Carol Osborne is a special adviser at HoustonKemp, based in its Singapore office and specialising in applying economic analysis to complex problems arising in competition and regulatory matters. She has advised public and private sector clients in the Asia Pacific region, with interests spanning a wide range of industries.  Her clients include competition authorities, regulators, lawyers and businesses.

Carol’s particular areas of expertise include the assessment of the competitive implications of mergers and acquisitions, agreements between competitors, vertical arrangements, pricing strategies and abuse of dominance. She has also advised on both the design and application of price controls and related arrangements applying in infrastructure sectors. 

Carol has consulted on competition and regulatory matters for over 12 years, while her experience in government was developed during her time with the New Zealand Treasury.

Carol holds an MBA from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a Master of Commerce degree (first-class honours) in economics from the University of Canterbury. She is a member of the Economic Society of Singapore.

WWL says: Carol Osborne continues to impress respondents in the Asia-Pacific region with her work for law firms, competition authorities and regulators.