Our experts include economists who have held government positions in Latin American countries and have consulted for various governments, companies, and utilities throughout the region. We have worked on matters spanning a variety of industries, including energy, telecommunications, financial services, and food and beverages. Our competition experts have the right combination of local and global experience. Largely composed of experts who are bilingual in English and Spanish, the team is supported by Brattle’s global network of consultants who provide industry-specific knowledge and capabilities in their work on multinational competition matters.

In investigations and litigation in Mexico, our consultants have served as expert witnesses in courts and have submitted reports before specialized tribunals, as well as the Federal Economic Competition Commission (COFECE).

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We assist companies that are considering vertical disintegration, facing radical changes to their cost structure, and entering foreign markets. These techniques supplement traditional measures with structured models of risk and careful analogies to other industries or timeframes. We frequently provide expert testimony before regulatory bodies, courts, and arbitration panels worldwide regarding the appropriate cost of capital, allowed rate of return, and discount rates.

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Our expertise in market analyses, regulatory and consulting advice, and expert testimony as part of market reviews, competitive effects analysis, antitrust investigations, and mergers and joint ventures plays a significant role in the evaluation of state aid cases.

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We have evaluated the markets for telecommunications services and equipment, trends in the communications industry, and business feasibilities as part of strategic advisory projects, policy analyses, and in support of commercial litigation. Our clients span the industry, from investors, manufacturers, and technology leaders to wireless and wireline service providers and policymakers.

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Our experts are proficient in applying family economics concepts and household economic models in policy settings. Brattle has reviewed and advised on existing state guidelines to ensure that financial recommendations are applied appropriately. We have worked with the Massachusetts Trial Court and Massachusetts Child Support Guidelines Task Force to help design the Commonwealth’s child support guidelines formula and the interactive worksheet used to inform amounts in agreements between payors and recipients. As part of Brattle’s expanding pro bono efforts, we have applied our expertise in this area to several pro bono issues.

The Child Costs practice combines rigorous internal analyses and state-of-the-art research by leading academics and industry practitioners in the field. The practice is led by Dr. Mark Sarro, a Principal in Brattle’s Boston and New York offices. Dr. Sarro was an independent economist to the 2016–2018 and 2012–2013 Massachusetts Child Support Guidelines Task Forces, was a member of the 2008 Massachusetts Child Support Guidelines Task Force, and has served as an expert in other states and individual cases involving household economics issues.

Brattle works closely with Professor William Comanor of the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Fielding School of Public Health, who is also Professor of Economics, Emeritus, at the University of California, Santa Barbara. Formerly the Chief Economist at the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Professor Comanor is one of the nation’s leading experts on child costs and was the editor of the book The Law and Economics of Child Support Payments.

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gridSIM is Brattle’s next-generation capacity expansion model. The model simulates hourly market operations, investment, and retirement over a 20 to 30-year time horizon, and was designed from the bottom-up to analyze how key drivers of the decarbonized grid of the future will affect future market outcomes. gridSIM is particularly well-suited to answering questions concerning high-levels of renewable integration, and the implications of clean energy and carbon policies of various designs.

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Our multidisciplinary expertise includes economics, finance, accounting, custom and practice, and data analytics, which enables us to ably support legal teams of prosecutors, claimants, and defendants in all phases of white collar investigations. We develop empirical analysis to explain the conduct at issue through mapping communications, tracing financial flows, conducting forensic and financial analysis, and assessing accounting treatment.

Brattle experts also provide summary witness and expert testimony. In the trial and sentencing hearing phases, we work closely with counsel to translate complex evidence into simple messages and demonstratives for the jury.

In largescale and data-intensive investigations, our data analytics capabilities help us in answering key questions without the need for manual review. We integrate multiple sources of data and documents into a cloud-based platform, which we use to develop interactive timelines of relevant facts, trace the use of funds, and analyze suspected collusive communications. We customize and share access to these resources to foster effective collaboration with client teams.

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Our teams are well-versed in machine learning, nearest neighbor algorithms, and cluster analysis, as well as their application to economics, business, and law. We also understand the intricate ties that link these areas to competition law and consumer protection.

We apply machine learning techniques to analyze market data and produce high-frequency forecasts for competitor pricing. Additionally, we utilize these techniques to determine whether market outcomes are consistent with collusion and have advised on developing tools for corporate antitrust compliance programs based on algorithms. The team also develops machine learning-based screens for conspiracies, manipulations, and general fraud.

Our machine learning experience and big data analysis includes analyzing large data sets, such as trader-level communications, credit card transactions, and sports performance statistics. We have the tools to manage and interrogate big data, and the expertise in applying machine learning techniques to these data. Our experts have applied deep learning and natural language processing to large text-based datasets – such as Securities and Exchange Commission annual reports and US Patent and Trademark Office patent filings – to analyze firm strategy and diversification, and the emergence of new, general-purpose technologies.

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Brattle experts have specialized knowledge of networking technology industries. We apply our practical industry expertise to the economic and financial analyses we conduct in these sectors.

Our team has valued electromagnetic spectra, assessed patent infringements, examined questions relating to band licensing, and investigated telecommunications fraud matters. Our experts have strong knowledge of live auctions and Federal Communications Commission (FCC) laws and regulations, and are experienced in assessing industry damages.

Among our renewable energy sector networking experience, we have valued renewable energy projects involving technologies in a variety of regional transmission organization (RTO) and non-RTO electric power markets. We have even designed auctions to buy and sell energy and renewable energy credits.

We work on valuation, patent, antitrust, and transfer pricing matters involving network technology providers and computer and peripherals manufacturers. These include desktop and mobile computing, as well as the manufacturing of memory, diskdrivers, displays, semiconductors, and other critical technology.

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Our experts are knowledgeable in high-frequency algorithmic trading, price jump analyses, price manipulation and artificiality, and electronic trading practices. We work in transfer pricing litigation matters involving high-tech companies to examine links between value creation, market structure, network effects, and entry barriers. We have also been involved in matters of alleged collusion led by pricing algorithms and evaluations of software products for tax purposes.

With our deep knowledge in blockchain technology, cryptocurrencies, and crypto-exchanges, we have worked on behalf of the US Securities and Exchange Commission, the Department of Justice, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, and a variety of financial services institutions. Our experts focus on asset tracing, fraud, initial coin offerings, and market manipulation, in addition to trading and valuation capabilities.

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