Andrew Sfekas

Principal Specialist, Applied Research Center

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  • Washington

Education

Andrew Sfekas has extensive experience with merger support, including all aspects of economic analysis and data production across the lifetime of a merger case. As a member of Cornerstone Research’s Applied Research Center, Dr. Sfekas leads and supports teams in all merger phases, including early evaluation, engagement with antitrust agencies, second requests, expert support in merger litigation, and trials.

Dr. Sfekas has addressed horizontal and vertical competition issues in industries such as transportation, agriculture, consumer goods, healthcare, health insurance, information technology, manufacturing, streaming media, and retail banking, among others. His work has included data management for second requests for complex organizations involving multiple terabytes of data.

Dr. Sfekas also has expertise in complex antitrust matters involving healthcare providers, health insurers, and pharmaceutical manufacturers. In these contexts, he has supported experts in matters related to allegations of vertical restraints and anticompetitive pricing practices, including liability and damages assessments. As part of this work, he has led teams in analyzing large medical claims databases.

Professional Affiliations
Press Release

Cornerstone Research Announces Senior Staff Promotions to Vice President and Principal

Press Release

Cornerstone Research Submits Comment to the DOJ-DOT Inquiry on Competition in Airline Travel

Article

Expanding the Economic Analysis in Banking Merger Review

Case

First Advantage/Sterling Check

Case

Alaska Airlines/Hawaiian Airlines Merger

Article

Assessing Merger Guideline Feedback With Machine Learning

Press Release

Cornerstone Research Staff and Affiliated Experts Submit Comments on the Joint FTC-DOJ Draft Merger Guidelines

Case

United States et al. v. UnitedHealth Group Incorporated et al.