Tanmay Belavadi, PhD

Tanmay Belavadi is a Manager in the Antitrust and Competition Practice. At Bates White, Tanmay has conducted economic and statistical analyses of competition, market definition, and market power in the healthcare industry. He has also analyzed alleged collusive conduct and performed damages estimation in the transportation and agricultural product industries.

Tanmay previously worked as an analyst in the financial services sector, assessing portfolio risk exposure. He received his PhD from the Pennsylvania State University, where he specialized in international trade, labor economics, and development.

PhD, Economics, Pennsylvania State University

MA, Economics, Pennsylvania State University

PGDM (MBA), Management, Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode

B.Tech, Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Madras

• On behalf of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), supported the expert in estimating damages pertaining to alleged deceptive enrollment and cancellation processes for Amazon’s Prime program.  
• On behalf of Optum Healthcare, a medical services subsidiary of UnitedHealth Group, assisted with second request compliance to successfully clear Optum’s acquisition of an orthopedic-surgery focused physician group.
• On behalf of several direct-action plaintiffs in In re Rail Freight Fuel Surcharge Antitrust Litigation, supported the experts in calculating overcharges stemming from an alleged conspiracy among the four largest US-based Class I railroads to increase the price of freight transportation services in the United States.
• On behalf of a pharmacy benefit manager (PBM), supported the expert in providing economic analysis of the impact of PBMs on the affordability of medicines to Medicare patients in the FTC’s investigation of the PBM industry.
• On behalf of Optum Healthcare, supported the expert in helping to successfully clear Optum’s acquisition of a multispecialty medical group in New York. Assisted with advocacy submissions and presentations to the Department of Justice addressing antitrust concerns as well as second request compliance.
• On behalf of a defendant, supported the expert in providing analysis and testimony about an alleged agricultural output withholding conspiracy.
• On behalf of Optum Healthcare, provided support for the expert’s advocacy efforts to successfully clear Optum’s acquisition of a multispecialty ambulatory surgery services provider.