Antitrust Law Daily Wrap Up, INDUSTRY NEWS: NERA names Lauren Stiroh Antitrust and Competition Practice Chair, (Jul 7, 2016)

Dr. Lauren Stiroh has been named Chair of NERA Economic Consulting’s Global Antitrust and Competition Practice, effective July 1. Stiroh, a recognized expert in the economics of antitrust, intellectual property, and commercial damages, takes over for Dr. Ramsey Sheadeh who has completed his term as Chair of the practice and will continue in his role as Senior Vice President at the firm, NERA has announced.

Stiroh has conducted research, prepared expert reports, and testified in court on a variety of issues arising from antitrust allegations, such as monopolization, exclusionary conduct, tying, vertical restrictions, price fixing, predatory pricing, price discrimination, and abuse of standard setting. She has extensive experience analyzing the competitive effects of mergers, acquisitions, and joint ventures, and consulting on matters related to assessing impact and damages in class action litigation.

Stiroh has been retained by numerous large US and multinational companies and has performed or critiqued damage calculations in dozens of industrial settings. She is recognized annually in the Global Arbitration Review’s "The International Who’s Who of Competition Lawyers & Economists" and holds a PhD in economics from Harvard University.

"NERA is recognized as having one of the world’s leading competition economics consulting practices, and under Dr. Stiroh’s leadership, the practice will continue to meet the highest standards of analytic rigor and objectivity," said NERA President Dr. Lawrence Wu. "I look forward to working with Lauren in her new role and to further expanding NERA’s Antitrust and Competition Practice."

NERA Economic Consulting is a global firm of experts dedicated to applying economic, finance, and quantitative principles to complex business and legal challenges. With its main office in New York City, NERA serves clients from more than 25 offices across North America, Europe, and the Asia Pacific.

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