Erin McDermott

Principal
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Erin McDermott is an principal in the Life Sciences Practice at CRA.

Ms. McDermott has a background in economics and over 10 years of experience in analytical and litigation consulting. At CRA Ms. McDermott focuses on antitrust and intellectual property litigation matters including class certification, commercial reasonable efforts, patent and breach of contract disputes, and damages claims and evaluation.

Prior to joining CRA, Ms. McDermott worked in the Advanced Analytics group for Aspen Marketing Services, a Division of Epsilon and in the Antitrust & Competition practice at NERA Economic Consulting. In addition to the Life Sciences sector, Ms. McDermott also has experience working in industries including automotive, chemicals, energy, media & telecom, meat processing, oil & gas, retail, textiles, and utilities.

Selected engagements

  • 01
    Estimation of historical sales in a state
    CRA was retained on behalf of defendants to address the estimation of historical retail sales for a product that is the subject of litigation under state law.
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  • 02
    Successful defense of Amgen-Horizon merger
    CRA’s Life Sciences consultants provided economic expert assistance to Amgen in defending against a FTC challenge to its acquisition of Horizon Therapeutics....
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  • 03
    CRA Calculates State Medicaid Damages for Anticompetitive Harm
    On behalf of a party to a reverse payment settlement, CRA’s life sciences consultants were asked to calculate damages to a state Medicaid program. The CRA...
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