Berkeley Research Group

Berkeley Research Group LLC (BRG)
Company typeLimited liability company
IndustryProfessional services
FoundedEmeryville, California (2010)
HeadquartersEmeryville, California, U.S.
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
David Teece (Executive Chairman)
David Kaplan (Executive Director)
Tri MacDonald (Principal Executive Officer
and President)
Philip Rowley (Executive Director and Chief Revenue Officer)
Dave M. Johnson (Senior Vice President and CFO)
Eric Miller (Senior Vice President and General Counsel)
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ServicesExpert testimony
Litigation and regulatory support
Consulting
Strategic advice
Document and data analytics
Number of employees
1,300 (2022)
Websitewww.thinkbrg.com

Berkeley Research Group, LLC (BRG) is a global consulting firm that helps organizations with assistance in disputes and investigations, corporate finance, and performance improvement and advisory.[2] BRG is headquartered in Emeryville, California, with offices across the United States and in Asia, Australia, Canada, Latin America, the Middle East and the United Kingdom. As of January 2023, it has more than 1,300 employees across more than forty offices.[3]

History

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BRG was co-founded in February 2010 by a group including Dr. David Teece, who has served as its executive chairman.[2][4]

Practice Areas

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BRG provides economic, financial, and analytical advice for a range of disciplines:

BRG also advises clients in industry sectors with compliance, business process improvement, and strategy consulting.[2]

Research

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In January 2011, the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM), a state agency created by voters with Proposition 71, the California Stem Cell Research and Cures Act, released an independent economic impact study authored by BRG professionals.[5] The report showed that the first $1.1 billion in grants created 25,000 job years and $200 million in new tax revenue through 2014.[6] Taxpayer funding generates 2,739 jobs annually.[7]

Special Advisor Dr. Laura D'Andrea Tyson and directors Dr. Kenneth Serwin and Dr. Eric Drabkin performed "The Benefits for the U.S. Economy of a Temporary Tax Reduction on the Repatriation of Foreign Subsidiary Earnings," a 2011 economic study commissioned by the New America Foundation.[8] The study assessed the effects of a one-time reduction in the tax rate applied to the repatriation of foreign subsidiary earnings on spending, output, and employment in the U.S. economy.[9] The study found that a temporary reduction to approximately 5.25 percent would lead to a significant increase in repatriations, making $942 billion available for domestic use by U.S. multinational corporations.[9]

In 2013, the same authors published "Implications of a Switch to a Territorial Tax System in the United States: A Critical Comparison to the Current System."[10] Citizens for Tax Justice wrote that the study "flies in the face of overwhelming evidence that today many of these profits are really earned in the U.S. but characterized as 'offshore' in order to obtain existing tax benefits that would be expanded under a territorial system."[11]

In 2022, BRG published several articles: “Estimating the Benefits from Collaboration: The Case of SEMATECH” by David Teece, which was cited in the Economic Report of the President,[12] "ESI Triage Distribution in U.S. Emergency Departments” by Nicholas Chmielewski, which was published in Advanced Emergency Nursing Journal,[13] “International Trade and the Survival of Mammalian and Reptilian Species" by Michael A. Williams et al., which was published in Science Advances[14], and Assets and Finances: Calculating Intellectual Property Damages, 2022-2023 ed. by Cleve Tyler, Greg Smith, and Deepa Sundararaman, which was published by Reuters.[15]

In 2023, David Ab h r, Neal Brody, Robin Cantor, and Dubravka Tosic published “Emerging Areas of Group and Class Actions Related to ESG Disclosures,” in ICLG Class and Group Actions Laws and Regulations 2023.[16]

BRG Review

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BRG Review is a biannual, peer-reviewed journal that presents original research and analysis on topics of interest to audiences including economists, accountants, legal scholars, and industry leaders.[17]

Thinkset

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ThinkSet is a digital publication that provides strategic business consulting news and analysis. In addition to articles, it hosts the ThinkSet Podcast, Intelligence That Works, Force Multiplier, and Insights from the Top.[18][19]

Notable Employees Past and Present

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Reception

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Charles H. Ferguson, author of Predator Nation: Corporate Criminals, Political Corruption, and the Hijacking of America, criticized Berkeley Research Group for focusing primarily "on helping companies avoid or influence legislation, public debate, regulation, prosecution, class-action lawsuits, antitrust judgments, and taxes."[24]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Berkeley Research Group Leadership". Retrieved 2023-01-16.
  2. ^ a b c "Company Overview of Berkeley Research Group, LLC". Bloomberg Businessweek. Archived from the original on January 18, 2013. Retrieved 2012-07-09.
  3. ^ ."BRG Office Locations". BRG. Retrieved 2013-11-20.
  4. ^ "David Teece co-founder, BRG". American City Business Journals. Retrieved 2015-10-27.
  5. ^ "CIRM Generating 25,000 Jobs and $200 million in Taxes for California with Grants Awarded So Far—with More to Come". California Institute for Regenerative Medicine. 2011-01-26. Archived from the original on 2012-07-10. Retrieved 2012-07-09.
  6. ^ Alberro, Jose (March 2011). "Economic Impact of Research Funded by the California Institute of Regenerative Medicine" (PDF). California Institute for Regenerative Medicine. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-10-07. Retrieved 2012-07-09.
  7. ^ Darce, Keith (2011-01-26). "Taxpayer funding for stem cell research generates 2,739 jobs annually". U-T San Diego. Retrieved 2012-06-14.
  8. ^ Tyson, Laura D'Andrea; Serwin, Kenneth; Drabkin, Eric J. (Fall 2011). "The Benefits for the U.S. Economy of a Temporary Tax Reduction on the Repatriation of Foreign Subsidiary Earnings" (PDF). BRG. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-10-17. Retrieved 2012-07-09.
  9. ^ a b "Marketwire: New Study Finds Tax Holiday on Repatriated Corporate Earnings Would Increase GDP, Create Jobs". AOL Daily Finance. 2011-10-17. Retrieved 2012-06-14.
  10. ^ McKinnon, John (2013-11-08). "Study: Tax Change Could Bring $1 Trillion Back to U.S." Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 2013-11-20.
  11. ^ French, Lauren (2013-11-11). "Happening this week: Tax talks and a potentially key meeting — Forget the grand bargain". Politico. Retrieved 2013-11-20.
  12. ^ Biden, Joe (April 2022). "Economic Report of the President" (PDF). The White House. pp. 1–432. Retrieved 2023-06-21.
  13. ^ Chmielewski, Nicholas; Moretz, Jason (January–March 2022). "ESI Triage Distribution in U.S. Emergency Departments". Advanced Emergency Nursing Journal. 44 (1): 46–53. doi:10.1097/TME.0000000000000390. ISSN 1931-4485. PMID 35089282.
  14. ^ Mialon, Hugo M.; Klumpp, Tilman; Williams, Michael A. (2022-01-07). "International trade and the survival of mammalian and reptilian species". Science Advances. 8 (1): eabh3442. Bibcode:2022SciA....8.3442M. doi:10.1126/sciadv.abh3442. ISSN 2375-2548. PMC 8741183. PMID 34995106.
  15. ^ "Assets and Finances: Calculating Intell... | Legal Solutions". store.legal.thomsonreuters.com. Retrieved 2023-06-21.
  16. ^ "International Comparative Legal Guides". International Comparative Legal Guides International Business Reports. Archived from the original on 2023-06-21. Retrieved 2023-06-21.
  17. ^ "Berkeley Research Group Introduces "BRG Review"". BusinessWire. 2011-02-22. Retrieved 2012-06-14.
  18. ^ "A strategic business consulting magazine for CEOs | ThinkSet". Strategic business consulting news and analysis from BRG | ThinkSet. Retrieved 2023-05-18.
  19. ^ "Anniversary of the New Enlightenment Conference | ThinkSet Podcast". David J. Teece. 2020-07-27. Retrieved 2023-05-18.
  20. ^ "Berkeley Research Group". David J. Teece. 2023-01-05. Retrieved 2023-05-18.
  21. ^ "Robert Rogowsky | Bostonia". Boston University. Retrieved 2023-05-18.
  22. ^ Brown, Steven E.F. (2010-07-14). "Laura Tyson joins Berkeley Research Group". www.bizjournals.com. Retrieved 2023-05-18.
  23. ^ LLC, Berkeley Research Group (2013-02-28). "BRG Director Leonard Waverman Appointed Dean of DeGroote School of Business". GlobeNewswire News Room (Press release). Retrieved 2023-05-18.
  24. ^ Ferguson, Charles (2012). Predator Nation: Corporate Criminals, Political Corruption, and the Hijacking of America. Crown Business.
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