Sam Marden

Director
Sam Marden | European Competition | Charles River Associates

Sam Marden is a director in CRA’s European Competition Practice. Sam is an empirical micro-economist, with an expertise in applied econometrics.

Since joining CRA Sam has provided advice and economic analysis on competition issues raised in a variety of merger cases before the CMA and elsewhere. Sam’s experience covers a range of work for industries including transport, media, payments and retail with a focus on two-sided markets and technology.

Prior to joining CRA in February 2018, Sam was a Lecturer (Assistant Professor) at the University of Sussex. He holds a PhD in economics from the London School of Economics, where he also worked as a teaching fellow. He was a Royal Economic Society junior fellow and his research has been published in Economic Journal.

Selected engagements

  • 01
    CRA responds to the European Commission’s draft Article 102 Guidelines
    The draft guidelines aimed to reflect recent EU courts’ case law on exclusionary abuses, in turn helping to provide greater legal certainty for all relevant...
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  • 02
    Competition Appeal Tribunal certified class action brought by Liza Lovdahl Gormsen v. Meta
    On February 15, 2024, the Competition Appeal Tribunal certified a class action brought by Liza Lovdahl Gormsen v. Meta. The action pertains to the unfair...
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  • 03
    Uber NYC
    The Supreme Court of the State of New York has annulled a regulation that would have required “For Hire Vehicle Bases” (such as Uber and Lyft) to limit the...
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