Econic Partners is delighted to announce an expansion of our team with the addition of Partners Ricardo Cossa, Patricia DiRico, and Janice Halpern, and Senior Principals Ioana Dan, Niraj Ojha, and Nina Oren. These Chicago-based professionals bring extensive experience across complex competition, antitrust and litigation matters, with particular expertise in large-scale data analysis, while reinforcing Econic’s strong foundation of established and emerging competition experts.

Dr. Andres Lerner, Founding Partner and Head of Econic’s North American Antitrust & Competition Practice, commented, “As we continue to grow, we remain committed to adding top-tier talent who complement our dynamic team of experts. The addition of Ricardo, Janice, Pat, Ioana, Niraj, and Nina further strengthens our antitrust litigation capabilities, particularly in regard to data analysis and analytics.”

Biographies of Econic’s Recently Hired Experts

(see www.econicpartners.com/people)

  • Dr. Ricardo Cossa – Over 25 years of experience providing services in litigation support and complex data analysis, with particular expertise in economic disputes involving antitrust, labor and employment discrimination, valuation of financial instruments, and general damages assessments. Full bio here.
  • Dr. Ioana Dan – Over 15 years of experience managing large, complex antitrust litigation cases and high-profile, multi-jurisdictional mergers. Full bio here.
  • Dr. Patricia DiRico – A specialist in the economics of industrial organization, with over 20 years of experience in litigation support managing large scale projects involving exclusionary conduct and price fixing investigations. Full bio here.
  • Dr. Janice Halpern – Decades of experience supporting esteemed academic experts by managing economic analyses related to disputes involving antitrust, intellectual property, employment discrimination and other claims. Full bio here.
  • Niraj Ojha – Over 15 years of experience in litigation support and complex data analysis, with extensive expertise in developing and implementing processes to manage large-scale datasets. Full bio here.
  • Dr. Nina Oren – A specialist in the application of economic theory and quantitative methods for complex competition and antitrust matters, with extensive experience managing and analyzing big datasets. Full bio here.

About Econic Partners

Econic Partners is a leading economic consulting firm focused on complex antitrust, regulatory, litigation, and policy matters. It advises corporations, law firms, governments, and financial institutions, providing expert guidance grounded in intellectual excellence, experience, and effectiveness in legal and regulatory processes. Founded in January 2025, Econic has more than 250+ experts and consultants serving its global client base from offices in Los Angeles, Boston, the Bay Area, Chicago, Washington D.C., Beijing, London, Brussels, Madrid, and Copenhagen. For more information, please visit www.econic.com.