Oliver Latham

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8 Finsbury Circus
London, EC2M 7EA, UK

Oliver Latham

Vice President

Oliver Latham is a Vice President in Charles River Associates’ European Competition Practice. He specialises in the application of econometric techniques to competition assessments as well as in cases involving multi-sided platforms and innovative industries. His merger work has involved technology and payments (e.g. Amazon/Deliveroo, Microsoft/LinkedIn, Microsoft/GitHub, Microsoft/ZeniMax, PayPal/iZettle, PayPal/Honey, Taboola/Outbrain, Visa/Plaid, Visa/Tink, Uber/Yandex, Uber/Grab, Uber/Careem, Uber/Postmates and Uber/Cornershop), broadcasting (Fox/Sky, Disney/Fox, Vodafone/Liberty Global), as well as a range of other industries (e.g. Aercap/GECAS, AEG/SMG, Ball/Rexam, INEOS/Solvay, Kongsberg/RRCM and NCR/Cardtronics). His antitrust work includes work for complainants in the Google Android, Google Shopping and Google Ad Tech cases, work for Unilever in its response to concerns in relation to impulse ice cream, work for Amazon in ongoing antitrust investigations as well as a range of ongoing work in pharmaceuticals, technology, travel, sports, finance, and tech. He also works on damages litigation, including work for Visa in the ongoing interchange fee litigation and for Alstom in relation to the Gas Insulated Switchgear cartel.

Prior to joining CRA Dr Latham completed a PhD in Economics from the University of Cambridge, where he was also a teaching fellow in the Faculty of Economics and a consultant at the Centre for Policy Studies. His writing has been published in peer reviewed journals including the Economic Journal and European Competition Journal and he has written on economic issues in other publications including Competition Policy International, the Sunday Times and Vox. In 2020 he was named one of the Global Competition Review’s “40 under 40” of antitrust practitioners worldwide.

Education

  • Ph.D. Economics, University Cambridge
  • M.Phil. Economics, University of Cambridge
  • B.Sc. Economics and Econometrics, University of Bristol

Cases

European Commission clears acquisition of LeasePlan by ALD

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NCR/Cardtronics

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AerCap/GECAS

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Google/ADLC

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Microsoft/ZeniMax

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Uber/Cornershop

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Uber/Postmates

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Uber/Careem

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Visa/Plaid

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Amazon/Deliveroo

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Liberty Global/Vodafone

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Interchange fees

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Uber NYC

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Anschutz Entertainment Group/Onex Corporation

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PayPal/iZettle

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Disney/21st Century Fox

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Kongsberg / Rolls Royce Commercial Marine

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Microsoft/GitHub

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Pay TV

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21st Century Fox/Sky

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Google Android

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Uber/Yandex

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Ice Cream (UK)

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Interchange Fees

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Microsoft/LinkedIn

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News Articles

CJEU judgement on Unilever confirms Intel principles also apply to exclusivity clauses

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European Commission clears acquisition of LeasePlan by ALD

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CMA clears NCR’s acquisition of Cardtronics

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EC clears AerCap’s $30 billion acquisition of GECAS

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ADLC fines Google €220 million

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European Commission unconditionally clears Microsoft’s acquisition of ZeniMax

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Uber’s acquisition of Cornershop approved in Mexico

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DOJ clears Uber’s acquisition of Postmates

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CMA clearance of Visa’s acquisition of Plaid in the UK

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CMA clears Amazon's minority investment in Deliveroo.

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Simon Chisholm and Oliver Latham included in GCR’s 40 under 40.

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Jacobs UK acquisition cleared by the CMA.

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Court annuls NYC Taxi and Limousine Commission ridesharing cruising cap

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Uber completes $3.1bn acquisition of Careem

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CMA unconditionally clears AEG/Onex joint-venture.

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Vodafone's acquisition of Liberty Global cable business gets European Commission approval.

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European Commission unconditionally clears Kongsberg’s acquisition of Rolls Royce Commercial Marine

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High Court dismisses interchange fee damages claim against Visa

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FAS clears Uber link-up with Yandex Taxi in Russia

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Publications

Report for Ofcom on media plurality and online intermediaries

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R you being foreclosed?

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Taking the con out of econometrics? Challenges to using “Difference in Differences” in competition cases

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Designing regulation for digital platforms: Why economists need to work on business models

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Acquisitions of Potential Rivals in Digital/Tech: Valuation Analysis as Key Economic Tool - PayPal/iZettle

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Is Antitrust in Need of Disruption: What Is Disruptive Innovation and What, if Anything, Does Competition Policy Need To Do to React to It?

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