Brian McClelland, MBA

Brian McClelland plays a multifaceted role at Bates White, driving client engagement, operational excellence, and practice development across the firm. Recognized for his strong project and client management skills, he ensures work is delivered efficiently and collaboratively, aligning the Bates White team with both client goals and the firm’s broader operational priorities.

Brian specializes in antitrust and finance matters involving complex litigation, where he frequently leads teams providing economic analyses, data mining and analyses, and discovery support. He has extensive expertise with direct-action plaintiff groups, for which he oversees discovery support, damages analysis, and settlement and mediation support. He also works on defense matters, helping clients resolve civil exposure for both class and direct-action litigation, develop settlement strategies, and navigate government investigations.

Within the firm, Brian plays a key role in assessing internal business processes and evaluating strategies to streamline processes and improve client service. He helps lead the firm’s Data Science, Artificial Intelligence, and Cybersecurity Committees. He also played a key role in the firm’s first pro bono project, collaborating with a firm client, and subsequently helped establish the Pro Bono Committee, which has since become a core component of the firm’s business model. Recognized for his thoughtful and strategic approach, Brian consistently brings methodical business acumen to every project he leads.

MBA, Sloan School of Management, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

BA, Economics, Dickinson College

• On behalf of numerous direct-action plaintiffs in In re Rail Freight Fuel Surcharge Antitrust Litigation, co-led the team in calculating overcharges from defendants’ alleged conspiracy to increase the price of rail freight transportation services in the United States in part by agreeing on and imposing unreasonable fuel surcharges.
• In a European price-fixing case, providing expert consulting on data development and settlement strategy.
• Retained by a litigation funder to provide due diligence prior to submitting a bid for claim in a large healthcare matter.
• Provided expert support in the LIBOR-based Financial Instruments Antitrust Litigation on behalf of a class of over-the-counter plaintiffs—the OTC class—that filed a class action lawsuit against the global banks that set US Dollar LIBOR.

• Provided expert support on behalf of Residential Funding Company, LLC (RFC) and the ResCap Liquidating Trust in a number of lawsuits consolidated in Minnesota and New York courts.

• Supported multiple testifying experts working on behalf of direct and indirect corporate plaintiffs in the matter In re TFT-LCD (Flat Panel) Antitrust Litigation.
• Retained by Fortune 500 company to investigate potential dumping of a consumer product in Central America.
• Supported testifying expert in litigation involving extensive accounting and financial fraud by executives at Adelphia. 
• Supported consulting expert in a chemical industry price-fixing matter in Europe. Worked with attorneys to determine case and settlement strategy. 
• Worked with lead consulting expert for defendants in In re Ethylene Propylene Diene Monomer (EPDM) Antitrust Litigation and in In re Polychloroprene (PCP) Antitrust Litigation.
• Supported testifying expert for two coalitions of direct-action plaintiffs in In re Rubber Chemicals Antitrust Litigation.
• Supported the liability testifying expert for a large coalition of direct-action plaintiffs in a complex horizontal conspiracy in In re Linerboard Antitrust Litigation.
• Supported the testifying experts on damages and liability issues for a large plaintiff opt-out group in In re Vitamins Antitrust Litigation.
• Provided consulting services to large purchasers potentially impacted by a price-fixing investigation in the pulp and paper industry.