2024 Top Consultants: Bryan Ricchetti

Bryan Ricchetti is the global head of Cornerstone Research's economics practice and serves on the firm's board of directors. Dr. Ricchetti specializes in antitrust and labor matters. He focuses on economic and statistical issues when assessing antitrust impact, market definition, market power, class certification, hiring and compensation decisions, and alleged discrimination.

Dr. Ricchetti consults on competition matters involving horizontal price fixing, vertical exclusionary practices, and attempted monopolization or monopsony, among other issues. He also works on high-profile matters involving applying statistical analysis to claims of discrimination. In the closely followed Students for Fair Admissions Inc. v. President and Fellows of Harvard College et al., Dr. Ricchetti supported expert testimony related to statistical analyses of alleged discrimination in Harvard's admissions process.

As an expert witness, Dr. Ricchetti has been retained to analyze questions of antitrust impact and damages, and the procompetitive effects of a horizontal agreement. He has been deposed multiple times and has testified at trial in a U.S. federal court.

In Brown et al. v. Madison County, Mississippi, a pro bono matter, Dr. Ricchetti provided expert testimony about the placement of police roadblocks in predominantly African-American neighborhoods in Madison County, Mississippi.