Antitrust

Baker McKenzie

Baker McKenzie‘s antitrust law team is experienced in national and cross-border merger control and regularly advises major clients from the healthcare and life sciences sectors in close cross-practice cooperation. The mainstays include market dominance, fine proceedings and cartel damages as well as antitrust compliance, including preventive as well as forensic support in investigations and official proceedings; interfacing criminal law matters are covered by Anika Schürmann. Practice head Nicolas Kredel is experienced in cartel and merger control proceedings, while Katharina Spenner focuses on distribution antitrust law as well as franchise and supply agreements. Johannes Teichmann (distribution antitrust and distribution law) joined Luther Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH in February 2023 and Jonas Brückner (merger control and cartel damages) moved to KPMG Law in Germany in May 2023, while antitrust lawyer and healthcare expert Christian Burholt left the team in July 2023 and also joined Luther Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH.

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Testimonials

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'Nicolas Kredel: Competent, practical, solution-oriented.'
'Jan Kresken: Competent, practical, solution-oriented, excellent trainer in in-house training courses.'
'Katharina Spenner works highly efficiently, extremely practical and solution-oriented. She resolves complex issues straight away and clarifies them quickly. She is also very responsive.'
'Well-connected global team.'
'Accessibility, skills, price-performance ratio is appropriate (in DE).'
'Katharina Spenner: Extremely pleasant collaboration; very good responsiveness and comprehensive specialist knowledge paired with economic understanding and approach.'
'Katharina Spenner is known for short response times, quick analyzes and pragmatic solutions.'
'Competent team with access to specialists from other areas. Very practical, a lot of business expertise, understand operational processes quickly.'

Key clients

Sika AG
Mercedes-Benz AG
Stiftung der heiligen Cellitinnen e.V.
Carlsberg Breweries A/S
Trane Technologies
Asics
Eckes Granini Gruppe
Fluidra
Embraer
Accenture
Rio Tinto
VINCI Energies S.A.
Equinix
Hitachi, Ltd.
Karl Storz SE & Co. KG
Lufthansa
MicroVision
ServiceNow

Work highlights

Advising Sika AG on merger control law on the acquisition of MBCC Group (Master Builders Construction Chemicals), the former construction chemicals business of BASF, from Lone Star, a global private equity company.
Advising and representing Carlsberg in antitrust fine proceedings before the Federal Cartel Office, including defense in the subsequent objection and legal appeal proceedings before the Düsseldorf Higher Regional Court and the Federal Court of Justice.
Advising Eckes Granini on follow-on damages proceedings in connection with the so-called sugar cartel.