Competition/Antitrust.

Competition/Antitrust.
Law firm of the year
Competition/Antitrust
Our Focus.
The success of acquisitions or joint venture transactions is
often dependant on them complying with competition law. It is
often necessary to obtain merger control approval in numerous
countries. Market dominant companies are increasingly
accused of market abuse based on their pricing, licensing and
delivery practices. Activities which are often carried out by
individual employees, but which violate the ban on cartels, can
cost companies hundreds of millions in fines. Damages claims
are increasingly filed by customers and competitors. All this is
occurring at a time when competition law is becoming more
and more complex and the cartel authorities in Europe and
worldwide are working even closer together.
We offer advice and support in overcoming competition law
obstacles. Our team of six partners, one (Of) counsel and
25 lawyers in our offices in Düsseldorf, Berlin, Brussels
and London can advise you on all aspects of German and
European competition law. We are part of Linklaters’ Global
Competition/Antitrust practice group, which comprises 28
partners and a total of 120 lawyers in Europe.
Our expertise.*
- advising IKB in the state aid proceedings before the
European Commission relating to the restructuring of IKB
- assisting Saint-Gobain in a complex merger control remedy
case (HeidelbergCement) before the European Commission
- representing Lesaffre with several acquisitions in the EC and
national competition authorities, including the acquisition of
parts of GB Ingredient’s business
- representing VION before the European Commission on its
acquisition of Grampian, the UK’s largest meat manufacturer
- obtaining European merger control clearance for Nutreco’s
acquisition of BASF’s animal feed ingredients business
- advising Husqvarna on the acquisition of JennFeng and
Stihl/Zama
- representing Cargotec in an appeal against the German
Federal Cartel Office’s decision to prohibit the acquistion
of CVS Ferrari
- representing Basell before the CFI in damage claim
proceedings for access to file
- representing ArcelorMittal before the EC Court of Justice and
the Court of First Instance against the European Council and
Parliament in an action for (partial) nullity and damages in
relation to the emission allowance trading Directive
- a dvising SES ASTRA on the planned formation of a digital
platform for satellite television in Germany and also in
cartel/abuse of dominance proceedings before the Federal
Cartel Office
- representing Royal Bank of Scotland against Lufthansa in a
landmark dominance case before the Düsseldorf Court
of Appeal
- representing Omya in appeal proceedings before the
European Court of Justice against two European Commission
decisions
- a dvising in cartel proceedings (and also with regards
to claims for damages) in numerous sectors, for food &
beverages, construction/materials, energy, chemicals,
cosmetics, computer and banking
- d
evelopment and implementation of a multi-national
compliance programme, especially the development of
compliance guidelines, implementation of compliance
audits, competition law training sessions and training
sessions explaining best practice by unexpected dawn raids
as well as interactive eLearning modules
* Selections of deals which can be disclosed
A Strong Team – Your Contacts.
Dr. Wolfgang Deselaers
Partner/Head of practice group,
Brussels/Düsseldorf
Telephone: (32 2) 5050 314
Mobile: (49) 172 2536 834
E-Mail: wolfgang.deselaers@linklaters.com
Dr. Daniela Seeliger
Partner, Düsseldorf
Telephone: (49 211) 22977 302
Mobile: (49) 172 2059 360
E-Mail: daniela.seeliger@linklaters.com
Anne Federle
Partner, Brussels
Telephone: (32 2) 5050 308
Mobile: (32) 478 780 438
E-Mail: anne.federle@linklaters.com
Dr. Carsten Grave
Partner, Düsseldorf
Telephone: (49 211) 22977 318
Mobile: (49) 172 3652 355
E-Mail: carsten.grave@linklaters.com
Dr. Bernd Meyring
Partner, Düsseldorf/Brussels
Telephone: (32 2) 5050 332
Mobile: (+49) 162 243 0077
E-Mail: bernd.meyring@linklaters.com
Michael Baron
Of Counsel, Düsseldorf
Telephone: (49 211) 22977 469
Mobile: (49) 173 6499 053
E-Mail: michael.baron@linklaters.com
Dr. Ingo Klauß
Managing Associate, Düsseldorf
Telephone: (49 211) 22977 368
Mobile: (49) 173 6151 016
E-Mail: ingo.klauss@linklaters.com
Manon Brindöpke
Managing Associate, Düsseldorf
Telephone: (49 211) 22977 400
Mobile: (49) 162 2430 009
E-Mail: manon.brindoepke@linklaters.com
Daniel von Brevern
Managing Associate, Düsseldorf
Telephone: (49 211) 22977 308
Mobile: (49) 162 2430 005
E-mail: daniel.von_brevern@linklaters.com
Dr. Anika Gerken
Managing Associate, Düsseldorf
Telephone: (49 211) 22977 465
Mobile: (49) 173 6257 125
E-mail: anika.gerken@linklaters.com
Christian Ahlborn
Partner, London
Telephone: (44 20) 7456 3570
Mobile: (44) 7799 772 730
E-Mail: christian.ahlborn@linklaters.com
Claudia Berg
Managing Associate, London
Telephone: (44 20) 7456 5997
Mobile: (44) 7810 558 054
E-Mail: claudia.berg@linklaters.com
Berlin
Potsdamer Platz 5
10785 Berlin
Tel: (49 30) 21496 0
Fax: (49 30) 21496 100
Brussels
Rue Brederode 13
1000 Brussels
Tel: (32 2) 501 9411
Fax: (32 2) 501 9494
Düsseldorf
Königsallee 49-51
40212 Düsseldorf
Tel: (49 211) 22977 0
Fax: (49 211) 22977 435
London
One Silk Street
London EC2Y 8HQ
Tel: (44 20) 7456 2000
Fax: (44 20) 7456 2222
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