Description
CRA's European Competition practice specialises in providing economic advice on matters of competition policy and regulation. We assist firms 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.
As an Associate Principal, you will 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. You will 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.
Responsibilities:
- 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 our 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.).
Desired Qualifications:
- 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.