EE&MC is an independent economic consultancy specialising in competition economics and antitrust, with deep European roots.
Doris Hildebrand founded EE&MC in Maastricht in 1992 while serving as Assistant Professor of Marketing at Maastricht University.
The development of EE&MC is closely intertwined with the academic career of its founder. Between 1992 and 1998, Doris Hildebrand completed an LL.M. and a doctorate in law at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel. In 2010, she was appointed Professor of Applied Economics at the university’s Faculty of Economics. With recognised expertise in both economics and law, she occupies a position at the intersection of the two disciplines that remains highly distinctive in Europe.
As her work became increasingly focused on the economic analysis of competition law, EE&MC likewise evolved into a European consultancy with a clear specialisation at the interface of economics and law.
This European orientation is also reflected in the firm’s development. EE&MC opened an office in Germany in 1999, followed by offices in Austria and Belgium in 2003 and in France in 2019.
Since 2016, Dr Dr Pascal Hildebrand, who holds doctorates in both economics and law, has represented the second generation within the firm. Together, Doris Hildebrand and Pascal Hildebrand continue the approach that EE&MC has developed over decades, while continuously advancing it in response to new digital markets, developments in economic research and the evolution of European competition law.
This continuity creates particular value for our clients. More than three decades of case experience have created a depth of knowledge and practical insight that cannot be derived from academic methodology alone. Experience across a broad range of markets and proceedings enables us to identify recurring economic patterns, assess new factual and market constellations efficiently, and develop robust analytical approaches to novel questions of competition law.
This is particularly important where new business models, digital markets or previously untested constellations do not lend themselves to standard solutions. In such cases, EE&MC combines its accumulated experience with the latest economic research and the requirements of European competition law.
As partners, Doris Hildebrand and Pascal Hildebrand work alongside EE&MC’s competition economists to support companies and their legal advisers throughout every stage of proceedings: from the initial economic assessment and the design of the analytical framework to empirical and quantitative analysis, the preparation of expert economic opinions, and their presentation and discussion before courts and competition authorities.
In this way, EE&MC combines academic excellence with institutional knowledge, more than three decades of case experience and the continuous advancement of European competition economics.