Competition: EU - Belgium
What the team is known for
Gleiss Lutz predominantly attracts attention for its state aid expertise. It defends private companies against state aid complaints and assists public entities with proceedings opposing the recovery of unlawful state aid. The firm is also notably active in appeals against EC merger decisions, having acted on cases seeking either to challenge merger prohibitions or seeking the annulment of fines imposed for alleged gun-jumping in notifiable transactions. The team has additional experience in abuse of dominance investigations and cartel cases.
Strengths
"Gleiss Lutz is a firm of consolidated experience with presence in some of the jurisdictions of strong interest for us."
"It is a destination practice for state aid issues."
Notable practitioners
Ulrich Soltész is a top lawyer in the state aid field, and as a German-qualified lawyer he regularly represents German companies and public bodies in connection to EC state aid investigations. In addition to his contentious state aid work, Ulrich Soltész leads a wider range of competition matters including EGC appeals against EC merger decisions or the filing of abuse of dominance complaints against competitors. "We are always really happy to work with him for his quality and cooperation." "He is very renowned for state aid."
Christian von Köckritz is based in the firm's Brussels office and has notable experience advising clients on FCO investigations into allegations of price fixing and abuse of dominance. In addition, he defends clients in follow-on damages claims. "He is a smart guy who understands things."
