New Competition Team Enters Brussels Press Release 24 April 2017

New competition team enters Brussels Press release 24 April 2017

One of the leading economics firms in Europe, Copenhagen Economics, opens its third self-standing office in Brussels. With the recruitment of DG Competition senior expert, Dr Adina Claici, the firm establishes an author- itative team focusing on competition and damage claim cases.

Copenhagen Economics’ founding Partner, Dr Claus Kastberg Nielsen, relocates to Brussels to head the office. The expansion is a corollary of the firm’s international strategy and follows a number of strong recruitments during the past year. Latest Dr Adina Claici, who has significant and broad experience with all types of competition cases as a former Senior Member of the Chief Economist Team at DG Competition.

“I am extremely happy to welcome Adina to the team and look very much forward to develop the Brussels office with her by my side. Adina knows her way around the Eu- ropean competition circles, and her strong European competition profile comple- ments the rest of the team” says Claus Kastberg Nielsen, Managing Director for the Brussels office.

The Brussels team offers economics consultancy services within mergers, anti-trust, state aid, and damage claims. Initially, the team will comprise six experts who will be complemented case-by-case by experts from the Copenhagen and Stockholm branches of Copenhagen Economics. The firm draws upon strong sector experience from digital services, financial services, transport, trade, postal and delivery, energy and climate, IP, health, and mining.

“Our approach is different. Because we are a dedicated senior team in a growing or- ganisation, we are agile and can breed pragmatic and creative solutions. Our Scandi- navian roots are reflected in a candour, which is appreciated by courts and authori- ties – and clients” says Claus Kastberg Nielsen.

Today, Copenhagen Economics employs 28 specialized competition experts who work from the three offices in Brussels, Copenhagen, and Stockholm. The Brussels office is located at Place Stéphanie, Avenue Louise 54, Brussels.

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 Learn more about Copenhagen Economics’ competition services  Learn more about Dr Claus Kastberg Nielsen  Learn more about Dr Adina Claici

For further information, please feel free to contact Partner Claus Kastberg Nielsen at [email protected] or +32 4 9187 9367

Copenhagen Economics is the leading economic consultancy in the Nordic region. Founded in 2000, the firm employs more than 75 staff and operates across the world. The Global Competition Review (GCR) lists Copenhagen Economics as one of the top 21 economic consultancies in the world since 2006. We provide independent advice based on established research methods, and our experts have in-depth sector knowledge.