Paul A. Johnson has nearly 20 years of experience in competition economics. Paul's experience spans a wide range of industries and all areas of competition economics, including mergers and acquisitions, monopolistic practices, cartels, deceptive marketing practices, class certification, and calculation of damages. He is currently the owner of Rideau Economics, located in Ottawa, Canada.
From 2016 to 2019, Paul served a three-year tenure as the chief economist at the Competition Bureau, where he worked with case teams, worked on special projects, directly engaged with stakeholders, and advised the Commissioner of Competition on all significant antitrust matters. He was a principal contributor to the Bureau’s outreach efforts on emerging competition issues related to big data. Prior to opening Rideau Economics, Paul was a Partner in the antitrust practice at Bates White in Washington, DC. At Bates White, he worked on civil antitrust litigation and on high-profile mergers before US and European antitrust agencies in a wide range of industries.
For more information, please contact:
Ales Filipi
ales.filipi@bateswhite.com
202.747.2098
Languages
French
Education
PhD, Economics, Université de Montréal
BA, Economics, University of North Carolina
