Former ABA Health Law Chair Andrew Demetriou Joins Berkeley Research Group

EMERYVILLE, CA--(Marketwire - Jul 11, 2012) - Berkeley Research Group has bolstered its exceptional roster of industry experts with the addition of Andrew Demetriou, a strategic advisor with extensive experience in the health care industry. Mr. Demetriou will provide BRG health care clients and their counsel with the benefit of his 25 years of experience as partner at two of the largest law firms in the world (Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P. and Jones Day), where he served as a leader of corporate and health care practice groups. 

Mr. Demetriou has worked with nonprofit and for-profit hospitals and hospital systems, health plans, physician organizations, and specialty services providers, which rely on his advice in strategic transactions, including network and health care delivery system development, merger and acquisition transactions, regulatory compliance matters, and corporate governance. He is a nationally recognized author and speaker on topics including legal issues affecting the health care industry, corporate transactions, corporate governance, corporate compliance, legal and business ethics, and professional responsibility. Mr. Demetriou has a long record of leadership in the organized bar, including serving as chair of the American Bar Association Health Law Section in 2007-2008.

"Andrew Demetriou is a leader in the health care industry," said BRG Chairman and Principal Executive Officer David J. Teece. "His deep understanding of the issues, both from a business and a legal perspective, will be a tremendous benefit to our clients."

"As a strategic advisor I can offer clients and their counsel a perspective that combines deep familiarity with business issues as well as my 25 years of experience as a partner at two major law firms," said Mr. Demetriou. "I look forward to helping health care companies accomplish their strategic objectives in a challenging environment."

About Berkeley Research Group, LLC

Berkeley Research Group, LLC (www.brg-expert.com) is a leading global expert services and consulting firm that provides independent expert testimony, authoritative studies, strategic advice, data analytics, and regulatory and dispute support to Fortune 500 corporations, government agencies, major law firms, and regulatory bodies around the world. BRG experts and consultants combine intellectual rigor with practical, real-world experience and an in-depth understanding of industries and markets. Their expertise spans economics and finance, data analytics and statistics, and public policy in many of the major sectors of our economy including health care, finance, banking, information technology, energy, construction, and real estate. BRG is headquartered in Emeryville, CA, with 20 offices in the United States and London, UK.