Vega Economics

What Vega Economics does

Vega Economics is a Berkeley, California-based economic consulting firm founded in 2017 that provides expert witness sourcing, data science and analytics, and litigation support services primarily to major law firms and their corporate clients. The firm curates a network of 60+ academic and industry experts drawn from institutions including Harvard, Stanford, MIT, Carnegie Mellon, NYU, and UC Berkeley, and covers 26 practice areas ranging from antitrust, securities and finance, and intellectual property to healthcare economics, ESG, FinTech/Blockchain/Cryptocurrency, and consumer finance. Internal leadership comprises PhD economists, many former academics, with Daphne Chen (Ph.D.) serving as Managing Director specializing in financial regulation and consumer finance. Services include expert selection (offered at no cost with no markup on expert rates), tailored staff support for analysis, deposition and trial preparation, and quantitative consulting engagements directly with corporate clients.

The firm's underlying capability set combines traditional econometric and statistical modeling with algorithmic analytics such as trade surveillance pattern detection and survey design/implementation for measuring consumer preferences in litigation. Revenue mechanics follow a professional services model: law firms are billed for staff support and data analytics, while the expert-sourcing layer is provided free and uncoupled from expert rates — a deliberate positioning choice intended to lower the adoption friction for law firm partners selecting expert witnesses. Go-to-market is enterprise field sales targeting Am Law 100 firms, supplemented by referral/affiliate motion through the expert network, thought leadership publications and interactive dashboards, conference sponsorships (including ASHEcon 2026), and LinkedIn presence.

Vega's commercial footprint spans 30+ named major law firm clients including Cravath, Cooley, Gibson Dunn, Kirkland & Ellis, Skadden, Sullivan & Cromwell, Davis Polk, and Simpson Thacher, alongside direct corporate engagements in healthcare, finance, and energy. The company is privately held with no disclosed funding rounds or parent entity, headquartered at 2040 Bancroft Way Suite 200 in Berkeley, and operates with an 11–50 employee headcount. Operating status is active as of 2026, evidenced by ongoing hiring, recent publications, and sponsored events.

Name

Vega Economics

Legal name

Vega Economics

Website

https://vegaeconomics.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Vega Economics is a Berkeley-based economic consulting firm that sources and supports elite academic expert witnesses for litigation, serving 30+ major law firms across 26 practice areas including antitrust, securities, healthcare, and intellectual property with data science and analytics support.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Litigation Economic Consulting

NAICS

Legal Services (5411), Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services (5416), Other Legal Services (54119), Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services (54169)

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111), Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Litigation Support & Expert Witness Services (BPAHALAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Economic Damages & Lost Profits Analysis (BPAHANAI), Litigation & Dispute Valuation (damages, shareholder disputes) (FSAEAHAI), Fraud Investigations & Claims Support (Insurance/Financial) (BPAKAEAD)

Keywords

• Expert testimony services
• Litigation economics consulting
• Data analytics consulting
• Economic research services
• Expert witness support

Headquarters

HQ city

Berkeley

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Expert Testimony Services: Vega Economics provides expert testimony for litigation cases. They source elite academic and industry experts that fit the exact needs of each case. The company offers staff support tailored to the needs of each analysis and expert. Vega offers expert sourcing at no cost and never marks up expert rates.
2. Data Analytics and Consulting: Vega provides data analytics and consulting engagements, including quantitative analysis, economic research, and specialized analytics for litigation support.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Vega Economics sources and supports elite academic and industry expert witnesses for litigation, and delivers tailored data science, statistical, and economic analysis to law firms and corporate clients. Service lines include expert testimony sourcing, data science and analytics, research and analysis, and deposition/trial preparation across 26 practice areas such as antitrust, healthcare, securities, intellectual property, and ESG.

Product overview

Vega Economics is an economic consulting firm specializing in expert testimony and data analysis services for litigation. The company operates as a service-based business model rather than a software product/platform. Core service offerings include: (1) Expert Testimony Services - sourcing and supporting elite academic and industry experts for legal proceedings; (2) Data Science & Analytics - tailored quantitative analysis solutions for case-specific needs; (3) Research & Analysis - high-quality economic research and analysis work product; (4) Deposition & Trial Support - preparation for witness depositions and cross-examination. The company maintains a network of experts across multiple practice areas including Healthcare & Health Economics, Securities & Finance, Antitrust & Competition, Intellectual Property, Labor & Employment, Corporate Governance, Real Estate, Energy & Environmental Economics, and ESG. Vega offers its services at no cost for expert selection and does not mark up expert rates, providing staff support tailored to analysis and expert needs.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Expert Testimony Services Concierge sourcing and support of elite academic and industry expert witnesses tailored to the exact needs of each litigation case, provided to major law firms and their corporate clients with no markup on expert rates.
• Data Science & Analytics Tailored quantitative analysis solutions that automate analysis and leverage data to support expert witnesses and corporate consulting engagements, including trade surveillance analysis and survey design/implementation.
• Research & Analysis High-quality economic research and impactful analytical work product developed by PhD economists to support expert testimony and litigation strategy.
• Deposition & Trial Support Preparation for witness depositions and cross-examination, providing staff support tailored to each expert to ensure testimony is developed and defended rigorously.

Quantifiable outcome

• Served major law firms including Cravath, Gibson Dunn, Kirkland Ellis, Skadden, and 25+ other top firms
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers27 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Bates White Economic Consulting: Bates White provides economic analysis and expert testimony for litigation and regulatory matters, with a similar academic-rooted talent model and comparable practice area breadth across antitrust, healthcare, and finance.
• Cornerstone Research: Cornerstone Research is the largest specialist litigation economics and expert witness firm, directly comparable to Vega in sourcing academic experts and providing economic analysis for high-stakes commercial litigation and antitrust matters.
• Compass Lexecon: Compass Lexecon is a global economics consulting firm specializing in expert testimony and economic analysis for competition, securities, and commercial litigation — directly comparable in services and top-tier law firm clientele.
• Analysis Group: Analysis Group is a leading economic and financial consulting firm that provides expert testimony and quantitative analysis for litigation, with a similar PhD-economist-led model and deep law firm relationships directly comparable to Vega's offering.
• NERA Economic Consulting: NERA Economic Consulting provides economic analysis and expert testimony for litigation, regulation, and public policy, with a global footprint and a focus on antitrust, securities, and energy matters directly comparable to Vega's practice areas.
• Brattle Group: Brattle Group is an economic consulting firm providing expert testimony and quantitative analysis across finance, energy, and antitrust, with a similar academic-expert model and law firm client base that closely mirrors Vega's positioning.
• Secretariat Advisors: Secretariat provides expert witness and litigation consulting services including economic and financial analysis, serving major law firms on disputes and damages matters — directly comparable to Vega's litigation economics practice.

Broad incumbents

• Berkeley Research Group (BRG): BRG is a broad-based expert consulting firm with a sizeable litigation economics and expert witness practice, overlapping with Vega in economic expert sourcing but operating as a much larger, multi-disciplinary incumbent.
• FTI Consulting: FTI Consulting is a large diversified professional services firm with significant economic consulting and expert witness capabilities for litigation, comparable in client base though broader in service scope than Vega.
• Charles River Associates: Charles River Associates provides economic and financial consulting including expert testimony for litigation and regulatory matters, sharing Vega's academic-economist DNA and major law firm client profile at significantly larger scale.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/VegaEconomics
• Facebookfacebook.com/vegaeconomics
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/vegaeconomics

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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