Overview
A leading global consulting firm is seeking an Associate Principal (European Competition practice).
The firm’s European Competition practice specialises in providing economic advice on matters of competition policy and regulation. The firm assists clients and their legal advisors in all types of competition proceedings: firms considering merger and acquisition opportunities or involved in merger control proceedings; and firms undergoing investigations relating to cartels, restrictive commercial agreements, abuse of dominance or state aid. The firm also provides advice to firms involved in regulatory proceedings and sector inquiries. The firm offer assistance on the estimation effects of damages in cartel cases, international arbitration and intellectual property disputes.
Key Responsibilities
Associate Principals work with those testifying in judicial proceedings to provide economic analyses of mergers and other competition matters before the major competition authorities of the world. Associate Principals have the unique opportunity to work alongside some of the most respected scholars, specialists, and industry experts in the world, providing conceptual and practical input to competition case work and playing a key role in shaping some of the largest and most significant competition cases in Europe. The firm employ tools such as merger simulation, upward pricing pressure analysis, econometrics, bargaining theory, or game theory to tailor analyses to the facts of each case. Whether before a court or a regulatory agency, the firm’s consultants set a high standard for the clear communication of sophisticated economic analysis in complex cases. You will have access to internal training programs focused on creative problem solving, communications, and leading and managing colleagues, teams and cases. Associate Principals may:
- Work closely with leading academics and consult with attorneys and other clients in industry and government on a wide variety of finance, strategy and economics issues;
- Conduct research in a supportive, team-oriented environment;
- Act as a primary point of contact for clients and assist in the development and presentation of client deliverables including expert reports summarising opinions, conclusions, and recommendations and third party financial, market and industry data;
- Independently conceptualise and identify issues, design complex economic and financial models to analyze economic and financial data;
- Oversee analysis in statistical analysis programs (such as Stata, SAS, R or Python);
- Manage the research process, and supervise, train and mentor junior analysts;
- Ensure the integrity and accuracy of analyses and opinions;
- Drive practice-building activities (training, recruiting, publication, expertise sharing, etc.).
Skills, Knowledge & Experience
- Good first degree in economics and a postgraduate degree qualification (MSc/MPhil or PhD/DPhil) from well-regarded institutions with focused study in economics or a related specialism (industrial organisation, and/or statistics/econometrics);
- Extensive and relevant experience (5-9 years), competition policy/economic consulting experience preferred;
- Demonstrated understanding of economic concepts, competition/regulatory authorities and quantitative and qualitative analysis methods;
- Fluency in English;
- Exceptional written and oral communication skills;
- Experience managing and developing teams of junior colleagues;
- Extensive executive client presence and interaction skills.
