Jörg Karenfort

Practice Areas

Dr. Jörg Karenfort, LL.M. (LSE), is Global Head of the Competition and Antitrust practice group (Berlin/Brussels). He advises clients in European and German competition and regulatory matters. Jörg has comprehensive expertise in dealing with German and European merger control as well as in cartel and abuse of dominance proceedings before European and national competition authorities and courts. He also advises national and international companies and trade associations in connection with compliance issues and regulatory proceedings both at national and EU level. Jörg is an experienced litigator in complex competition cases and an expert for complex settlement matters. His comprehensive sector expertise covers automotive, banking, energy, TMT as well as life sciences. Jörg is a lecturer on EU and German Competition Law at the University of Potsdam and regularly publishes on EU and national competition and regulatory matters.

Career

Dentons (formerly Salans)-Partner (since 2007); WilmerHale (1999-2007)

Professional Memberships

Member of the Advisory Board of FIW. Studienvereinigung Kartellrecht, Steering Committee for Telecoms, Internet and Media of the AmCham in Germany

Publications

Co-author “Handbuch Kartellrechtliche Schadensersatzklagen”, R&W Verlag, 2nd Edition 2021

Co-author, "Praxishandbuch der Kreislauf- und Rohstoffwirtschaft," Springer Vieweg Verlag, 2018

Co-author, "Handbuch Kartellrechtliche Schadensersatzklagen," R&W Fachmedien Recht und Wirtschaft Verlag 2017, 1st edition 2017

"Merger Control - Germany," Chambers Global Practice Guides, 2018

"Unter Druck," FINANCE, 2014

Co-author, "Public procurement in Germany: overview," Practical Law Multi-Jurisdictional Guide 2014/15

Co-author, "Hoffnung auf Schadenersatz von den "Schienenfreunden"," Der Neue Kämmerer, 2013

Interviews:

"Sigmar Gabriel kommt ein Verfahrensfehler in die Quere," WirtschaftsWoche, veröffentlicht 12. Juli 2016

"Kungeleien bei Konditionen und Kampagnen? Das Kartellamt untersucht das Verhalten der PSD Banken und ihres Verbands," Handelsblatt, published 26 November 2015

"Zweifel an Beschäftigungsgarantie von Edeka und Tengelmann," Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, published 2 September 2015

"Am Kartellamt dürfte es dieses Mal kaum scheitern," Börsen-Zeitung, published 8 July 2015

"Enorme Dynamik spielt eine Rolle," Handelsblatt, published 8 July 2015

"Wenn das Kartellamt zweimal klingelt," FINANCE, published 1 May 2015

"Hohe Hürden für Edeka und Tengelmann," Handelsblatt, published 30 April 2015

"Minister soll es richten: Supermarktfusion liegt auf Gabriels Tisch," Deutsche Presse-Agentur, published 29 April 2015

Personal

Lecturer on German and European competition law at the University of Potsdam

Languages Spoken

English, German, French

Experience

Leading international energy company: Advising in complex antitrust proceedings before the European Commission.

Leading global automotive company: Advising in strategic matters concerning follow-on damage claims in connection with cartel proceedings.

German Banking Association: Representing in the „Online-Banking“ case before the Higher Regional Court in Düsseldorf.

German Banking Association: Representing in complex follow-on damage claim proceedings.

Umbrella association of the German banking industry (Deutsche Kreditwirtschaft): Advising in the framework of a complex proceeding of the Federal Cartel Office on standardized fee regulations of the electronic cash-system.

Leading international beverage company: Advising in connection with follow-on claims with respect to a major cartel matter.

Association of German Savings Banks (DSGV ö.K.): Advising on merger control and antitrust matters in connection with the acquisition of DekaBank, a leading German fund provider.

International industrial company: Advising on compliance due diligence, data searches and compliance training.

Leading hospital operator: Advising in connection with competition law and regulatory questions regarding various complex hospital transactions.

Cable network operator: Advising with regard to regulatory and competition law in connection with several M&A transactions as well as in anti-trust and regulatory proceedings.

Leading manufacturer of luxury cosmetics: Advising in connection with an antitrust proceeding before the Higher Regional Court of Düsseldorf.