Richard Brady, Ph.D., is a Managing Director at Insight Economics and a testifying economic expert who advises clients and counsel on damages and other economic issues in high-stakes commercial and intellectual property disputes. He has provided expert testimony in U.S. federal courts at bench hearings before judges and at trials before juries.
Dr. Brady has been retained to provide expert economic opinions and analyses involving:
- Patent disputes: Lost profits, reasonable royalties, ongoing royalties, and commercial success
- Trade secret disputes: Actual loss, unjust enrichment, and reasonable royalties
- Lanham Act disputes (trademark and false advertising): Lost profits, disgorgement, and economic indicia of secondary meaning
- Antitrust matters: Market definition, market and monopsony power, anticompetitive effects, and damages
- Breach of contract disputes: Damages and economic analysis of contract terms
- Valuation and licensing: Patent, trademark, and copyright valuation; licensing strategy and financial modeling
- Section 337 investigations before the ITC: Economic domestic industry, public interest, bond, remedy, and FRAND royalty issues
- Injunctive relief: Irreparable harm, balance of hardships, and public interest
Dr. Brady’s industry experience includes pharmaceuticals and biotechnology, medical devices, semiconductors, telecommunications, software, consumer technology, retail and consumer products, tobacco and e-cigarettes, and other technology-intensive industries.
Counsel turn to Dr. Brady for his ability to master complex factual and financial records, develop clear and supportable economic opinions, and communicate those opinions effectively in reports and testimony. According to Intellectual Asset Management (IAM), Dr. Brady “is an economic analysis guru” in “high-pressure litigation,” “has a remarkable ability to digest and synthesize complicated records,” and “is a driving force in developing damages theories [and] in preparing the lengthy and detailed expert reports necessary for complex cases.” IAM has also stated that his “skill, intelligence, work ethic and tenacity make him indispensable.” Clients have described Dr. Brady as “having a commitment to excellence” and commented that it “is great working with him.” IAM has recognized Dr. Brady as a top U.S. economic expert each year since 2020.
Dr. Brady earned his Ph.D. in Economics from the University of California, San Diego, where he received awards and fellowships based on his research and teaching. He also earned an M.A. in Economics from Duke University and an M.S. in Finance from the University of Memphis. His peer-reviewed research has appeared in Econometrica, Social Choice and Welfare, Games and Economic Behavior, and Judgment and Decision Making.
