E+H (E+H Rechtsanwälte)

Antitrust + Competition Law

Dieter Thalhammer is managing partner and head of the Competition and Antitrust Law practice group. Nationally, he is one of the leading experts for European and Austrian antitrust law. Dieter Thalhammer represents domestic and international clients in proceedings for merger control, cartel allegations, abuse of a dominant position, and damages following antitrust violations. He also has extensive experience in conducting internal investigations and implementing antitrust compliance programs. Under his leadership, the Competition and Antitrust practice group at E+H has become one of the strongest in Austria.

Over the past ten years, Dieter Thalhammer has represented clients in various industries including transport, automotive, media, energy, postal, telecommunications, chemical, real estate, finance, healthcare, food, and electronics. Dieter Thalhammer also has specific expertise in antitrust issues in the digital economy.

Dieter joined E+H as partner in 2005. Prior to that, he worked for a leading international law firm in Vienna for six years. He started his career as an intern at the Legal Service of the European Commission. Dieter is the author of several articles on competition law and lectures at the University of Graz.

German and English

Austrian Bar Association; Studienvereinigung Kartellrecht

Dieter Thalhammer studied law at the University of Vienna and completed an LL.M. in Saarbrücken.

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