Managing Consultant, Antitrust

BRG; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

BRG seeks an economist with a strong qualitative and research orientation to address applied economic questions in antitrust, IP, and arbitration. The role includes developing economic theories of harm, analyzing literature, reviewing evidence, and delivering client reports.

You will supervise junior staff, manage engagement work streams, ensure analytic rigor, and contribute to business development in a dynamic, global environment.

Qualifications

• Masters and/or a PhD in economics with expertise in industrial organization, applied microeconomics or econometrics.
• 4+ years of experience in litigation consulting, specifically in antitrust matters.
• Strong qualitative background with aptitude for research, writing, and current antitrust issues.
• Experience reviewing depositions and past expert reports; directing teams in reviewing litigation documents.

Responsibilities

• Develop economic theories of harm; analyze literature; review and synthesize litigation evidence; manage client relationships and deliverables.
• Advance engagement work streams, supervise junior staff, ensure quality and accuracy of analyses.
• Collaborate with expert witnesses in antitrust matters for mergers and competition issues.
• Support business development and contribute to industry research.

Education

Masters and/or PhD in economics

Tools

SAS

Stata

R

MS SQL Server

MS Access

SPSS

Relativity

Disco

MS Excel

Job description

We do Consulting Differently

BRG provides independent advice, data analytics, authoritative studies, expert testimony, investigations, and regulatory and dispute consulting to Fortune 500 corporations, financial institutions, government agencies, major law firms, and regulatory bodies around the world. BRG experts provide sophisticated economic, financial, and analytical advice across a wide range of disciplines, including antitrust and competition policy, complex damages, finance, healthcare, intellectual property, restructuring, valuation, and workforce issues. In addition, the firm assists clients in major industry sectors with compliance, business process improvement, and strategy consulting.

BRG’s economic practice is rapidly growing. We are looking for a strong qualitative and research-oriented professional that has an interest in answering real-world applied economics questions, including in the areas of Intellectual Property, Antitrust, International Arbitration, and more generally, applied economics. This position requires a highly motivated problem solver with robust analytical ability, strong organizational skills, and a desire to advance within the organization. The ideal candidate will have prior experience in litigation or economic consulting. The work will involve both execution and oversight of engagement work streams that may be either quantitative or qualitative in nature, with responsibilities to include development of economic theories of harm; analysis of relevant economic literature; and review and synthesis of large bodies of litigation-related evidence , management of existing client relationships, development and presentation of client deliverables, management of junior staff, quality control, industry research, and expansion of business.

• Supporting the development and presentation of client deliverables including writing expert reports, summarizing expert opinions, conclusions, and recommendationsandpreparing expert testimony for both deposition and trial.
• Execution and oversight of engagement work streams that may be either quantitative or qualitative in nature, with responsibilities to include development of economic theories of harm; analysis of economic literature; and review and synthesis of large bodies of litigation-related evidence, management of existing client relationships, development and presentation of client deliverables, management of junior staff, quality control, industry research, and expansion of business.
• Working with some of the most highly regarded antitrust testifying experts in judicial proceedings to provide economic analyses of mergers and other competition matters
• Supervising, training and mentoring other consults and analysts in a supportive, team-oriented environment
• Ensuring the integrity and accuracy of analyses and opinions

Qualifications:

• Masters and/or a PhD in economics with specific expertise in the fields of industrial organization, applied microeconomics or econometrics;
• You must have more than four (4+) years of experience in litigation consulting specifically in antitrust matters;
• Seeking someone with a strong qualitative background, one who enjoys research, writing, and keeping up with today’s antitrust matters;
• Experience in reviewing depositions and past expert reports;
• Experience in directing teams in reviewing litigation related documents using systems such as Relativity and Disco.
• Experience in having done economic, statistical, or financial analysis and research with proven capabilities with tools such as MS Excel and analytical software/relational database program(s) (e.g., SAS, Stata, MS SQL Server, R, MS Access, SPSS);
• Excellent, demonstrated verbal and written communication skills;
• Ability to manage workstreams and other consultants;
• Commitment to producing high quality analysis and attention to details; and
• Desire to work within a team environment.

Salary Range: $110,00-$170,000 annually

About BRG
BRG combines world-leading academic credentials with world-tested business expertise purpose-built for agility and connectivity, which sets us apart—and gets you ahead.

At BRG, our top-tier professionals include specialist consultants, industry experts, renowned academics, and leading-edge data scientists. Together, they bring a diversity of proven real-world experience to economics, disputes, and investigations; corporate finance; and performance improvement services that address the most complex challenges for organizations across the globe.

Our unique structure nurtures the interdisciplinary relationships that give us the edge, laying the groundwork for more informed insights and more original, incisive thinking from diverse perspectives that, when paired with our global reach and resources, make us uniquely capable to address our clients’ challenges. We get results because we know how to apply our thinking to your world.

At BRG, we don’t just show you what’s possible. We’re built to help you make it happen.

BRG is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. Our hiring practices provide equal opportunity for employment without regard to race, religion, color, sex, gender, national origin, age, United States military veteran status, ancestry, sexual orientation, marital status, family structure, medical condition including genetic characteristics or information, veteran status, or mental or physical disability so long as the essential functions of the job can be performed with or without reasonable accommodation, or any other protected category under federal, state, or local law.