The ‘highly skilled, solution-orientated’ team at Schima Mayer Starlinger Rechtsanwälte GmbH acts on merger filings, antitrust cases and immunity applications in Austria and within the EU, with key clients coming from the energy, healthcare, tourism and automotive sectors. ’Competition expert’ Christian Mayer leads the team, focusing on antitrust matters and merger control proceedings, while also advising clients facing sector inquiries by regulatory bodies. Moritz Am Ende, who is also admitted to the Frankfurt Bar, is noted for his knowledge of state aid law in addition to Austrian and European competition law.

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Testimonials

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  • 'Very, very smart and well-informed; very good understanding of various markets and market modalities; outperforms all other advisors on the market in my opinion; quick, precise and on point. Outstanding drafting and writing skills.'

  • 'Schima Mayer Starlinger has supported our company for many years and is the partner we always want to have. They support us exactly when we need it with their profound knowledge.'

  • 'Moritz Am Ende has outstanding abilities in quick understanding of complex matters. In a sensitive situation, we were very happy to have him as our advisor. He is solution-oriented and has deep knowledge in competition and antitrust law. He went the extra mile for us.'

  • 'Very nice and friendly team, always caring about the customer's needs.'

  • 'In my view, Schima Mayer Starlinger's EU and competition practice is among the best, if not the best, in Austria. This is evidenced by the highest professional level, close networks among EU bodies, speed, responsiveness and very sympathetic staff.'

  • 'The Schima Mayer Starlinger team is highly skilled, solution-orientated and provides services at the highest level.'

  • 'Christian Mayer is a competition expert, very focused, provides the client with superb expertise, straight to the point, it is great working together with him and having him in a team. Moritz Am Ende has great expertise in competition, it was great to work together with him.'

  • 'Christian Mayer is very pragmatic and very knowledgable. On top of this, he is easy to talk to and always finds good solutions. Moritz Am Ende is also extremely knowledgable and very precise. One can rely on him!'

Key clients

  • Adomo Group
  • Association of Austrian Hoteliers
  • Frimeco Group
  • Kronehit Radio BetriebsgmbH
  • Mediaprint Zeitungs- und Zeitschriftenverlag GmbH & Co KG
  • Montana Aerospace AG
  • Trans Austria Gasleitung GmbH
  • Videoslots Ltd
  • Wien Energie

Work highlights

  • Advised Wien Energie on the establishment of a joint venture with OMV AG for the exploitation of geothermal energy as a heat source for Vienna.
  • Supported Wien Energie in a cooperation project with RheinEnergie and Verbund at the Donaustadt power plant in Vienna that trialled a mixture of hydrogen and natural gas as a fuel source.
  • Advised the Association of Austrian Hoteliers with respect to a wide variety of legal questions, including competition and state aid law.

Lawyers

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Practice head

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Christian Mayer

Other key lawyers

Moritz Am Ende