A&O Shearman is experienced in antitrust proceedings, including antitrust damages, abuse of market power, as well as antitrust administration and fine proceedings, and is also well positioned for cross-border merger controls thanks to the cooperation with the international network. The practice’s ongoing advice covers compliance and distribution antitrust law issues. Practice head Ellen Braun is regularly instructed on the structuring of cooperation agreements and joint ventures, while key figures Börries Ahrens and counsel René Galle regularly act in antitrust investigations before the Federal Cartel Office and the European Commission; the latter is also experienced in subsequent damages proceedings.
Testimonials
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'Ellen Braun: An extremely smart and pragmatic lawyer who always delivers first-class legal advice. A true expert in her field. She's great fun to work with and very responsive.'
'Many years of experience and an excellent reputation in competition law and related litigation.'
Key clients
- Advent International
- Bridgepoint/Infinigate
Work highlights
- Advising the private equity investor Advent International on all antitrust and merger control aspects of the acquisition and merger of the Engineering Materials business unit of DSM and the High Performance Plastics business unit of LANXESS.
- Advising Bridgepoint portfolio company Infinigate Group AG (Infinigate), a pan-European Value Added Distributor (VAD) of cyber security solutions, on the acquisition of Nuvias Group (Nuvias), a cyber security software distributor headquartered in the UK.