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Prof Dr Thomas Höppner
Work Department
Hausfeld Rechtsanwälte LLP, Walter-Benjamin-Platz 6, 10629 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
Deutschland > Medien > Entertainment
Im Mediensektor vertritt Hausfeld Rechtsanwälte LLP digitale Unternehmen, Verwertungsgesellschaften und Fernsehsender in medienkartellrechtlichen Streitigkeiten und wird auch in urheberrechtlichen Auseinandersetzungen mandatiert. Weitere streitige Expertise besitzt die Kanzlei an der Schnittstelle von Werbe- und Wettbewerbsrecht, worüber hinaus man auch zu urheberrechtlichen Themen im Zusammenhang mit KI-Systemen berät. Praxisleiter Thomas Höppner ist für seine Erfahrung in deutschem und europäischem Kartellrecht bekannt; daneben betreut er Mandanten aus den Branchen Medien und Rundfunk auch in regulatorischen Themen.
Deutschland > Kartellrecht > Kartellrecht
Die traditionelle Beratungsstärke des Kartellrechtsteams von Hausfeld Rechtsanwälte LLP liegt im Bereich des Kartellschadensersatzes, während die Beratung zum digitalen Kartellrecht und Vertriebskartellrecht sowie zur Marktbeherrschung und Compliance bzw. die Begleitung von internen Untersuchungen weitere Kompetenzfelder bilden. Die in Kartellschadensersatzverfahren agierenden Thomas Höppner und Alex Petrasincu leiten die Praxis als Trio mit der in Marktbeherrschungsfragen versierten Ann-Christin Richter; letztere deckt zudem die Schnittstelle zu IP ab und wurde Ende 2024 zur Managing Partnerin ernannt und löste dadurch Petrasincu in dieser Funktion ab. Die Kapazitäten in der kartellrechtlichen Prozessführung stärkte man mit dem Zugang von René Galle im September 2024 von A&O Shearman.
Germany > Antitrust
Hausfeld Rechtsanwälte LLP boasts longstanding expertise in cartel damages and also supports clients in matters pertaining to digital antitrust law, distribution antitrust law, market dominance, compliance as well as internal investigations. The practice head trio consists of Thomas Höppner and Alex Petrasincu, who both regularly act in cartel damages proceedings, and Ann-Christin Richter, who is well versed in market dominance issues; the latter also covers matters at the interface with IP law and was appointed to managing partner at the end of 2024, replacing Petrasincu in this role. The competencies in antitrust litigation were strengthened with the arrival of René Galle in September 2024, who joined from A&O Shearman.
Germany > Media > Entertainment
Hausfeld Rechtsanwälte LLP regularly represents digital companies, collecting societies and broadcasters in contentious media antitrust matters and is well versed in copyright disputes. The team also covers the interface between advertising and competition law and advises on copyright issues in connection with AI models. Practice head Thomas Höppner is renowned for his experience in German and European antitrust law; he also advises clients from the media and broadcasting sectors on regulatory issues.