Charles River Associates Adds Industry, Economic Expert in Transportation Consulting.BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 2, 1999-- Charles River Charles River River, eastern Massachusetts, U.S. The longest river wholly in the state, it flows into Boston Bay after a course of about 80 mi (130 km). Navigable for about 7 mi (11 km), its estuary separates the cities of Boston and Cambridge. Associates Incorporated (Nasdaq:CRAI CRAI Centre De Recherche En Architecture Et Ingénierie (French) CRAI Continuous Regional Arterial Infusion CRAI Consorzio per la Ricerca e le Ipplicazioni di Informatica (Italy) ) announced that Kevin Neels has rejoined the firm as a vice president. Dr. Neels is a widely experienced economist who has consulted to public- and private-sector clients across a range of industries, including transportation, energy, healthcare, pharmaceuticals, and biotechnology. He has also provided expert testimony Testimony about a scientific, technical, or professional issue given by a person qualified to testify because of familiarity with the subject or special training in the field. and support in numerous legal and regulatory proceedings. Dr. Neels was vice president in charge of CRA's pharmaceuticals practice from 1984 to 1993. "We are delighted to have Kevin back with us," said James C. Burrows, CRA See Community Reinvestment Act. President and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. . "He will be assuming a leadership position in the firm, with a special focus on transportation. Transportation is a long-established practice at CRA that continues to provide high-end services to a constantly changing industry, including travel demand forecasting, public policy analysis, business strategy, and litigation An action brought in court to enforce a particular right. The act or process of bringing a lawsuit in and of itself; a judicial contest; any dispute. When a person begins a civil lawsuit, the person enters into a process called litigation. and regulation support. Kevin brings an array of economic and management consulting skills to the practice, strengthening both our business consulting and our regulation and litigation work in the industry. He is a highly regarded econometrician who has considerable experience in transportation and other industries. We are very excited to have him with us." Prior to rejoining CRA, Dr. Neels was a vice president with PHB Hagler Bailly, Inc., where his work often focused on damages estimation, antitrust, and regulatory issues. He also was formerly vice president for health economics and managing director at Quintiles Quintiles Transnational Corp. is a contract research organization which serves the pharmaceutical, biotechnology and healthcare industries. History Quintiles was founded in 1982 by Dennis Gillings and as of 2007 it has 18,000 employees. Inc. Dr. Neels specializes in the application of quantitative techniques to business, legal, and regulatory problems. In addition to his business consulting work, he has played a key role as an expert witness or economic advisor in high-stakes legal and regulatory proceedings. He directed a team of economists working for the plaintiff in the case that resulted in the largest damage judgment ever awarded in a patent infringement patent infringement n. the manufacture and/or use of an invention or improvement for which someone else owns a patent issued by the government, without obtaining permission of the owner of the patent by contract, license or waiver. lawsuit. In other cases he has developed econometric models in transportation and other industries to support investment decisions and damage claims. Dr. Neels received his A.B. and Ph.D. from Cornell University. Charles River Associates is a leading provider of sophisticated economic and financial analysis, expert testimony and litigation support, and business consulting. The firm has offices in Los Angeles, Palo Alto, Berkeley/Oakland, Washington, DC, and Toronto, as well as its corporate headquarters in Boston. Its areas of expertise include antitrust, mergers and acquisitions, policy impact assessment, corporate finance, strategy and business operations, and regulatory economics. CRA has advised legal and corporate clients, government agencies, and other organizations in thousands of engagements since its founding in 1965. |
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