Antitrust & Competition

Benchmark Rate Antitrust Litigation: Our team provided consulting support in a benchmark rate antitrust class action. Investors in this matter claimed that the allegedly rigged benchmark rates diminished their returns on trades, pension plans, and savings accounts. Vega was retained to assist with development of case strategy and overall case management including providing market and technical analytics. The Vega team also provided comprehensive discovery support. 

Bond Price Rigging Litigation: Vega was engaged to develop economic analyses and provide technical writing in a matter alleging collusion among bond traders. Our team utilized public data to evaluate the impact of the alleged conspiracy on prices in the bond market.

BCBS Antitrust Case: A Vega expert was retained to provide an educational presentation to the Alabama Court regarding the key economic issues in the In Re Blue Cross Blue Shield Antitrust Litigation (N.D. Ala. MDL No. 2406). This class action was brought by providers and subscribers to enjoin an alleged ongoing conspiracy to allocate health insurance markets. The expert’s presentation included data visualizations that addressed key issues of the case, including an overview of the Alabama health insurance market, defendants’ market share, and financial statistics. 

Production in Antitrust Case: Vega was designated as the lead consulting firm for receiving and verifying data produced by a large group of insurance companies. Our team assisted counsel by bridging the gap between the data produced in discovery and the expert analysis, ensuring the data was sufficient for the expert analysis anticipated in subsequent phases of the litigation.