Dr. Roberto Venturini is a Senior Economist at Compass Lexecon, based in Brussels.
Roberto’s main area of expertise is civil litigation and damage quantification in Article 101 cases, with a focus on information exchanges. He has contributed to the preparation of economic evidence (economic and econometric analyses, overcharge pass-on analyses) and assisted legal teams in court proceedings in the UK, Spain, Germany, and Israel, among others. He has assisted clients in merger and abuse of dominance cases with the European Commission and National Competition Authorities. His work experience covers a range of industries, including high-end technical equipment, transport (trucks) and the computer industry (printers).
Roberto holds a Ph.D. in Economics from the Université Libre de Bruxelles, where he conducted research on Competition Policy enforcement, International Trade and Firm Organization. Previously, he obtained an M.Res. from the Toulouse School of Economics and a joint undergraduate degree in Economics from the University of Trento and the University of Strasbourg. His research has been published in leading economics journals, including AER and Research Policy.