Andrea Asoni

Vice President
Andrea Asoni | Antitrust Competition | Charles River Associates

Andrea Asoni is a seasoned antitrust economist with extensive expertise in M&A investigations before the antitrust agencies.

Specializing in the application of quantitative analyses and economic models to competition issues, he directs his expertise across diverse industries such as digital platforms, consumer goods, retail, entertainment (including video gaming and music distribution), healthcare insurance and services, among others.

Dr. Asoni’s client-centric approach aids antitrust counsel in pre-deal risk assessments, regulatory review, and engagement with the agencies. Dr. Asoni has authored and managed expert testimony, supporting testifying experts for plaintiffs and defendants alike. Dr. Asoni routinely manages large, complex, multi-jurisdictional matters.

Dr. Asoni holds a PhD in Economics from the University of Chicago and his recent antitrust and competition economics thought leadership contributions include comments on the 2023 draft US Merger Guidelines, a chapter on coordinated effects in merger analysis in the volume Antitrust Economics for Lawyers (LexisNexis), and numerous articles published in the George Mason Law Review, the Australian Journal of Competition and Consumer Law, and Competition Policy International, among others.

Selected engagements

  • 01
    CRA Competition team advises on Tunney Act proceeding in HPE’s $14 billion acquisition of Juniper
    As part of the Tunney Act proceeding, a group of 12 States and the District of Columbia intervened to participate in the Court’s review of that negotiated...
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  • 02
    CRA Competition advises on merger of Fivetran and dbt Labs
    The parties announced the completion of their merger on June 1, 2026, which brings together two category-defining platforms to advance a new era of trusted,...
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  • 03
    CRA Competition team advises on HPE’s acquisition of Juniper Networks across jurisdictions worldwide
    The announcement comes 18 months after the deal was publicly announced in January 2024. The DOJ press release can be found here. CRA’s Dr. Elizabeth Bailey,...
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Credentials