Dr. Robert Scherf applies economic theory and data analysis to support clients in antitrust proceedings regarding agreements, abuses of dominance, merger reviews and regulatory matters.

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.

Stephanie Stocker is a partner in the Dispute Resolution group in London, whose practice focuses on complex multi-jurisdictional disputes, often in the oil & gas sector.

Stephanie has a breadth of experience before both the English courts and arbitral tribunals acting under the LCIA, ICC and ICSID Rules and in ad-hoc arbitration under the UNCITRAL Rules. 

Stephanie has advised clients operating in the extractives industry on a range of issues and disputes including providing advice on litigation strategy to financial institutions involved in the liquidation of an operating company holding interests in a Nigerian oil field, acting for States in investment treaty disputes relating to mining assets, and acting for shareholders in disputes relating to oil & gas joint ventures.

Simon Latham is an Investment Manager based in Omni Bridgeway’s London office where he is responsible for sourcing, evaluating, negotiating, and monitoring investments through to resolution. Simon has a particular focus on competition/antitrust disputes and collective redress across the UK and Europe.  Simon has arranged financing for multinationals, class representatives, law firms and SMEs.

Widely regarded as a thought leader in the industry, Simon’s expertise has been recognised by The Legal 500 (Litigation Funding) and Who’s Who Legal: Thought Leaders.  He is a frequent speaker and panelist on the topics of litigation funding, competition litigation and collective redress and was formerly the editor of The Third-Party Litigation Funding Law Review.

Prior to joining Omni Bridgeway, Simon was Head of Competition investments at another global litigation funder.  Before his career in funding, Simon was a solicitor at Hausfeld in London, acting exclusively for claimants in competition and commercial litigation, often across multiple jurisdictions.  He holds an LLM in intellectual property law and a postgraduate diploma in competition law from King’s College