August Ankum, Ph.D.

Dr. Ankum assists corporate and government clients with economic and financial analyses and issues related to public policy and public utility regulation. While there is a special focus on regulated industries, such as telecommunications, electric, gas and maritime shipping, and rate case/revenue requirement/cost allocation analyses, Dr. Ankum’s work experience generally encompasses the following:

• Econometric modelling and economic growth and employment forecasts
• Industrial organization and competitive market analysis   
• Due diligence and asset evaluations
• Complex litigation, breach of contract and damages calculations, intellectual property disputes
• Regulatory policy, tariff issues, rate cases (cost of service, rate design, cost of capital) 
• Interconnection and contract negotiations and billing disputes

Dr. Ankum also assists corporate and government clients with antitrust issues related to proposed mergers and acquisitions, such as:

• General market dominance/competitiveness analysis
• Application of U.S. DoJ/FTC standards for merger approvals
• Projected impact of mergers on affiliated transactions, economic and financial viability, quality and availability of products and services, and end-user/retail and wholesale prices