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Prof Dr Thomas Höppner
Work Department
Hausfeld Rechtsanwälte LLP, Kurfürstendamm 218, D-10719 Berlin
Position
Partner
Career
Prof. Dr. Thomas Höppner is a Partner at Hausfeld in Berlin, specialising in EU and German competition law and intellectual property law. His practice covers the full range of contentious and non-contentious competition law matters, including related regulatory areas such as media, telecommunications, broadcasting and energy.
He has spearheaded complaints before the European Commission and taken competition claims before German courts, particularly in the context of an abuse of dominance and damage claims. Thomas has particular expertise in technology, media and network industries where he regularly advises clients in complex proceedings and litigations at the interface of competition law, sector-specific regulation and intellectual property law. Recent cases include representing several complainants in investigations relating to Google and YouTube at European and national levels, private enforcement of competition law claims to compulsory licenses as well as advising on regulatory reforms in the area of digital markets.
He has spearheaded complaints before the European Commission and taken competition claims before German courts, particularly in the context of an abuse of dominance and damage claims. Thomas has particular expertise in technology, media and network industries where he regularly advises clients in complex proceedings and litigations at the interface of competition law, sector-specific regulation and intellectual property law. Recent cases include representing several complainants in investigations relating to Google and YouTube at European and national levels, private enforcement of competition law claims to compulsory licenses as well as advising on regulatory reforms in the area of digital markets.
Having studied in Berlin, Glasgow and Dundee, Thomas holds a Ph.D and an LL.M in competition law. He is a professor of business law and intellectual property law at the Wildau Technical University of Applied Sciences and a Visiting Professor for telecoms law at the University of Strathclyde, Glasgow. Thomas has published, inter alia, three books on the regulation of networks and regularly speaks on current topics of competition and intellectual property law.
Thomas is recommended by Legal 500 as “outstanding” in particular in “cases relating to the digital network economy.” The German legal directory JUVE recommended him as “simply a first-rate lawyer.”
Prior to joining Hausfeld, Thomas worked several years in the competition and TMT groups of Hogan Lovells and Olswang in Berlin and London.
Languages
English, German
Education
Dr. iur, Humboldt University, Berlin – Summa Cum Laude and Karlheinz-Quack Prize
LL.M, University of Dundee
Bar Exam / 2. State Exam, Berlin – Distinction
LL.B / 1. State Exam, Berlin – Distinction and Graduation Prize
Lawyer Rankings
Germany > Antitrust
Hausfeld Rechtsanwälte LLP advises on various antitrust law topics, such as merger control, compliance and distribution antitrust law, although a traditional strength remains the representation of claimants in cartel damages compensation proceedings and the related enforcement of damages claims; the team is well versed in dominance abuse matters in the digital antitrust space, where the practice also increasingly acts in the defense of clients. Alex Petrasincu and Ann-Christin Richter are experienced in antitrust law as well as internal investigations; Thomas Höppner impresses with expertise in dominance abuse and damages claims.
Germany > Media > Entertainment
Hausfeld Rechtsanwälte LLP advises radio and television broadcasters as well as collecting societies on copyright and media antitrust issues and impresses with experience in dispute resolution. Led by antitrust and media lawyer Thomas Höppner, the team regularly acts in fundamental proceedings before the Federal Antitrust Authority in connection with large tech companies and anti-competitive and data protection matters. The advice on generative AI models is a recent growth area and also includes the support in litigation. Ann-Christin Richter is a key contact for IP matters, which she also handles at the interface with antitrust law.