Prof. Dr. Doris Hildebrand

EE&MC is an economic consulting firm specialized in competition law proceedings. The economic assessment of agreements, mergers, abuses of dominant positions or state aid and regulatory issues are the main areas of our expertise. To support its clients in challenging cases, EE&MC applies highly advanced econometric tools embedded in scientific theories. The company has a strong record on cartel damages calculations as well.

Professor Doris Hildebrand manages the EE&MC teams in Bonn, Brussels and Vienna. EE&MC economists apply the ‘more economics-based’ approach in EU competition law, which was co-founded by Professor Hildebrand in the 90ties. This economic approach, also known as European School, is unique since it reflects the type of economics as applied by the EU Court of Justice and stated in EU law. Economics in the European School tradition is the firm’s special area of expertise: our economic analyses are fully embedded in the legal framework. In this respect, EE&MC benefits from academic research on this subject at the University of Brussels (VUB). Professor Hildebrand also publishes and lectures on this European approach.

Whereas some US rooted economists apply e.g. Chicago School thinking (‘big is beautiful’) to EU competition law cases, EE&MC contributions take into account the framework of the Lisbon Treaty. The use of economics in this European tradition increases the likelihood that the European Commission, antitrust authorities or courts assess the results of EE&MC analyses more favorably. This difference counts. Due to this specific expertise, the firms’ economists are extremely successful in all areas of competition law enforcement. In addition, clients and authorities value EE&MC for its pragmatic and goal-oriented style. Since the firm is active for more than twenty years, it holds a broad expertise in many sectors and markets. Moreover, EE&MC reports are easy to understand for non-economists, which in turn increases the value of EE&MC’s working products.

The firm works in all EU Member States and provides advice usually on the management/ board level. Our clients know exactly what kind of services they are looking for. They search for the best economists with a high reputation and strong empirical skills to solve their competition problems. In particular, clients appreciate the firm’s interdisciplinary approach, the strong network as well as the academic affiliations of most of the EE&MC economists.

EE&MC’s biggest successes of the past 12 months is that the company is involved in a number of high profile damage cartel cases. The company has a special area of expertise in retailing, media and various industrial products. The company is expanding with a special focus on hiring high academic potentials. For 2016, objectives are continuing to manage the expanding business of the company thereby continuing to focus on quality.