Partner

Company Description: VA Partners is a specialised consultancy providing law and economics expertise on complex business, economic, and legal matters, including antitrust, litigation, commercial damages, valuation, policy design, and market design. The firm supports clients facing high-stakes, analytically demanding issues that require rigorous quantitative and qualitative analysis. Its team includes renowned academics and industry professionals with both domestic and international experience.

VA Partners leverages advanced economic and legal theories, robust research methodologies, and cutting-edge data analytics to deliver practical, evidence-based insights. The firm is committed to helping clients navigate intricate challenges with clarity, precision, and strategic foresight.

Role Description The Partner role is a full-time, remote position responsible for leading client engagements and shaping strategic direction across law and economics projects. Day-to-day work includes overseeing complex antitrust, litigation, damages, valuation, and policy design matters; guiding analytical frameworks; and reviewing research outputs. The Partner will collaborate with consultants, academics, and industry experts to design methodologies, interpret data, and translate findings into clear recommendations and expert reports.

Responsibilities also include business development, building and maintaining client relationships, scoping new projects, and contributing to thought leadership through publications and presentations. The role requires hands-on involvement in project management, mentoring team members, and ensuring high-quality, timely deliverables.

Qualifications

• Strong expertise in law and economics, with experience in areas such as antitrust, litigation support, commercial damages, valuation, policy design, or market design.
• Advanced analytical and quantitative skills, including proficiency with data analysis, empirical research methods, and interpretation of complex economic and financial information.
• Demonstrated ability to lead client engagements, manage multidisciplinary teams, and oversee multiple projects in a remote environment.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with experience drafting expert reports, presenting to clients, and explaining technical concepts to non-specialists.
• Proven business development capabilities, including building client relationships, identifying opportunities, and contributing to firm growth and reputation.
• Graduate degree (e.g., JD, PhD, or master’s in economics, law, finance, public policy, or related field) or equivalent practical experience in advisory or consulting roles.
• Experience collaborating with academic experts or industry leaders and comfort working in an evidence-driven, research-intensive environment.
• High professional integrity, sound judgment, and the ability to work independently and proactively in a remote, global setting.