Edgar Ancona

Advisory Board, Chicago

Brendan Burke is a Principal at Global Economics Group with over 15 years of experience in economic and statistical consulting. He holds a Ph.D. in mathematics and has a national practice specializing in labor and employment matters. Dr. Burke provides expert testimony and consulting services in wage and hour cases, labor discrimination, and various other areas for clients across industries including healthcare, construction, and telecommunications. His expertise extends to diverse fields such as foster care cost analysis, magnet school admissions policy redesign, and medical billing data evaluation for insurance purposes. Dr. Burke has contributed to fair lending committees for major financial institutions, ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements through statistical analysis. Additionally, Dr. Burke applies his skills to firm and intellectual property valuation, utilizing statistical and financial methods. His experience also encompasses the use of complex econometric techniques to assess pricing structures in antitrust cases. Dr. Burke has provided expert testimony and reports in both Federal and State courts, demonstrating his versatility and depth of knowledge across multiple domains of economic and statistical analysis.