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Dr Nicolas Kredel

Work Department
Antitrust & Competition
Position
Dr. Nicolas Kredel chairs Baker McKenzie’s EMEA Antitrust & Competition Practice Group as well as the Firm’s global Industrials Manufacturing and Transportation Group. He also chairs Baker McKenzie’s German Antitrust & Competition practice.
Nicolas advises clients in EU and German competition law matters, including domestic and international cartel investigations, merger control proceedings and abuse of dominance cases. He routinely leads global projects for clients in the area of antitrust risk prevention and compliance systems, international investigations and in transactions.
He also provides competition law advice on cooperation agreements with competitors as well as supply agreements and distribution systems. He has extensive experience in a variety of industries, including the automotive, telecommunications, FMCG, retail, defense, aviation and pharmaceutical sectors.
Languages
English, French, German
Memberships
- Studienvereinigung Kartellrecht – Member
- American Bar Association – Member
Education
- Civil Court Munich (Second State Exam) (2005)
- University of Munich (Doctorate, s.c.l.) (2004)
- University of Michigan at Ann Arbor (LL.M.) (2002)
- University of Munich (First State Exam) (2001)
Lawyer Rankings
Deutschland > Kartellrecht > Kartellrecht
(Führende Partner)Baker McKenzies kartellrechtliche Stärke kommt traditionellerweise in der Fusionskontrolle zum Tragen, wo das Team regelmäßig standort- und grenzüberschreitend agiert; hierfür zählt auch Praxisleiter Nicolas Kredel zu den zentralen Ansprechpartnern. Zudem ist man in der kartellrechtlichen Compliance sowie in internen Untersuchungen und Kartellverfahren – zuletzt handelte es sich hierbei insbesondere um Bußgeldverfahren – versiert. Die strafrechtliche Schnittstelle wird von Anika Schürmann bespielt; sie betreut routinemäßig Kartell- und Wirtschaftsstrafverfahren vor deutschen und europäischen Gerichten. Der sektorielle Schwerpunkt der Mandatsarbeit liegt auf Pharma, Life Sciences und Healthcare.
Germany > Antitrust
(Leading partners)Among Baker McKenzie‘s core strengths is the support in merger control, where the team regularly acts across locations and borders; practice head Nicolas Kredel is a key contacts here. The team is also well versed in antitrust compliance as well as internal investigations and antitrust proceedings – with a recent focus on fine proceedings in particular. Anika Schürmann covers matters at the interface with criminal law and regularly takes the lead in antitrust and criminal proceedings before German and European courts. The practice advises with a focus on the pharmaceuticals, life sciences and healthcare industries.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Dispute resolution > Arbitration (including international arbitration)
- Information technology > Data protection
- Information technology > Information technology and digitalisation
- Information technology > IT transactions and outsourcing
- Public sector > Public procurement
- Trade and distribution > Trade, distribution and logistics
Firm Rankings
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation
- Compliance > Compliance
- Trade and distribution > Foreign trade law
- Industry focus > Healthcare and life sciences
- Compliance > Internal investigations
- Industry focus > Telecoms
- Corporate and M&A > Corporate
- Employment
- Industry focus > Energy
- Real estate and construction > Real estate
- Public sector > State aid
- Capital markets > Structured finance and securitisation
- Tax
- Intellectual property > Unfair competition
- Antitrust
- Corporate and M&A > M&A
- Public sector > Planning and environment
- Intellectual property > Trade marks
- Media > Entertainment
- Banking and finance > Lending and borrowing
- Restructuring and insolvency > Restructuring