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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001104659-20-030758
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20200304
ITEM INFORMATION:		Changes in Registrant's Certifying Accountant
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20200309
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20200309

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			CRA INTERNATIONAL, INC.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001053706
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	SERVICES-LEGAL SERVICES [8111]
		IRS NUMBER:				042372210
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			MA
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1228

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-24049
		FILM NUMBER:		20698078

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		200 CLARENDON STREET
		STREET 2:		T-9
		CITY:			BOSTON
		STATE:			MA
		ZIP:			02116
		BUSINESS PHONE:		6174253000

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		200 CLARENDON STREET
		STREET 2:		T-9
		CITY:			BOSTON
		STATE:			MA
		ZIP:			02116

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	CHARLES RIVER ASSOCIATES INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19980126
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growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (&sect;230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities
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registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards
provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. <FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">&#168;</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">The Audit Committee of our Board of Directors,
after reviewing various alternatives, recently made a decision regarding our independent registered public accountants. As a result
of this decision, on March 4, 2020, we dismissed Ernst &amp; Young LLP (&ldquo;EY&rdquo;) as our independent registered public
accountants, effective immediately, and engaged Grant Thornton LLP (&ldquo;GT&rdquo;) as our independent registered public accountants
for the fiscal year ending January 2, 2021.&nbsp;</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">The reports of EY on our consolidated financial
statements as of and for the years ended December&nbsp;29, 2018 and December&nbsp;28, 2019 did not contain an adverse opinion or
a disclaimer of opinion and were not qualified or modified as to uncertainty, audit scope or accounting principles.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">During the fiscal years ended December&nbsp;29,
2018 and December&nbsp;28, 2019 and the subsequent interim period through March 4, 2020, there were no disagreements with EY on
any matters of accounting principles or practices, financial statement disclosure, or auditing scope and procedures, which, if
not resolved to the satisfaction of EY would have caused EY to make reference to the matter in their report.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">For the fiscal years ended December 29,
2018 and December 28, 2019, there were no &ldquo;reportable events&rdquo; as that term is defined in Item 304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation
S-K, except as described below.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">As disclosed in Item 9A of our annual report
on Form&nbsp;10-K for our fiscal year ended December&nbsp;29, 2018, our President and Chief Executive Officer and our Chief Financial
Officer concluded that we did not adequately design or execute internal controls over the completeness and accuracy of: 1)&nbsp;our
contingent consideration and incentive-based compensation liabilities, including our internal controls over revenue forecasts and
certain other assumptions used in the computation of these liabilities; 2)&nbsp;revenue and related reserves; 3)&nbsp;certain accounts
payable and expense accruals; and 4) the evaluation of certain technical tax matters. As disclosed in Item 9A of our annual report
on Form&nbsp;10-K for our fiscal year ended December&nbsp;28, 2019, our President and Chief Executive Officer and our Chief Financial
Officer concluded that we did not adequately design or execute internal controls over: 1)&nbsp;our incentive-based compensation
liabilities, as it relates to our internal controls over the review of the completeness and accuracy of key inputs into the computation
of these liabilities; 2)&nbsp;certain aspects of accounting for revenue and related accounts; and 3)&nbsp;the completeness of certain
accounts payable and expense accruals. The Audit Committee of our Board of Directors has discussed these material weaknesses in
our internal control over financial reporting with EY and has authorized EY to respond fully to the inquiries of GT concerning
these material weaknesses. As disclosed in Item 9A of our annual report on Form&nbsp;10-K for our fiscal year ended December&nbsp;28,
2019, our President and Chief Executive Officer and our Chief Financial Officer concluded that we remediated the material weaknesses
relating to (1) our contingent consideration liability, including our internal controls over revenue forecasts and certain other
assumptions used in the computation of this liability; and (2) the evaluation of certain technical tax matters as disclosed in
Item 9A of our annual report on Form&nbsp;10-K for our fiscal year ended December&nbsp;29, 2018.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">We have provided EY with a copy of the disclosures
we are making under this Item 4.01, and requested that EY provide a letter addressed to the Securities and Exchange Commission
stating whether it agrees with the foregoing statements as they relate to EY. A copy of EY&rsquo;s letter, dated March 9, 2020,
is attached as Exhibit&nbsp;16.1 hereto.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">During the two fiscal years ended December&nbsp;28,
2019 and the subsequent interim period through March 4, 2020, neither we nor anyone on our behalf consulted GT regarding any of
the matters referred to in Item 304(a)(2)&nbsp;of Regulation S-K.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">(d)&nbsp;&nbsp;Exhibits</P>

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    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><A HREF="tm2011963d1_ex16-1.htm"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">16.1</FONT></A></TD>
    <TD><A HREF="tm2011963d1_ex16-1.htm"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Letter dated March 9, 2020 from Ernst &amp; Young LLP to the Securities and Exchange Commission</FONT></A></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>SIGNATURES</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.</P>

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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 49%; padding-bottom: 0; text-indent: 0; padding-left: 0">Dated: March 9, 2020</TD><TD STYLE="padding-left: 0; width: 2%; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-bottom: 0; text-indent: 0">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-bottom: 0; text-align: left; padding-left: 0; text-indent: 0">Chad M. Holmes</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="margin: 0">March 9, 2020</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">Securities and Exchange Commission</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">100 F Street, N.E.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">Washington, DC 20549</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">We have read Item 4.01 of Form 8-K dated
March 4, 2020, of CRA International, Inc. and are in agreement with the statements contained in the second, third, fourth, fifth
and sixth paragraphs on pages two and three therein. We have no basis to agree or disagree with other statements of the registrant
contained therein.</P>

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the lack of internal control to prepare financial statements,</P>

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two therein, we had considered such matters in determining the nature, timing and extent of procedures performed in our audit of
the registrant's 2018 and 2019 consolidated financial statements.</P>

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