Education
M.Sc. Economics, University College London
M.Sc. Development Studies, London School of Economics
B.Sc. International and European Economic and Political Studies, Thessaloniki, Greece
Primary Office Location
99 Bishopsgate
London EC2M 3XD UK
Additional Information
Vicki Mertzanidou has advised clients on a range of different antitrust issues before both the EU Commission and national competition authorities across Europe and in South Africa. Merger cases (acting for the merging parties) include Ineos/Kerling, Owens Corning/Saint Gobain, Alcatel/Lucent, Linde/BOC, adidas/Reebok, Amer/Salomon, Solvay/Montedison-Ausimont, and Philips/Agilent before the European Commission; Dunfermline Press/Trinity Mirror, Arqiva/BT SBS, William Hill/Stanley Leisure, DS Smith/Linpac Containers, and BASF/Takeda in the UK; and Sasol/Engen and Ellerines/Relyant in South Africa. Her experience in industrial sectors ranges from white fuels and chemicals to telecoms equipment, athletic footwear, recorded music, betting, and a number of fast growing consumer goods. In addition to merger cases, she has also worked on abuse of dominance allegations before the European Commission, the competitive effect of commercial agreements, and the valuation of damages in commercial disputes.
Ms. Mertzanidou joined CRA (formerly Lexecon Ltd) in November 2003. Prior to this, she worked in the field of competition policy for more than four years, advising clients on competition matters at RBB Economics and NERA.
E-Mail: vmertzanidou@crai.com
Telephone: +44-20-7664-3700
Direct Telephone: +44-20-7959-1456
Fax: +44-20-7664-3998