Zening Li

Dr. Li has extensive experience applying economic principles and statistical tools to analyze complex antitrust issues related to mergers, market monopolization, and collusion.

She has led economic analyses on a number of high-profile antitrust matters across various industries, including healthcare, technology, telecommunications, and consumer goods. In the healthcare sector, she specializes in analyzing horizontal consolidation among healthcare providers, vertical consolidation between providers and payers, as well as allegations concerning monopolization, tying, and exclusivity provisions. Dr. Li has supported economic experts on behalf of class plaintiffs, private companies, and federal and state antitrust agencies through various stages of regulatory review and litigation.

Prior to joining Brattle, Dr. Li was a Senior Economist at a Washington, DC-based economic consulting firm. She previously taught an undergraduate course in game theory at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, where she received her PhD. Her doctoral research focused on consumer search behavior and lenders’ pricing and entry strategies in the US mortgage industry.