Dr Dieter Thalhammer > E+H Rechtsanwälte GmbH > Vienna, Austria > Lawyer Profile
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Dr Dieter Thalhammer
Work Department
Antitrust + Competition Law
Position
Dieter Thalhammer is head of the Competition and Antitrust Law practice group. Nationally, he is one of the leading experts for European and Austrian antitrust law. Dieter Thalhammer represents domestic and international clients in proceedings for merger control, cartel allegations, abuse of a dominant position, and damages following antitrust violations. He also has extensive experience in conducting internal investigations and implementing antitrust compliance programs. Under his leadership, the Competition and Antitrust practice group at E+H has become one of the strongest in Austria.
Over the past ten years, Dieter Thalhammer has represented clients in various industries including transport, automotive, media, energy, postal, telecommunications, chemical, real estate, finance, healthcare, food, and electronics. Dieter Thalhammer also has specific expertise in antitrust issues in the digital economy.
Career
Dieter joined E+H as partner in 2005. Prior to that, he worked for a leading international law firm in Vienna for six years. He started his career as an intern at the Legal Service of the European Commission. Dieter is the author of several articles on competition law and lectures at the University of Graz.
Languages
German and English
Memberships
Austrian Bar Association; Studienvereinigung Kartellrecht
Education
Dieter Thalhammer studied law at the University of Vienna and completed an LL.M. in Saarbrücken.
Leisure
Sports.
Lawyer Rankings
Austria > EU and competition
(Leading individuals)E+H Rechtsanwälte GmbH‘s ‘proactive, pragmatic and solution-oriented’ team advises clients in the pharmaceutical, healthcare and transport sectors on cartel and merger proceedings in the EU, with Jochen Anweiler leading on such matters from the firm’s Brussels office. The firm also takes instructions concerning Austria’s FDI regulations. Dieter Thalhammer spearheads the firm’s competition group, specialising in antitrust compliance, cartel investigations and merger controls. Judith Feldner represents clients in EU and Austrian merger and investment control proceedings, while Andreas Zellhofer combines abuse of dominance expertise with a strong IP/IT practice.