Peter Davis leads Cornerstone Research’s European competition practice and is head of the firm’s London office. Dr. Davis is an expert in competition economics and econometrics, focusing on cartel damages, merger inquiries, and market investigations (sector inquiries). He has provided expert testimony in matters before the High Court of England and Wales, the Directorate-General (DG) for Competition, the U.K. Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), and the Financial Conduct Authority. Dr. Davis has also consulted on cases in China, the Netherlands, and South Africa. His work spans a range of industries, including energy, financial services, healthcare, media, and retail.
Regulatory and competition experience
Dr. Davis is a former deputy chairman of the Competition Commission (now integrated into the CMA). In that role, he oversaw substantive analysis and also fair process for various phase II merger cases, as well as a number of market and regulatory investigations.
Teaching and research
In addition to his consulting and competition agency work, Dr. Davis has served as a faculty member at the London School of Economics and Political Science and the MIT Sloan School of Management. He is a coauthor of two books: Quantitative Techniques for Competition and Antitrust Analysis (Princeton University Press), and Damages Claims for the Infringement of EU Competition Law (Oxford University Press). Dr. Davis’s research has been published in numerous journals, including the International Journal of Industrial Organization, the Journal of Econometrics, and the RAND Journal of Economics. Dr. Davis has also served as president of the Association of Competition Economics.
Recognitions and awards
Dr. Davis is listed in AC Black’s Who’s Who, as well as Who’s Who Legal: Competition Economics, which praises him as “highly recommended for his impressive knowledge of antitrust investigations and litigation proceedings.” Who’s Who Legal also recognizes him among Thought Leaders–Competition, noting that “Peter Davis secures extensive recommendations from peers for his excellent work on mergers analysis, follow-on damages actions and market investigations.”