charlie.gibbons@brattle.com
Business phone: (415) 217-1055
San Francisco, Calif.
Dr. Charles (Charlie) Gibbons is a Principal with The Brattle Group and leads its Environment & Natural Resources Practice.
He applies rigorous econometric and statistical models to complex legal, regulatory, and policy issues. Dr. Gibbons has testified in state and federal courts and has presented to regulatory bodies and mediators. He has significant experience with:
His analyses were relied on in high-profile natural resource damages matters, including:
He also led teams conducting damages analyses for major antitrust and consumer protection class actions, including In re: Blue Cross Blue Shield Antitrust Litigation, for which his team was awarded "Antitrust Team of the Year" from both the American Antitrust Institute and Global Competition Review.
In 2021, Dr. Gibbons and his co-authors won "Antitrust Paper of the Year" from Concurrences. He co-founded and chaired Brattle's LGBTQ+ employee resource group, BProud, where he led firm-wide initiatives on mentorship and inclusion.
Dr. Gibbons received a PhD in economics and MA in statistics from the University of California, Berkeley, where he also most recently taught a graduate-level course in probability and statistics.
The Brattle Group is an economic consulting firm established in 1995. With more than 500 consultants staffed in fourteen offices across the globe, we provide clients expert testimony and support in economics, finance, and regulation across the US, Canada, Europe, and the Pacific Rim. We are distinguished by the clarity of our insights and the credibility of our experts, which include leading international academics and industry specialists. We pride ourselves on cultivating lasting client relationships built on trust and mutual respect.
Our practice has three primary areas of focus: damages arising from environmental contamination; consumer perceptions of green marketing claims; and clean energy and sustainability. To the first point, we are experienced in conducting economic analysis of damages related to air and water contamination, both for natural resource damages assessments as well as private class actions. For the second, in collaboration with our consumer protection practice, we have considered the role of survey evidence in evaluating "greenwashing" claims. Lastly, we also work on issues related to sustainability and clean energy, notably the move toward electrification and the impacts of ESG initiatives on different industries. On these projects, we often work in conjunction with the firm's broader spectrum of knowledge in energy, finance, and regulatory consulting.