Gleiss Lutz‘s renowned antitrust experts are among the top performers in the market and comprehensively advise on all aspects pertaining to antitrust law, including antitrust fine proceedings, cartel damages, compliance, internal investigations and abuse of market power issues. The team frequently acts in major proceedings, which are conducted before the Federal Cartel Office and the European Commission and is also well versed in current issues such as digital antitrust law and supports various large corporations in matters according to § 19a GWB, above all Meta. Other capacities in the digital context include the advice on data access claims as well as SEP. Practice head Petra Linsmeier boasts similar expertise and is well versed in abuse proceedings in the digital sector; counsel Ines Bodenstein also focuses on this area and is experienced in e-commerce and digital antitrust law. Recent instructions pertain to supporting clients in cooperations with competitors and distribution antitrust law matters. Ulrich Denzel complements this with expertise in civil damage compensation proceedings as well as the cartel fines and damages expert Christian Steinle, who also covers German and European merger control. Ingo Brinker, who is experienced in the insurance sector, joined White & Case LLP in early 2024, while Daniel Petzold, who is experienced in advising on cartel damages compensation proceedings, left the team in July 2023 and joined LUTZ | ABEL RECHTSANWALTS PARTG MBB.
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Key clients
- Canon
- Deutsche Bahn AG
Work highlights
- Representation of Mercedes-Benz AG in cartel fine proceedings by the EU Commission, the CMA, the Turkish and South Korean antitrust authorities regarding the collection, return and recycling of end-of-life vehicles.
- Merger control advice to Facebook/Meta on the takeover of Kustomer with regard to the so-called transaction value threshold as well as the subsequent complaint against the Federal Cartel Office's commitment order at the Düsseldorf Higher Regional Court.