Competition/European Law
Europe Guide 2024 : Germany
Band 2
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With its global reach, aided by its offices in Brussels and across Germany, Linklaters offers comprehensive competition law advice. The team is particularly visible on complex and often cross-border merger control mandates, including prominent stock exchange listings, FDI clearances and appeals against clearance decisions. Another key pillar of the practice is its capabilities in behavioural investigations, often in the automotive industry. The firm also has a number of key clients from other sectors, including technology and life sciences.
Work Highlights
- Linklaters advised Audi on the competition law aspects of its proposed entry into Formula 1, with a particular focus on foreign investment control requirements.
Strengths
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"We always receive well thought through, solution-orientated and pragmatic legal advice that demonstrates a good understanding of the business."
"The team's quality is visible in its to-the-point advice."
"The team finds a solution even when under a lot of pressure and can bring the topics together, so we feel very comfortable in their hands."
"The lawyers have very good problem awareness, and provide quick answers and good, practical implementation."
"We always receive well thought through, solution-orientated and pragmatic legal advice that demonstrates a good understanding of the business."
"The team's quality is visible in its to-the-point advice."
"The team finds a solution even when under a lot of pressure and can bring the topics together, so we feel very comfortable in their hands."
"The lawyers have very good problem awareness, and provide quick answers and good, practical implementation."
Notable Practitioners
Daniela Seeliger is a leading individual on a range of competition law matters, including assisting significant clients with foreign investment regulations and with investigations into exchanges of information. She is particularly popular with clients from the automotive sector. She offers notable experience in matters before both the German authorities and the European Commission.
"She is super responsive, and gives very clear and practical advice."
"Daniela Seeliger is brilliant and top in her league. She is very sharp and smart, and good at communicating with authorities."
"She is very empathetic, calm and smooth, and her solutions and advice have a kind of elegance."
"It is a joy working with her."
Bernd Meyring heads Linklaters' competition team in Brussels and is admitted to practice in Germany and in Belgium. He is known for his work on behalf of third-party interveners in abuse of dominance cases. He also assists with merger and FDI filings, particularly for clients in the pharmaceutical and technology sectors.
"I can always reach him so I feel like his only client."
"Bernd Meyring has provided us with excellent, tailor-made advice in a timely and pragmatic manner. We would definitely work with him again in the future."
"Bernd Meyring is calm, listens and tries to understand before speaking."
"He is able to untangle things. He is a good adviser and keeps the global picture of our interests in mind."
Carsten Grave is particularly known and respected for his work on merger control matters, frequently advising on the German clearance of multinational filings. He also has notable experience representing high-profile clients as defendants in challenges to clearance decisions.
"He is brilliant in merger control, he is Mr Merger Control in Germany."
"Carsten is an expert in his field with a high level of understanding for the needs of his clients and excellent case management in complex processes."
Ranked Lawyers at
Linklaters
Germany