The Brattle Group Welcomes Prominent Economist Vanessa Yanhua Zhang to Lead Greater China Practice
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NEW YORK, March 2, 2021 /PRNewswire=KYODO JBN/ --
Dr. Vanessa Yanhua Zhang [
]has joined The Brattle Group's New York office as a Principal and the leader
of a new Greater China practice. She brings broad experience in applying
economic analysis to competition, industrial organization, and intellectual
property issues for a global client base across numerous industries. She has
extensive relationships in Greater China with leading academics and industry
experts.
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"Vanessa's deep understanding of the complex issues our clients are facing in
China, the US, and the EU will allow us to expand our existing relationships
and build new ones with clients and key opinion leaders in these markets,"said
Brattle President & Principal David L. Sunding. "Her joining reflects the truly
global reach of our competition practice; we're thrilled she's joining Brattle
and look forward to many years of success together."
Dr. Zhang has analyzed allegations of monopolization, foreclosure practices,
vertical restraints, merger analysis, FRAND, and intellectual property in a
wide range of matters involving clients in industries including high tech,
telecom, consumer products, transportation, and pharma. She has testified as an
expert witness and submitted expert reports before the Supreme People's Court
of China, Provincial Higher Courts, the State Administration for Market
Regulation (SAMR), the Anti-Monopoly Bureau of Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM),
the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC), and the Shanghai
Administration for Market Regulation (SHAMR).
"For many multinationals, the complexity and geographic scope of global mergers
and acquisitions, investigations, and competition and IP disputes continues to
expand – as has the need for rigorous expert analyses informed by local and
global understanding," shared Dr. Zhang. "I'm excited to be joining Brattle's
global network, as my clients will greatly benefit from its robust range of
capabilities and expert services across North America, Europe, and Asia
Pacific."
Brattle's China-focused team is composed mainly of experts who are Chinese
nationals and bilingual in English and Chinese; 80% of the team hold PhDs in
economics from the US or the EU. The team includes highly-regarded academic
advisors such as Dr. Jiong John Gong, Professor of Economics at the University
of International Business and Economics (UIBE); Dr. Zonglai Kou, Professor of
Economics and Deputy Dean of the School of Economics at Fudan University; and
Dr. Hongjun Zhong, Professor of Strategy and Economics and the Director of the
Faculty Development Center at the Shanghai University of Finance and
Economics's College of Business.
More About Dr. Zhang
Previously, Dr. Zhang was a Managing Director and the head of the Greater China
practice at an international economics consulting firm. In addition to her
consulting work, she is a Senior Research Fellow at the Renmin University of
China Market and Regulation Law Center, and has taught regulation and antitrust
economics to graduate students. Dr. Zhang has written numerous articles on
China's merger control regime and Anti-Monopoly Law (AML), and authored
extensively for respected publications, including the Journal of Competition
Law and Economics, Review of Industrial Organization, and Antitrust Chronicle.
She studied economics at Peking University in China and completed her PhD at
Toulouse School of Economics in France.
About Brattle
The Brattle Group answers complex economic, finance, and regulatory questions
for corporations, law firms, and governments around the world. We are
distinguished by the clarity of our insights and the credibility of our
experts, which include leading international academics and industry
specialists. Brattle has over 400 talented professionals across three
continents. For more information, please visit brattle.com [
].
SOURCE The Brattle Group
CONTACT: Jake George, The Brattle Group, +1 (617) 234-5621,
Jake.George@brattle.com
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