Experience

• • Advising and representing a German telecommunications company in phase 2 merger control proceedings before the German Federal Cartel Office and in subsequent third-party appeal proceedings before the OLG Düsseldorf concerning the formation of a joint venture for the roll-out of a fiber telecommunications network in North-Western Germany.
  • Advising and representing a global science and technology company in complex merger control proceedings before the European Commission and the German Federal Cartel Office concerning its multibillion-dollar acquisition of a technology company's healthcare subsidiary, biopharma business and subsequent divestitures.
  • Advising and representing a global tourism company in an antitrust investigation before the European Commission. 
  • Advising and representing a natural gas pipeline operator in multiple proceedings before the German Federal Network Agency, the OLG Dusseldorf and the European Union courts concerning a regulatory exemption granted pursuant to § 28a EnWG for the onshore-link of the Nord Stream pipeline.
  • Representing a consortium of international financial investors in FDI review proceedings before the German Ministry of Economic Affairs concerning an investment into a highway infrastructure company. 
  • Advising and representing a major international pulp and paper company in merger control proceedings before the European Commission concerning its acquisition of a fluff pulp business.
  • Advising and representing a leading global academic publisher in securing merger control clearance from the US Department of Justice, the European Commission and several further authorities worldwide for the combination of the publisher with the majority of the science and education division of a major German media company and in a joint venture.
  • Advising and representing a leading European telecommunications company in administrative proceedings before the German Federal Cartel Office concerning an alleged abuse of a dominant position.