Markus Wellinger
Europe Guide 2024
Band 6 : Competition: EU
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About
Provided by Markus Wellinger
Practice Areas
Markus has over 25 years' experience advising on complex antitrust and regulatory issues. He has been deeply involved in transactional and enforcement matters in the EU and many other jurisdictions.
Markus’ experience includes advising and representing clients in significant merger control cases, compliance programmes and complex cartel investigations, strategic alliances and other commercial arrangements (such as distribution, R&D and technology licensing), issues related to abuse of dominance and EU state aid rules. In addition, he has secured merger antitrust clearance from more than 30 national competition authorities within and outside of the European Union.
He provides practical, results-driven advice and represents clients before the European and national courts, the European Commission and national competition authorities.
Career
Joined Van Bael & Bellis in 1993, became a Partner in 2001.
Professional Memberships
Member of the Brussels Bar.
Chambers Review
Europe
Markus Wellinger acts for third-party interveners on EU merger filings, as well as appeals against abuse of dominance investigations.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"He is very talented and clever."
"He understands business alongside his excellent knowledge."
"Markus Wellinger is absolutely fantastic with the lawyer-client relationship. He is extremely responsive and makes me feel like my questions are top priority. He is really great, responsive, reactive and proactive."
"He is very talented and clever."
"He understands business alongside his excellent knowledge."
"Markus Wellinger is absolutely fantastic with the lawyer-client relationship. He is extremely responsive and makes me feel like my questions are top priority. He is really great, responsive, reactive and proactive."