
Phil Alves
Phil Alves is a competition and regulatory economist with thirteen years of experience in competition law, sector regulation, litigation, and international trade, mostly in South and Southern Africa and increasingly in other regions.
He spent four years working for the South African competition authority before transitioning to private consulting in 2012. He has advised on a wide array of competition matters, including mergers in several sectors, pricing abuses, market inquiries, competition damages, restrictive horizontal agreements, and the competition aspects of licensing matters in the gaming industry and in postal and courier services. He has also been engaged in preparing economic analyses of the impact of tariffs and international trade policies.
Employment History
Genesis Analytics
Senior associate, manager, principle
2012-2018
Competition Commission of South Africa
Senior investigator
2008-2012
South African Institute of International Affairs
Economist
2005-2008
Education
University of Cape Town
Bachelor of Social Science (PPE), 2002
MPhil (Economics), 2005
Related Insights from Phil
- Case Study
BRG Expert’s Evidence Preferred in Dismissal of Competition Claim against Gibtelecom and Rockolo
March 2025 - Publication
A New Take on Unilateral Effects in South African Cases?
July 2024 - Publication
Will the US Draft Merger Guidelines Influence Merger Control in South Africa?
October 2023