Bates White: Economic Consulting

Mara Albaugh performs statistical analyses, leads teams that review and analyze large, complex data sets, and supports testifying experts in the production of expert reports in litigations. She has worked on consulting projects for multiple consumer finance companies, including two of the largest subprime mortgage originators. She has focused extensively on projects in the healthcare and pharmaceutical industry, including projects involving Medicare and Medicaid, third-party health plans, and medical device manufacturers. She also has experience analyzing the trading book of a major energy trading company.

Selected Experience

• Suppored Bates White expert Eric M. Gaier, PhD on behalf of the joint defense group in The Commonwealth of Massachusetts v. Mylan Laboratories, an ongoing case involving allegations of Average Wholesale Price fraud. Managing a team of consultants analyzing liability, defendants’ pricing practices, and plaintiff expert’s damage methodology.
• Provided consulting expertise on fair lending issues on behalf of a major subprime mortgage lender accused of discriminating on the basis of race in permitting brokers to subjectively set fees and yield spread premium. Managed a team of consultants working on data analysis and econometric modeling.

• Supported the expert work of Eric M. Gaier, PhD, on behalf of defendants in Swanston v. TAP Pharmaceutical Products Inc., which involved allegations of Average Wholesale Price fraud affecting plaintiffs in Arizona. Responsibilities included leading the review and management of data obtained through discovery.

• Supported the expert work of academic affiliate W. David Bradford, PhD, on behalf of defendants in State of California ex rel. Ven-A-Care v. Abbott Laboratories, involving allegations of Average Wholesale Price fraud affecting California’s Medicaid program. Led the review, management, and analysis of data and documents and coordinated with the expert.

• Analyzed and managed data in support of the team working on an econometric model to predict the date of early resolution in litigation involving accounting fraud in the bankruptcy of a major energy company. Researched available databases of companies’ financials and managed the database.

• For a major prime and subprime mortgage lender, supported consulting expert reviewing factors related to credit risk and the role of brokers on disparate impact. Analyzed potential alternative credit scoring models to lower disparate impact while maintaining or improving economic profits.

• Consulted on antitrust liability and damages on behalf of medical device manufacturer alleged by competitor to have engaged in illegal tying. Analyzed the competitive effects of a variety of business practices, including bundled rebates and the competitive effects of practices such as tying, bundling, and exclusive dealing.

Education

MA, Economics, Miami University

BA, Anthropology, Miami University