Career

Studied law in Würzburg and Dublin. Legal traineeship in Berlin and Cape Town. 1996 first State examination, 1998 second State examination. 1997 The Hague Academy of International Law. 1998–2002 Lecturer for European law, Administration Academy Berlin. 2000 doctoral degree with Prof. Dr Blumenwitz, Würzburg. Since 2000 lawyer in Berlin, Brussels and Bonn.

Joined the firm in 2004. 2004‑2018 Head of Brussels Office. 2017‑2021 Member of the Firm’s Management Board. Head of Antitrust and State Aid Practice.

Practice

German and European competition law (antitrust, merger control), State aid law, EU law, public commercial law, compliance, legislative practice.

Listed as “leading lawyer in antitrust law” by JUVE (since 2020). Listed as one of the Best Lawyers in competition and antitrust law by Best Lawyers/​Handelsblatt (since 2012) and by Wirtschaftswoche as top lawyer in antitrust law (2013). Listed by Legal 500 as “leading name” in EU State aid law and recommended in antitrust law (2017). JUVE Award Antitrust firm of the year (2019).

Member of the German antitrust law association, member of the International Bar Association, member of the Berlin working group on EU state aid law.

Cartel Damage claims (e. g. Steel cartel, Trucks cartel, Air Cargo cartel, Sugar cartel, Lottery cartel). Defending companies and individuals in cartel proceedings (e. g. confectionery, building materials, sausages). EU state aid proceedings on the rescue and restructuring of banks (SachsenLB, WestLB, Sparkasse KölnBonn, BayernLB and NordLB) and on COVID‑​Aid (Condor). Legal advice to Federal ministries, German Länder and municipalities as well as to companies concerning numerous state aid law issues. Extensive experience in litigation matters before EU courts (i. e. T 745/17, T 210/15, T 27/11, T 22/11, T 457/09, T 2/08, C 681/16). Numerous merger control procedures for public and private undertakings.

Publications

Publications: Various articles on State aid law, antitrust law and EU law. Co‑​author in “Münchener Kommentar zum Europäischen und Deutschen Wettbewerbsrecht” and in Merger Control, Jurisdictional Comparisons, European Lawyer Reference (Chapter: Germany).

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Languages

German, English, French

¹ member of the partnership with limited professional liability