People and Practice

SINCE 2013

Since 2013 our economists have advised on competition matters across European jurisdictions, combining economic rigour with a practical understanding of legal proceedings.

STRONG FOUNDATION

Our work is grounded in economics and econometrics. The rigorous academic training of our economists helps us address even the most complex and novel competition problems.

SMALL TEAMS

We work in small, focused teams that grow as needed, providing direct access to senior economists, clear accountability and focused analytical support.

Contact Katharina

Dr Katharina Sailer

leads the practice. She is a competition economist with more than 20 years of experience applying economic and econometric analysis to complex competition matters.

She has a distinguished track record of advising clients across a wide range of industries before competition authorities and courts Europe-wide in merger control, competition litigation, antitrust investigations, market inquiries and related matters.

Her expertise spans theoretical economic frameworks, sophisticated econometric analyses and strategic advisory for both claimants and defendants. She has won multiple awards for her work.

Damages litigation: Industrial construction projects (DE), rail tracks (DE), industrial installations (DE), trucks (EU), automotive (several cases, EU), elevators and escalators (AT), road construction (CH, UK), TV airtime retroactive rebates (DE), animal feed phosphates (EU)

Merger investigations: Banking merger (CCPC, IE), BKartA (Phase I), Google/Motorola (EU), Unilever/Sara Lee (EU), airline mergers (several, EU)

Market investigations: Groceries Inquiry (UK), Private Healthcare Remittal (UK), Retail Banking (UK)

Anticompetitive behaviour: Luxury cosmetics (several), trucks (EU), software (EU), list price agreements (SI), construction (UK)
Katharina has published and presented on network and information economics, on auctions, on merger control thresholds, on demand estimation and merger simulation, on follow-on litigation and on vertical agreements.
Katharina holds a Ph.D. from the University of Munich and a Diploma from the University of Cologne, both in economics. She has conducted research on competition economic questions at the Kiel Institute for World Economics and the London School of Economics.

She has previous experience with Charles River Associates, Compass Lexecon, the UK Competition Authority and L.E.K. Consulting.
Her work has been recognised with several awards, including Lexology’s Competition Experts Award, GCR’s Litigation of the Year and a Best Dissertation Award.

Vivien Csonka

is a competition economist with ten years of experience in damages litigation, merger control, antitrust investigations and market inquiries.

She has advised on competition matters across a range of sectors and jurisdictions, acting in both contentious and regulatory contexts. Her work includes quantitative analysis, econometric assessment, the review of complex datasets and devising robust theories of harm.

Her professional background bridges private sector economic consultancy and public sector competition authorities.

Damages litigation: Industrial construction projects (DE), rail tracks (DE), financial sector (UK), trucks (EU)

Merger investigations: Educational materials (UK), telecommunications (HU), magazines (UK)

Market investigations: Care homes for the elderly (UK)
Anticompetitive behaviour: Pharmaceuticals (HU), collective rights management (HU), telecommunications (HU)
Vivien holds an M.Sc. in Competition and Market Regulation from the Barcelona School of Economics and a B.A. in Applied Economics from Eötvös Loránd University (HU).
She has experience in both consultancy and public sector competition authorities, including roles at Compass Lexecon, the UK Competition and Markets Authority and the Hungarian Competition Authority.

For large-scale, document-intensive matters or cases requiring highly specialised expertise, we augment our core team by drawing on a trusted network of academic advisors and specialist consultants. This flexible structure ensures our clients receive the exact data-processing capacity and economic depth their mandate requires, without unnecessary administrative friction.