Paul Labys

Principal

Paul Labys is a principal in the Antitrust & Competition Economics Practice of Charles River Associates. An experienced project manager, Dr. Labys has worked on mergers, antitrust and patent disputes, price-fixing matters, economic litigation, and business consulting cases across a wide range of industries.

With an academic background in financial econometrics, he specializes in the application of innovative statistical techniques to the analysis of large data sets, both in academic and professional environments.

As an academic, Dr. Labys worked on topics related to capital markets, with a focus on the analysis of high-frequency financial data, volatility forecasting for risk management, and the microstructure of electronic limit order markets.

Selected engagements

  • 01
    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 Elizabeth Bailey,...
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  • 02
    CRA Competition team advises on Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard across jurisdictions worldwide
    CRA Competition supported Microsoft’s historic $69 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard, providing expertise across all jurisdictions
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  • 03
    CRA Competition advises on Microsoft–Activision acquisition in US
    CRA Competition supported Microsoft and Activision Blizzard during the US legal proceedings related to their $69 billion acquisition.
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