Dirk Auer
Director of Competition Policy
International Center for Law & Economics
Dirk Auer is director of competition policy at the International Center for Law & Economics (ICLE), where he leads the organization’s work on competition and antitrust across the globe.
His research focuses on competition law, antitrust enforcement, innovation incentives, and the economic analysis of regulatory intervention.
Alongside his work at ICLE, Auer serves as a guest professor at the University of Liège, where he teaches European competition law. He previously taught American law at the Catholic University of Louvain and advanced competition-law courses at EDHEC Business School.
Earlier in his career, Auer worked as a research fellow at the Liège Competition and Innovation Institute. He also trained and practiced in competition-law roles at international law firms, including internships and trainee positions focused on European competition, trade, and intellectual-property law.
He graduated with great distinction from the Master of Laws program in European competition and intellectual-property law at the University of Liège.
Auer earned a Ph.D. in competition law and innovation from the University of Liège. He also earned an LL.M. from the University of Chicago Law School, an LL.M. from the University of Liège, and an LL.M. in European law from the Catholic University of Louvain.
