John Schmidt
Europe Guide 2024
Band 5 : Competition Law
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About
Provided by John Schmidt
Practice Areas
John Schmidt has more than two decades of experience dealing with competition authorities and courts in the UK and EU. He regularly advises on complex competition conduct issues, investigations, litigation, and merger cases. He is dual-qualified in the UK and Germany and has a particular focus on the life sciences, consumer goods, finance, and infrastructure sectors.
John has extensive experience advising pharmaceutical and medical device companies in reverse payment patent settlement and pricing investigations. He also has significant experience in consumer goods investigations and competition issues in online-platforms and the collaborative economy.
Chambers Review
Europe
John Schmidt of Arnold & Porter assists clients with merger clearance filings and foreign direct investment notifications. He also assists clients with competition compliance issues.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"John really knows his stuff, expresses his opinions really well, and is very forthright and forthcoming with what he's thinking."
"He has got a wealth of experience and has always performed well."
"He is a pleasure to work with for experts and clients."
"John really knows his stuff, expresses his opinions really well, and is very forthright and forthcoming with what he's thinking."
"He has got a wealth of experience and has always performed well."
"He is a pleasure to work with for experts and clients."