Charles River Associates

Overview

Charles River Associates (CRA) is a global consulting firm based in Boston, Massachusetts. Established in 1965 by graduates from Harvard and MIT, the firm has grown to approximately 1,200 employees with 24 offices worldwide. CRA specializes in economic, financial, and management consulting services, serving major law firms, corporations across industries, government agencies, and trade associations.

The firm offers expertise in economic consulting for litigation and regulatory matters, financial consulting with forensic services and expert testimony, and management consulting focused on strategic and operational improvements. CRA combines academic depth with business experience, delivering objective, fact-based advice and is known for effectively handling complex and high-stakes challenges.

Basic Information

Contact Details

• Phone: +1 617-425-3000
• Website: crai.com
• LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/charles-river-associates

Key Focus Areas & Initiatives

• Antitrust
• Competition economics
• Auctions
• Competitive bidding
• Energy
• Environment
• Financial accounting
• Valuation
• Financial economics
• Financial markets
• Forensic services
• Intellectual property (IP)
• International arbitration
• Labor & employment
• Life sciences
• Transfer pricing
• Consumer goods & services
• Business consulting & services
• Market power analysis
• Antitrust class actions
• Financial services
• Dispute resolution in international arbitration
• Innovation
• Industry analysis
• Consulting
• Government & public policy analysis
• Energy and utilities consulting
• Digital transformation
• Forensic accounting investigations
• Economic impact assessments
• Market dominance analysis
• Legal services
• Economic damages calculation
• High-stakes litigation support
• Manufacturing
• Regulatory risk assessment
• Management consulting
• Litigation support
• Financial consulting
• Market research
• Customer engagement
• Corporate consulting
• Expert testimony
• Trade secret litigation support
• Market regulation
• Risk assessment
• Public utility regulation
• Economic consulting
• Industry-specific economic modeling
• Data analytics
• Complex cases
• Financial litigation
• Competition policy advisory
• Regulatory proceedings
• Strategic advisory
• Transfer pricing disputes
• Analytics-driven decision making
• Consulting services
• Regulatory policy analysis
• Government policy consulting
• Risk management
• Corporate strategy
• Market entry strategy analysis
• Economic litigation
• Regulatory compliance
• Life sciences strategic consulting
• Government advisory
• Antitrust damages assessment
• Big data analysis
• Antitrust compliance programs
• Business intelligence
• Dispute resolution
• Regulatory investigations
• Regulatory dispute consulting
• Management consulting services
• Life sciences & healthcare
• Public policy advocacy
• Intellectual property law support
• Financial analysis
• Market analysis
• Antitrust analysis
• Data analysis
• Healthcare consulting
• Life sciences strategy
• Cybersecurity advisory
• Insider trading analysis
• Mergers and acquisitions
• Class action litigation
• Artificial intelligence consulting
• Sustainability consulting
• Consumer finance
• Price fixing litigation
• Compliance programs
• Fraud investigations
• Intellectual property litigation
• Merger analysis
• Damages evaluation
• Breach of contract analysis
• Economic damages
• Investigative consulting
• Quantitative analysis
• Conduct risk management
• Public health consulting
• Market access strategy
• Investment strategy
• Energy consulting
• Tax consulting
• Cloud computing strategy
• Telecommunications consulting
• Rare disease consulting
• Claims management
• Executive compensation analysis
• Analytics
• Information technology & services
• Mergers & acquisitions
• Health care
• Health, wellness & fitness
• Hospital & health care

Technologies Used

• AI
• Atlassian Cloud
• Bootstrap Framework
• Circle
• CloudFlare Hosting
• Constant Contact
• DNS Made Easy
• Data Analytics
• Docker
• DoubleClick
• Drupal
• Google Analytics
• Google Tag Manager
• Leadfeeder
• Linkedin Marketing Solutions
• Microsoft Azure Hosting
• Microsoft Office 365
• Mimecast
• Mobile Friendly
• OneTrust
• Rackspace MailGun
• Remote
• Render
• Reviews
• VueJS
• WordPress.org
• Workday
• Yardi

Affiliated Organizations & Regional Branches

• Marakon
• C1 Consulting
• bioStrategies Group