Competition, eu & foreign trade practice group

Valerie Ditz-Stimakovits is counsel at Schoenherr focusing on Austrian and European competition law. Her main areas of practice are competition-related public and private litigation (including damage claims resulting from antitrust infringements), out of court advice on competition law and state aid law as well as merger control proceedings. She has built up considerable expertise in various industries including wood, paper and packaging, media, pharmaceuticals and food and beverages. Furthermore, Valerie is co-author of the Austrian leading antitrust commentary published by Franz Urlesberger, commenting on settlement procedures as well as on various provisions of the Faire-Wettbewerbsbedingungen-Gesetz (Fair Competition Act).

Counsel

King’s College London, London/United Kingdom (LL.M. in European Law 2009) University of Vienna, Vienna/Austria (Mag. iur 2008) Université Panthéon-Assas Paris II, Paris/France (2007)