Boaz Moselle
Executive Vice President
London
"Brain the size of a planet. Almost everyone tries to snatch him up - he is the Michael Jordan of Economists." - Lexology Index 2025
Boaz Moselle is an Executive Vice President at Compass Lexecon based in London.
Dr Moselle is an economist who has worked in academia, consulting and government. He has provided written and oral testimony as an expert witness in over 50 international arbitrations as well as in national courts and in expert determinations.
Dr. Moselle’s areas of expertise include:
- Oil and gas: economic analysis relating to the price of gas and LNG in long term contracts, valuation of gas supply businesses, and the estimation of damages from the breach of supply contracts.
- Valuation and damages: valuation of oil and gas, renewables and other types of energy asset; of regulated infrastructure, including transmission and distribution assets for electricity, natural gas and water, and similar asset classes (toll roads, airports, etc); and of other types of business with a particular focus on commodities. Use of those analytical tools to estimate damages in commercial and investor-state disputes.
- Regulatory economics: the analysis of regulatory decisions, with a particular focus on statistical and financial techniques for setting regulated charges for the use of infrastructure.
- Competition and antitrust: with a focus on the energy industry and more recently on the estimation of competition damages.
Dr Moselle began his career as an assistant professor at Northwestern University, where he taught courses in quantitative methods and in game theory. He holds a Ph.D. in Economics from Harvard University, an M.A. and Ph.D. in Mathematics from the Universities of Cambridge and London, and an M.Sc. in Astrophysics from Queen Mary University of London. He was previously a Managing Director of the UK energy regulator Ofgem. He teaches as a guest lecturer at Queen Mary University of London School of Law on issues related to damages and disputes in the energy industry.
He has published articles in leading economics journals, and is co-author of a textbook on statistics; co-author and co-editor of a book on the economics of renewable generation. He is also co-author of various book chapters on expert issues in gas price reviews; on the definition of investment in economics (in Jurisdiction in Investment Treaty Arbitration); on the principles of damages assessment (in The Investment Treaty Arbitration Review); and on the use of statistical techniques for estimating damages (in The Guide to Damages in International Arbitration).
"Boaz has A++ analytic skills, but is also super easy to work with." - Lexology Index 2025
"Literally the best expert I have ever seen at cross examination." - Lexology Index 2024
"Terrific combination of technical excellence and independence." - Lexology Index 2024
"Fantastically knowledgeable. A true expert in every sense of the word." - Lexology Index 2024
"Deep experience and reliability." - Lexology Index 2024
"Really famous in the field - strategically astute - he is an old hand in energy regulation."- Lexology Index 2025
"Boaz's dedication to thorough research and precision in his findings sets him apart as an exceptional expert." - Lexology Index 2024
"Boaz is one of the few elite experts in the gas/LNG price review field." - Lexology Index 2025
"Dr Moselle is a hugely erudite and impressive expert." - Lexology Index 2024
"Boaz is an unrivalled expert in the natural gas field."- Lexology Index 2024
"Out-of-this-world intellect." - Lexology Index 2024
"He is undoubtedly part of the global elite." - Lexology Index 2024
"A big name in gas and energy disputes." - Lexology Index 2023
"His economic studies are of very high quality and contain sharp analysis." - Lexology Index 2023
"Super clever." - Lexology Index 2023
"One of the best testifying economic experts."- Lexology Index 2023
"Number one." - Lexology Index 2023
"Head and shoulders above the rest." - Lexology Index 2023
"Peerless." - Lexology Index 2023
"Truly outstanding in his comprehension of oil and gas matters."- Lexology Index 2023
"He is a wise strategic advisor." - Lexology Index 2023
"A stand-out in his field. The one everyone wants." - Lexology Index 2023
"A star in the expert community; a very impressive testifying expert." - Lexology Index 2023
"He has excelled on some very high profile disputes." - Lexology Index 2023
"Known for his true wisdom and is an intellectual powerhouse." - Lexology Index 2023
"Boaz is an absolute genius - his intellect is out of this world."- Lexology Index 2022
"He is an incredibly fluent expert witness in cross-examination." - Lexology Index 2022
"He's classified in the genius category." - Lexology Index 2022
"Widely known and respected in the industry." - Lexology Index 2022
"An amazing, shockingly intelligent and knowledgeable expert in gas pricing matters." - Lexology Index 2022
"Knows the industry, incredibly fluent expert witness on cross-examination." - Lexology Index 2022
"Extremely knowledgeable on gas disputes." - Lexology Index 2022
"Impressive knowledge of gas industry." - Lexology Index 2022
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Education
- PhD in Economics, Harvard University
- PhD in Mathematics, Queen Mary & Westfield College
- BA in Mathematics, Cambridge University