Oxera today announces the appointment of Dr Robert Ryan as Partner as it continues to expand its competition practice. Robert joins a growing senior team at Oxera that has recently welcomed Dr Francesca Sala and Tanja Salem.

Robert joins Oxera after 12 years at the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) where he served as Director of Economics, leading the economic work on several high-profile and complex investigations including the Cloud market investigation, Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard and the Veolia/Suez merger, among others.

As a lead author of the CMA’s Merger Assessment Guidelines, Robert played a key role in shaping the CMA’s approach to various competition issues, including dynamic competition, local retail mergers and market definition.

Robert’s appointment strengthens Oxera’s growing mergers practice, and he will lead on both UK and Brussels mergers.

Commenting on his appointment, Robert said: ‘I’m delighted to be joining Oxera. From my time at the CMA, I’ve seen first-hand the questions regulators focus on in complex cases, and I’m looking forward to helping clients address them early and clearly. Oxera has an excellent track record in this area, and its recent growth reflects the confidence clients place in its advice.’

Oxera Managing Partner, Dr Gunnar Niels, added: ‘Rob brings enormous experience and understanding of regulatory decision-making to the Oxera team, further strengthening our ability to provide evidence-based economic advice to clients on mergers and other competition matters.’