Herr Dr Thomas Funke > Osborne Clarke > Cologne, Germany > Lawyer Profile

Osborne Clarke Offices

Osborne Clarke
15 INNERE KANALSTR
50823 KÖLN
Germany
Visit website 49 221 5108 4000

Herr Dr Thomas Funke

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+49 221 5108 4210 thomas.funke@osborneclarke.com

Work Department

Transport and Automotive, Merger control, Compliance and Strategy, Competition and Antitrust

Position

Leading our competition practice in Germany, Thomas advises on antitrust litigation, competition compliance, distribution strategies and merger control. Thomas’ experience includes cartel damages litigation before the European Court of Justice and the German Supreme Court. As lead counsel in German and EU antitrust investigations, Thomas as part of our smart cities team has represented clients from the automotive, energy, banking and technology sectors. He recently defended a multinational IT company in cartel investigations and secured the German merger clearance for a multibillion life sciences transaction. Having advised on the EU competition framework for the motor vehicle sector for more than a decade, Thomas regularly speaks at international conferences.

Languages

German, English, French

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Germany > Antitrust

Osborne Clarke‘s team is well versed in cartel damages and also assists with merger control and investment control in the course of transactions. Clients stem from the healthcare, digital markets, automotive and energy sectors; the latter was recently strengthened with the addition of energy lawyer Anna von Bremen from Raue in August 2023, she is also well versed in regulatory matters. Thomas Funke comprehensively advises on cartel damages and jointly heads the team with Sebastian Hack (distribution antitrust law and cooperations in the areas of platforms, research and development).

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