Jorge Padilla

"The reference on Europe on all fronts. Holistic, convincing, brilliant." - Lexology Index 2025

Dr. Jorge Padilla is Chair of Compass Lexecon International

Dr. Padilla earned M. Phil and D. Phil degrees in Economics from the University of Oxford. He is Research Fellow at the Centro de Estudios Monetarios y Financieros (CEMFI, Madrid) and teaches competition economics at the Toulouse School of Economics (TSE).

He has given expert testimony before the competition authorities and courts of several EU member states, as well as in cases before the European Commission. Dr Padilla has submitted written testimony to the European General Court, and the UK Competition Appeals Tribunal in cartel, merger control and abuse of dominance cases. He has also given expert testimony in various civil litigation (damages), international arbitration, and competition cases in non-EU jurisdictions (Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, India, Israel, Jamaica, Japan, Korea, Singapore, South Africa, Taiwan, Turkey, the United Kingdom and the United States).

Dr Padilla has written numerous papers on competition policy, industrial organization, intellectual property and finance in the Antitrust Bulletin, the Antitrust Law Journal, Economics Letters, the Economic Journal, the Energy Journal, the European Competition Journal, the European Competition Law Review, the Fordham International Law Journal, Industrial and Corporate Change, the International Journal of Industrial Organization, the Journal of Competition Law and Economics, the Journal of Economics and Management Strategy, Harvard Journal of law and Technology, Boston University Journal of Science and Technology Law, the Journal of Industrial Economics, the Journal of Economic Theory, the RAND Journal of Economics, the Review of Financial Studies, the University of Chicago Law Review, and World Competition.

Member of the Board of Trustees of the Fide Foundation, Fundación Dadóris and Fundación Jorge Padilla Blanco.

He is also co-author of The Law and Economics of Article 102 TFEU, 3rd edition, Hart Publishing, 2020.

Restriction: Dr Padilla will not represent clients before the Spanish Competition and Regulation Authority, Comisión Nacional de los Mercados y la Competencia, CNMC, during the tenure of his wife, Ms Cani Fernández, as President of the CNMC.

"He has been great, provides great support." - Lexology Index 2025

"Excellent economist and senior statesman." - Lexology Index 2025

"Absolutely convincing and very reliable in arbitral tribunals." - Lexology Index 2024

"Superb analytical skill." - Lexology Index 2024

"He is unparalleled in expertise in valuation. He is incredible, brilliant, compelling as a testifier, can distil info. Arbitrators and fact finders love him. He is very smart and funny." - Lexology Index 2024

"Probably the best competition economist of his generation. Jorge masters the most complex economic theories and presents them persuasively. His voice carries a lot of weight with regulators." - Lexology Index 2024

"Very well known in damages and competition." - Lexology Index 2023

"The most impressive expert in this jurisdiction." - Lexology Index 2023

"Unmatched knowledge of economics and ability to analyse the most complex issues." - Lexology Index 2023

"Jorge is not only an outstanding economist, he is also able to effectively present and defend his arguments." - Lexology Index 2023

"Jorge presents with gravitas and depth of knowledge." - Lexology Index 2022

"He is hands down the best expert I have worked with in my entire career." - Lexology Index 2022

"Impressive, an academic star as well as a consulting star." - Lexology Index 2022

"He is amazing - a star." - Lexology Index 2022