Hengeler Mueller is among the market leaders in antitrust law and impresses with a diverse team and longstanding experience in all matters pertaining to German and EU antitrust law. Traditional core competencies include the advice on abuse proceedings, cartel damages compensation and complaint proceedings, which are regularly conducted before the Federal Cartel Office, the European Commission and German and European courts; Thomas Paul, who is experienced in cartel damages proceedings, and Markus Röhrig (litigation and forensic matters) in Brussels are among the key contacts here. The team recently also acted in the context of the § 19a GWB digitisation amendment and successfully represented Google before the Federal Cartel Office in connection with the ‘Google News Showcase’ mandate. Merger control is another core focus, where Thorsten Mäger and Brussels-based Hans-Jörg Niemeyer frequently take the lead, as well as the support in transaction-related antitrust law, which is the main focus of Philipp Otto Neideck, who made partner in January 2023. Christoph Stadler retired.