Economics Consulting

Our global economics consulting practice specializes in antitrust/competition, public policy and regulation, and securities and finance, by providing clients with expert advice and testimony in high-stakes litigation, investigations, regulatory matters, and commercial disputes. 

Our deep bench of testifying experts support both private clients and regulatory agencies and have  extensive experience on both claimant and defendant sides in litigation matters. We are highly experienced in developing robust and practical analysis and presenting it in a clear and compelling manner to courts and regulatory agencies. We provide an independent view based on rigorous, fact-based economic evidence. 

Our multinational and multilingual team draws on their expertise in the disciplines of economics, finance, and statistics. We also harness the skillsets of the wider AlixPartners business, including forensic accounting, data analytics, and industry expertise, enabling us to provide greater insight and assistance to our clients. We regularly collaborate with academic affiliates, both supporting their testimony in courts and in front of regulatory authorities as well as working with them as part of the consulting team.

Antitrust and Competition

We work on the full spectrum of antitrust issues, combining insights from the latest thinking in economic theory with fact-based empirical evidence using sophisticated econometric tools. Our experts have extensive experience addressing issues of market definition, market power, competitive effects, damages and class certifications. Our team has a proven track record of delivering insights and bringing clarity to:    

• antitrust class actions
• corporate antitrust litigation (standalone, follow-on)
• market investigations
• mergers

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Public Policy & Regulation

Our expert economists assist governments and regulatory agencies considering public policy intervention or market reform, helping them carefully analyze the markets concerned to determine whether intervention is appropriate (for example, if there is a form of market failure), what intervention will be appropriate (typically the minimum necessary to address the market failure), and the likely impact of different forms of proposed intervention. In network utility sectors that exhibit natural monopoly characteristics economic regulation is an on-going process, based on economic incentive frameworks set for fixed periods of time. 

Additionally, we assist government agencies, regulators, and companies that are subject to economic regulation or are affected by proposed regulations to rigorously analyze the markets and evaluate the likely effects of intervention.

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Securities & Finance Economics

We assist market participants and regulatory bodies by providing deep expertise in financial markets, data analytics, and complex financial investigations and litigation. Our key service areas include regulatory enforcement actions, financial contract disputes, complex asset valuations, trading and market event reconstructions, and expert testimony on merits and damages. We also handle class actions involving securities, derivatives, and investment vehicles, as well as market conduct issues such as insider trading, manipulation, and fraud.

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Class Actions

We have extensive experience applying rigorous and fact-based economic analysis to issues pertaining to class actions through all stages from class certification, through merits, to settlement or trial. Our experience includes class actions in the areas of antitrust, false and misleading advertising, securities, financial products and services, consumer products, and more. 

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