Compass Lexecon Explained

Compass Lexecon
Hq Location City:Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Parent:FTI Consulting, Inc.
Foundation:1977
Area Served:Americas
Europe
Middle East
Asia
Key People:Daniel R. Fischel (Chairman and President)
Num Employees:500+ worldwide (2020)[1]
Industry:Economic consulting
Products:Business analysis, Competition law, Economic consulting
Locations:23 (2022)
Footnotes:[2]

Compass Lexecon is a global economic consulting firm founded in 1977 with headquarters in Chicago, Illinois. It provides analysis of economic issues pertaining to competition practice and competition law for use in legal and regulatory proceedings, strategic decisions, and public policy debates.[3] [4] Compass Lexecon operates as a wholly owned subsidiary of the parent firm FTI Consulting.

Chairman and president is Daniel Fischel.[5] Jonathan Orszag is senior managing director.[6] Compass Lexecon has 23 office locations in the Americas, Europe, Middle East, and Asia.

History

Compass Lexecon LLC was formed in January 2008 through the combination of the economic consulting firm Competition Policy Associates (COMPASS), founded in 2003, and the competition law firm Lexecon, founded in 1977.[7]

In May 2013, Compass Lexecon acquired Princeton Economics Group, which provides economic research, data analysis and testimony to law firms and corporations.[8]

Practice areas

Compass Lexecon advertises consulting services in the following practice areas:[9]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: About Us . Compass Lexecon . Compass Lexecon . 23 May 2020.
  2. Web site: Compass Lexecon LLC . www.bloomberg.com . Bloomberg . 23 May 2020.
  3. Bloomberg Businessweek, Company Overview of Compass Lexecon LLC. Retrieved on April 4, 2014.https://web.archive.org/web/20100716210504/http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=740434
  4. The Wall Street Journal, "FTI Consulting Wins Four 2014 Global Competition Review Awards". April 9, 2014.https://www.wsj.com/article/PR-CO-20140409-905673.html
  5. http://www.compasslexecon.com/professionals/bio?id=2 Compass Lexecon Bio, Daniel Fischel
  6. http://www.compasslexecon.com/professionals/bio?id=117 Compass Lexecon Bio, Jonathan Orszag
  7. https://www.compasslexecon.com/about Compass Lexecon, About Us
  8. http://topics.nytimes.com/top/news/business/companies/fti-consulting-inc/ The New York Times, News About FTI Consulting Inc
  9. Web site: Practice Areas. 2021-09-24. Compass Lexecon. en-US.
  10. The Washington Post, "Economists wield big influence in merger reviews". June 1, 2014.https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/economists-wield-big-influence-in-merger-reviews/2014/06/01/e8e84406-e744-11e3-a86b-362fd5443d19_story.html