Article | June 30, 2026
FCPA Enforcement: Where the Bribery Actually Happened
FCPA enforcement trends analyzed by geography. Discover where bribery risk is concentrated and how it impacts global compliance, investigations and risk management.
Dr. Dimitrellos’s work focuses on auctions, econometrics, and the economic analysis of competition issues. He has conducted economic analysis in the Technology, Electricity, and Transportation industries. His topics of interest include online platforms, advertising, and mergers.
Washington, DC
Dr. Panos Dimitrellos is a Director specializing in economic analysis with a focus on auctions, applied econometrics, and the economic analysis of competition and regulatory issues. His work centers on delivering rigorous, data-driven insights in litigation, mergers, and market investigations, where he supports expert testimony and develops empirical analyses to assess liability, damages, and competitive effects. Dr. Dimitrellos has extensive experience applying advanced quantitative methods across a range of industries, including technology, healthcare, energy, and transportation, with particular expertise in online platforms, digital advertising markets, intellectual property, and antitrust matters.
In his consulting work, Dr. Dimitrellos has contributed to numerous complex engagements involving merger reviews, monopolization claims, collusion allegations, and valuation disputes. His analyses often involve demand estimation, auction design and evaluation, diversion ratio analysis, and the application of econometric models to large and complex datasets. He has supported cases spanning federal and international jurisdictions, including matters related to healthcare system transactions, energy market dynamics, telecommunications mergers, and digital platform litigation. His experience also includes assessing market behavior under changing regulatory and competitive conditions, as well as evaluating pricing, bidding strategies, and market outcomes in auction-based environments.
Dr. Dimitrellos holds a PhD in Economics from the University of Maryland, where he also taught courses in industrial organization and microeconomics. He additionally earned a Master of Engineering in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the National Technical University of Athens, providing him with a strong interdisciplinary foundation that informs his analytical approach. Dr. Dimitrellos is fluent in English and Greek.
FCPA Enforcement: Where the Bribery Actually Happened
FCPA enforcement trends analyzed by geography. Discover where bribery risk is concentrated and how it impacts global compliance, investigations and risk management.
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