Philipp Werner > Jones Day > Brussels, Belgium > Lawyer Profile

Jones Day‘s cross-location EU state aid practice counts large German and European companies as well as state ministries among its client base and regularly acts for them in state aid and notification proceedings before the European Commission. Due to ancillary antitrust competencies, the team is adept at examining various state aid cases on both the plaintiff and defendant side as well as in competitor lawsuits. In this context, practice head Philipp Werner‘s expertise is particularly valued, who, in addition to his litigation skills, also advises on state aid compliance pertaining to restructuring, public tenders and privatisation.

Jones Day‘s comprehensively covers all aspects of German and EU antitrust law and advises on merger control proceedings as well as on matters at the interface between state aid and investment law in connection with FDI procedures. The expertise in the contentious sphere includes cartel damages and abuse proceedings; this is complemented with competencies in fine proceedings, compliance and support during official investigations. Among the key contacts are Carsten Gromotke (merger control and abuse proceedings), Jürgen Beninca (fine proceedings and cartel damages), Philipp Werner (merger control and state aid law) in Brussels, Johannes Zöttl (cartel damages and compliance) and Kevin Wilcock, who is experienced in antitrust transaction support.