CHARLES NICHOLSON
Charles is a competition economist with ten years of consulting experience, including abuse of dominance and follow-on damages litigation cases in the United Kingdom. He has also worked extensively on merger control cases before the European Commission and national competition authorities.
Charles joined Fideres after completing a Master’s in the Economics of Energy, Climate Change and Sustainability at the Barcelona School of Economics. Prior to this, he worked for RBB Economics in London and Madrid, as well as being seconded to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission in Melbourne.
At Fideres, Charles works on antitrust litigation, applying quantitative economic analysis to complex competition cases. He also contributes to Fideres’ environmental litigation practice.
Experience
Mar 2026 – Present
Fideres Iberia S.L., Associate Director
Oct 2014 – Jul 2024
RBB Economics LLP, Associate Principal
May 2017 – Nov 2017
Australian Competition and Consumer Commission, Senior Economist (Secondment)
Education
Education
2024 – 2025, Barcelona School of Economics, Master Degree in Specialised Economic Analysis, Economics of Energy, Climate Change and Sustainability
2013 – 2014, University College London, MSc Economics
2010 – 2013, University of East Anglia, BSc Economics