DLA Piper Weiss-Tessbach Rechtsanwälte GmbH
Client SatisfactionDLA Piper Weiss-Tessbach Rechtsanwälte GmbH acts for international clients in securing EU merger clearances and is also able to assist clients looking to bring private damages claims in the wake of cartel investigations, with the firm leveraging its international network to oversee multi-jurisdictional merger proceedings. Team head Marc Lager advises clients on the implications of both horizontal and vertical agreements, abuse of dominance and cartel investigations, and merger control hearings. Claudine Vartian has experience of advising clients in the wake of dawn raids and other competition-related investigations.
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Key clients
- MeSoFa Vermögensverwaltungs AG
- Nipro Europe
- Michelin Group
- Mondelez Europe Services GmbH
- Entain
- Korean Air Lines Co
- Graphic Packaging International
- Macquarie Group
- Rudolf Heintel Gesellschaft m.b.H.
Work highlights
- Represented Korean Air in the EU’s investigation into its proposed $1.35bn acquisition of Asiana Airlines Inc., which gained conditional approval in February 2024.
- Provided legal advice to Mondelez Europe Services GmbH in relation to possible damages claims tied to alleged breach of competition law.
- Advised Verbund AG in the context of the development of long-term hydrogen purchase agreements and all related competition law aspects.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Marc Lager