Raue‘s team focuses on cartel damages, merger control as well as the advice on compliance. The practice acts with a regulatory focus and advises across the energy, telecoms, healthcare and media sectors; practice head Michael Bergmann is experienced in antitrust damages. Energy-related antitrust law matters are covered by Hans Heller, Christian von Hammerstein and Bernd Beckmann, while Peter Roegele is active in antitrust proceedings and made associate partner in January 2023. Energy expert Anna von Bremen, who has regulatory expertise, moved to Osborne Clarke in August 2023.
Testimonials
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'High expertise, good accessibility.'
'Extensive experience in advising our industry associations on antitrust law.'
'Michael Bergmann: Very good knowledge of the industry, structured, pragmatic, service-oriented, pleasant to deal with.'
'Fast work, very good suggested solutions, very good training.'
'Raue is one of the largest law firms in Berlin that covers the entire legal spectrum. What is particularly outstanding are the people we work with and the teams who cooperate with each other across the board and thus find extremely useful and practically relevant solutions, even for highly complex and sensitive questions that go beyond the usual legal questions.'
- 'The equipment and skills are state-of-the-art. The billing is very transparent and every step can be understood in detail.'
- 'Michael Bergmann: Extremely smart, targeted, precise, efficient and particularly effective. He has excellent contacts with the relevant EU and national federal offices. In addition, he (and his team) has a very special ability to present facts in an understandable way and to show very practical solutions, which he knows how to put into practice in exchange with government agencies through great negotiation skills.'
- 'Quick response - business-friendly preparation of complex legal contexts - approachable and competent advice.'
Key clients
- LichtBlick SE
- Alma SA
- Wacker Neuson SE
- Verein der Zuckerindustrie
- Sonae Arauco Deutschland GmbH
- HD Plus GmbH
- BDBe - Bundesverband der deutschen Bioethanolwirtschaft e.V.
- Deutsche Bahn AG / DB Barnsdale AG
- envia Mittel-deutsche Energie AG
- Volocopter GmbH
Work highlights
- Merger control and foreign trade law advice to Alma SA, a French mineral water producer, on the intended takeover of the Rhönsprudel Group.
- Advising the Association of the German Sugar Industry eV and the four sugar companies operating in Germany, Nordzucker, Südzucker, Pfeifer & Langen and Cosun Beet, on the design of a crisis cooperation for the mutual processing of sugar beets; including drafting contracts, conducting negotiations and exchanging information in accordance with antitrust law, as well as proceedings before the Federal Cartel Office.
- Representation of the Hamburg green electricity and gas provider LichtBlick SE as a party invited in the RheinEnergie/Westenergie/rhenag merger control proceedings and as a complainant against the approval of the merger before the Düsseldorf Higher Regional Court.