Sebastian Wrobel
NoerrNoerr's antitrust practice focuses on antitrust proceedings, transaction-related support as well as compliance. A core strength in the contentious area is the support in cartel damages proceedings, including clients' representation before the Federal Cartel Office and the European Commission; the key contacts for the latter include Kathrin Westermann and senior associate Sebastian Wrobel. The transaction-related advice covers merger, investment and subsidy control proceedings as well as interfacing state aid law matters. Practice head Fabian Badtke is experienced in merger control and cartel damages and Markus Brösamle as well as Lorenz Jarass boast expertise in cartel damages and transaction-related antitrust law; Brösamle and Jarass were both appointed to salary partner in January 2024.
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- 'A consistently short response time and well-prepared and mature designs make the collaboration very easy.'
- 'The team works very well together and is very pleasant to work with. The advice is also perceived in a very positive and constructive way in business and a lot of value is placed on the assessment. The team always strives for pragmatic solutions.'
- 'I have worked with Fabian Badtke. He has extensive expertise in antitrust law and is extremely competent, reliable, efficient and friendly. It is a pleasure to work with him.'
- 'I work very closely with Till Steinvorth. He is very analytical and brings calm and structure to often heated discussions. He quickly understands the situation and can explain even complex issues in a way that laypeople can understand.'
- 'Sarah Blazek: Very good specialist knowledge, pleasant to deal with, very committed to the management of the mandate.'
- 'The Noerr antitrust team has extensive knowledge and experience in handling any antitrust matter in Germany. They are very efficient and are particularly easy and pleasant to deal with. I recently worked with them and their work was of a very high quality and was delivered in a very efficient manner.'
Key clients
- AEQUITA
- AIDA Cruises – German Branch of Costa Crociere S.p.A.
- Bauer Media Group
- Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software
- Bundesverband der Deutschen Volksbanken und Raiffeisenbanken
- Deutsche Fußball Liga GmbH (DFL)
- FTI Group
- Kering
- Nature Infrastructure Capital (NIC)
- Northvolt
- PACCAR Inc. / DAF Trucks NV / DAF Trucks Deutschland GmbH
- Ricoh
- RWE/Westfalen AG
- Schwarz Gruppe
- Solaris SE
- Thyssenkrupp AG
Work highlights
- Advising Deutsche Fußball Liga GmbH on the marketing design of media rights to Bundesliga football matches from 2025/2026 in accordance with antitrust law within the framework of proceedings before the Federal Cartel Office.
- Representation of PACCAR Inc., DAF Trucks NV and DAF Trucks Deutschland GmbH in the defense against antitrust damages claims in all proceedings in Germany following the so-called 'truck decision' of the EU Commission. After clarification of fundamental questions by the Federal Court of Justice, the cases focus on the judicial review of the plaintiff's reasoning and the estimation of damages.
- Conducting an internal investigation to clarify a longstanding ongoing matter at the FTI Group.
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Kathrin Westermann
Noerr