CRA International Q1 2026: Record $201 Million Quarterly Revenue — Legal and Regulatory Practice Up 11.5%, Antitrust at All-Time High

CRA International (Charles River Associates) reported record Q1 fiscal 2026 revenue of $201 million, up 10.5% year-over-year — the highest quarterly revenue in the company's history. Legal and regulatory services revenue increased 11.5%, mirroring an 8% rise in total case filings and a 13% increase in court judgments over the same period. Four practices posted double-digit growth: Energy, Finance, Forensic Services, and Life Sciences; Antitrust & Competition Economics posted a new quarterly revenue high. Both North American and international operations grew, at 8.5% and 20.3% respectively. For law firm economics directors: the CRA data are a leading demand signal for litigation, regulatory, and antitrust work. An 8% rise in case filings and 13% increase in court judgments confirms that litigation demand is accelerating in parallel with transactional activity — consistent with the Thomson Reuters finding earlier this year that litigation demand is growing at 3.3%. For firms building litigation and regulatory capacity, the CRA figures suggest external expert spend is tracking upward, which tends to precede fee revenue recognition by one to two quarters.