Antitrust/Competition

Thorsten Goetz has significant experience in EU, German and international merger control cases, as well as cartel, abuse of dominance and antitrust compliance matters, including vertical agreements.

Mr. Goetz advises clients on antitrust aspects of complex cross-border M&A and joint ventures. He has worked on numerous transactions requiring international antitrust merger control approvals both in Europe and worldwide.

Mr. Goetz also advises clients in cartel cases, as well as on competition law issues relating to vertical agreements and dominance. He has represented clients in Article 101 investigations in relation to cartels, strategic alliances, distribution arrangements and other vertical agreements, and in Article 101 and 102 investigations before the European Commission (EC), the European courts and national competition authorities.

Counsel

LL.M., University College London, 2000 Second State Exam, Berlin, 1999 First State Exam, Berlin, 1996