohio v. American ExpressAntitrust Law Journal, Steven Salop, Daniel Francis, Lauren Sillman and Michaela Spero, November 2022, Volume 84, Issue 3
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The Illinois Brick Damages Edifice: Demolition or DeconstructionAntitrust Law Journal, Gregory K. Leonard, July 2022, Volume 84, Issue 2
2022 Awards
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Competing explanations for parallel conduct Lessons from the Australian detergent case (ACCC v Colgate-Palmolive)Competition & Consumer Law Journal, George Hay and E. Jane Murdoch, 3 August 2021, Volume 28
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R you being foreclosed?European Competition Journal, Oliver Latham and Chara Tzanetaki, 17 December 2021
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The current state of SEP litigation in ChinaAntitrust Magazine (American Bar Association), Fei Deng, Shan Jiao and Guanbin Xie, 4 April 2021, Volume 35, Issue 2
2021 Awards
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Assessing umbrella pricing incentivesAntitrust, Mary Beth Savio, Fall 2020, Volume 35, Issue 1
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Asymmetric stakes in antitrust litigationAntitrust Litigation - USC CLASS Research Papers Series, Erik Hovenkamp and Steven C. Salop, 29 March, 2020, No. CLASS20-12
2020 Awards
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Algorithmic Tacit Collusion Is A Limited Threat To CompetitionAi Deng, LAW360 (December 10, 2019)
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Five Principles for Vertical Merger Enforcement PolicyNancy Rose, Fiona M. Scott-Morton, Jonathan Baker and Steven C. Salop, Antitrust, Vol. 33, No. 3, Summer 2019
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Measuring Benchmark Damages in Antitrust Litigation: Extensions and Practical ImplicationsAi Deng, Journal of Econometric Methods, Forthcoming, 2020
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Perils of the Perilous-Leading Theory and Output DecisionsJeffrey S. Spigel, Matthew P. List, John D. Carroll and Christopher C. Yook, ABA Antitrust, Vol. 33, No. 3, Summer 2019
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Wholesale price discrimination: Innovation incentives and upstream competitionIoana Chioveanu and Ugur Akgun, Journal of Economics & Management Strategy, Volume 28, Issue 3, Fall 2019