About

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Schellenberg Wittmer’s Competition Group comprises leading experts who specialise in competition law matters. We advise and represent clients in all aspects of competition law concerning commercial practices and agreements, and merger control filings. Our lawyers have broad experience and excellent training in Swiss and EU competition law, and we are one of the few Swiss firms to offer the full range of competition law skills and resources.

Expertise:


  • Merger control: we represent clients in complex merger control proceedings in Switzerland and coordinate international notifications
  • Investigations: we represent clients in competition law investigations by the Swiss Competition Commission and appeal proceedings before the federal courts, with special expertise in cartel, dominance and distribution cases (construction, luxury goods, electronics, print media, broadcasting, telecommunication, electricity, gas, payment cards, retail, etc.)
  • General competition advice
  • Leniency and settlement
  • We prepare clients for and assist them in dawn raids by the Swiss Competition Commission
  • Internal investigations: we handle complex internal investigations processes in the context of competition law investigations or mock reviews, using our own document review platform and specialist internal review teams
  • Compliance: we provide compliance programmes, training, e-learning and audits for Swiss and international clients






Chambers Review

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Competition/Antitrust - Switzerland

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Band 2

What the Team is Known For

Schellenberg Wittmer assists clients with a broad range of competition mandates, helping them with obtaining competition law approval for proposed mergers, as well as representing them in investigations into allegations of abuse of dominance or cartel involvement. The law firm is popular with clients from a range of sectors, including financial services, energy and pharmaceuticals.

Work Highlights

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  • Schellenberg Wittmer represented Symrise in an investigation into an alleged cartel within the fragrances industry.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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David Mamane
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David Mamane
Head of Competition/Antitrust
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Band 1

David Mamane remains one of the top lawyers in Switzerland for behavioural matters, representing financial sector and pharmaceutical clients in high-profile abuse of dominance and cartel investigations, as well as sector inquiries. In addition, he advises clients on seeking competition law clearance for proposed transactions and joint ventures.

What I like about him is that he is very analytical, very responsive and proactive. He is also easy to work with.

David Mamane is the best choice for legal advice in competition law.

He is one of the best Swiss antitrust lawyers, if not the best.

David Mamane is extremely knowledgeable and responsive.

He provided very clear advice and was very responsive.

Amalie Wijesundera
Amalie Wijesundera
Associates to watch

Zurich-based senior associate Amalie Wijesundera focuses on merger control proceedings and investigations related to abuse of dominance and cartel. She also has experience in competition law compliance mandates, including questions around distribution strategies.

She is a young and innovative lawyer.

Amalie Wijesundera is extremely knowledgeable and responsive.

Ranked Lawyers at
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Competition/Antitrust

David Mamane
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David Mamane
Head of Competition/Antitrust
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Band 1
Amalie Wijesundera
Amalie Wijesundera
Associates to watch

Members

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David Mamane

David Mamane

Head of Department

Stéphanie Chuffart-Finsterwald

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