Economic Consultant (Competition)

Frontier Economics Limited ,
London, Greater London

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Job Description

** PLEASE NOTE: Due to the current situation the recruitment process for all roles will be taking place at a slower pace. However we are still very keen to speak to candidates so please continue to express your interest by submitting your application and a member of the Recruitment team will be in contact with you.** Within our competition practice, we work closely with clients and legal counsel, providing a mix of strategic advice and technical support. We assist in pre-empting issues, in producing and responding to technical analysts, in preparing client submissions and expert reports and in giving oral evidence. We are currently looking for an exceptional candidate to join our competition practice. Applicants are required to have at least 2 - 4 years' experience gained within an economics consultancy or regulator. Competition experience is desirable however we will also consider applications from those who have gained broader experience and have a keen interest to specialise in competition. Some recent work of the practice includes advising on: * mergers across Europe and beyond including, Tesco / Booker, Lufthansa / AirBerlin, Vodafone / Idea India, Just Eat / Hungryhouse and London Stock Exchange / Deutsche Borse * acting as expert witnesses in damages claims in courts across Europe in cases such as Secretary of State for Health vs Servier, ABB vs National Grid * advising parties on Article 101 and 102 investigations by both the European Commission and national competition regulators, such as Euribor, Credit Default Swaps and Movies on Pay TV * advising on the banking, energy and investment consulting market investigations. We expect the successful candidate to have the ability to apply a range of microeconomics tools to business issues. Therefore you should have at least a BSc with a main focus in Economics and a MSc in Economics. You will also be able to communicate complex economic arguments in non-technical language, and to build effective working relationships with clients and colleagues. We are offering a highly competitive salary package plus bonus and benefits. The successful candidate will based in one of the following offices: Berlin, Brussels, Cologne, London or Paris (if you apply to our Berlin or Cologne offices you must be fluent in German and if you apply to our Paris office you must be fluent in French).