Tsai advised Counsel on remedies in the U.S., and submitted two expert reports to MOFCOM in China. Economic expert for the Linde Group in the U.S.Tsai submitted an expert report to CADE’s Tribunal on the competitive effects of the JV and met with CADE’s commissioners to discuss the key conclusions from the economic analysis. We provide economic and financial analysis in litigation and regulatory proceedings and guide businesses through critical strategy and operational issues. Charles River Associates (CRA) is a global consulting firm specializing in litigation, regulatory, financial, and management consulting. Economic expert for a multinational with a presence in Brazil, to evaluate the competitive implications of a joint venture in Brazil. Charles River Associates 41,794 followers on LinkedIn.The transaction was cleared without a second request. Economic expert for merger between two digital promotion network and data analytics businesses.District Court Judge denied the FTC’s motion for a preliminary injunction and Evonik successfully closed on the acquisition. She also advised Evonik and its Counsel Freshfields through litigation, which concluded successfully for the parties. Tsai provided analyses related to coordinated effects, horizontal unilateral effects, and vertical foreclosure and raising rivals’ costs effects, among others, in the context of the FTC’s merger review. Consulting economic expert for Evonik’s acquisition of Perox圜hem’s hydrogen peroxide and peracetic acid business.Economic expert for a large multinational corporation’s acquisition of a medical device business from another multinational company.Tsai represents clients in front of the competition agencies in the U.S., as well as in China and Brazil.

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Tsai’s consulting practice includes advising clients on the competitive and economic implications of mergers and acquisitions and analyzing the economic aspects of antitrust claims in a variety of industries: Tsai has also served as faculty at Stanford University’s Hoover IP Squared Summer Institute and visiting professor at the University of Puerto Rico School of Law.ĭr. She is a frequent speaker at academic and industry conferences and has published articles in the Antitrust Source, Antitrust Bulletin, Antitrust Magazine, and the Antitrust Law Journal. She was economic advisor to Commissioner Joshua Wright at the Federal Trade Commission from 2013-2015, advising on a broad range of competition, intellectual property, and consumer protection issues. Tsai is Co-Chair of the Mergers and Acquisitions Committee of the American Bar Association’s Section of Antitrust Law, and Member of the ABA’s 2020-2021 Transition Task Force.

One of the sources Who’s Who Legal interviewed expressed that “Joanna offers a great balance of being insightful in her analysis, practical in her dealings with clients and clear in her advocacy.” In 2020, the publication states that “Joanna Tsai is a ‘standout economist’ who consistently exceeds client expectations in a broad range of competition issues.”ĭr. Tsai as the #1 “most highly regarded” competition economist in North America 45 years old and under in 2017, 2018, 2019, and 2020.

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