Western Europe - Austria

Taylor Wessing enwc Rechtsanwälte GmbH

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Taylor Wessing enwc Rechtsanwälte GmbH represents clients before Austrian and European authorities in competition and antitrust matters, and is also sought after for compliance advice. Martin Eckel leads the team, handling multi-jurisdictional merger control filings across the CEE region, in addition to covering abuse of dominance and penalty proceedings before the courts.

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Testimonials

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  • 'The team has an invaluable expertise in the EU and competition practice. The team's ability to collaborate and communicate is excellent; they thrive on constant dialogue and collaboration.'
  • 'Martin Eckel is an exceptional partner. Not only does he have vast knowledge in his field of expertise, but also has a great understanding of foreign legal systems, which makes him an excellent partner to work with in multinational legal transactions and matters.'

Key clients

  • GeraNova Bruckmann Verlagshaus GmbH
  • REWE Group
  • LafargeHolcim Group
  • Österreichischer Automobil-, Motorrad- und Touring Club
  • Österreichische Apotheker-Verlagsgesellschaft m.b.H.
  • Heinzel Group
  • Europapier Austria GmbH
  • Pernod Ricard Austria GmbH
  • "Ring" International Holding AG
  • Haberkorn
  • Schmid Metall GmbH
  • Fritsch BeteiligungsgmbH
  • Pharmig – Verband der pharmazeutischen Industrie Österreichs
  • Renate Schubries Beteiligungs GmbH
  • Kirchdorfer Industries Group
  • Julius Blum GmbH

Work highlights

  • Advised Heinzel Group on the acquisition of UPM-Kymmene Austria GmbH, which required merger control notifications in Austria, Hungary, Serbia, Slovenia and Ukraine.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Martin Eckel