Zhen (Chris) Chen

Education

Ph.D., economics, University of Southern California; M.S, economics, University of Wisconsin-Madison; B.A., economics, Southwestern University of Finance and Economics, Chengdu, China

Summary of Experience

Dr. Chen specializes in applying economic and financial analysis to complex litigation matters, with a focus on damages, liability, and class certification across a range of regulatory and commercial contexts. In this area, he has analyzed fiduciary decision making related to investment menus, service provider arrangements, and fee structures, including assessments of investment management, recordkeeping, managed account, and stable value products, as well as consideration of environmental, social, and governance-related factors. Dr. Chen’s experience also includes breach of contract disputes involving accounting and financial issues and restrictive covenants, including non-compete agreements, across industries such as food, health care, and tax preparation; antitrust matters involving price fixing, market manipulation, and abuse of market dominance; and class certification matters involving institutional banks, digital transaction platforms, medical food producers, and online productivity tools. He has worked closely with testifying experts and counsel, contributing to expert analyses, reports, depositions, and trial preparation across all stages of litigation.