WilmerHale

Antitrust and Competition ; Antitrust Litigation ; Intersection of Antitrust and IP ; Life Sciences

Partner

Hartmut Schneider practices antitrust law primarily before US agencies and courts. He has an extensive background in securing merger clearance for transactions in a diverse range of industries. He also regularly counsels clients on legal issues at the intersection of antitrust and intellectual property law, as well as on the compliance of joint ventures, other horizontal cooperation agreements and vertical distribution agreements with the antitrust laws. Qualified to practice in the United States and Germany, Mr. Schneider worked in the Antitrust and Competition Department of the firm's Brussels and Berlin offices and has years of hands-on experience working on both sides of the Atlantic.

Professional Activities

Mr. Schneider is the International Officer for the American Bar Association's (ABA) Section of Antitrust Law. He previously served as a member of the Section’s Council (2019–2021), as a co-chair of the Section's Intellectual Property Committee (2016–2018), of the ABA Spring Meeting (2013–2015), as a member of the Section's Long Range Planning and Nominating Committees, and as the assistant to the chair of the Section.

District of Columbia Berlin

LLM, University of Michigan Law School, 2000

Second State Exam, Berlin Court of Appeals, 1999

Doctorate in Law, University of Freiburg, 1997

First State Exam, University of Freiburg, 1996

Licence en droit, University of Paris X - Nanterre, 1993