Compass Lexecon

{{Short description|Economic consulting company}}

{{Infobox company

| name = Compass Lexecon

| logo = CL Logo RGB reduced res.jpg

| 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){{cite web |title=About Us |url=https://www.compasslexecon.com/about/ |website=Compass Lexecon |publisher=Compass Lexecon |access-date=23 May 2020}}

| industry = Economic consulting

| products = Business analysis, Competition law, Economic consulting

| homepage = {{URL|https://www.compasslexecon.com/}}

| locations = 23 (2022)

| footnotes = {{cite web |title=Compass Lexecon LLC |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/profile/company/9893405Z:US |website=www.bloomberg.com |publisher=Bloomberg |access-date=23 May 2020}}

}}

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.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]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] Compass Lexecon operates as a wholly owned subsidiary of the parent firm FTI Consulting.

Chairman and president is Daniel Fischel.[http://www.compasslexecon.com/professionals/bio?id=2 Compass Lexecon Bio, Daniel Fischel] Jonathan Orszag is senior managing director.[http://www.compasslexecon.com/professionals/bio?id=117 Compass Lexecon Bio, Jonathan Orszag] &

[http://www.jonorszag.com] 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.[https://www.compasslexecon.com/about Compass Lexecon, About Us]

In May 2013, Compass Lexecon acquired Princeton Economics Group, which provides economic research, data analysis and testimony to law firms and corporations.[http://topics.nytimes.com/top/news/business/companies/fti-consulting-inc/ The New York Times, News About FTI Consulting Inc]

Practice areas

Compass Lexecon advertises consulting services in the following practice areas:{{Cite web|title=Practice Areas|url=https://www.compasslexecon.com/practice-areas/|access-date=2021-09-24|website=Compass Lexecon|language=en-US}}

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