Sebastian Max Hauser > Latham & Watkins LLP > Frankfurt, Germany > Lawyer Profile
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Sebastian Max Hauser
Position
Max Hauser advises German and international clients on a broad spectrum of antitrust matters under German and EU laws, in particular regarding:
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- Merger control clearances in Germany, the EU, and globally
- Cartel and abuse of dominance investigations, as well as compliance programs and audits
- Antitrust damages claims, representing both defendants and claimants
Mr. Hauser is recognized by Who’s Who Legal, JUVE and WirtschaftsWoche as a leading antitrust and competition lawyer. Sources describe that he “keeps calm in stressful situations and finds solutions extremely fast”, and is “always three steps ahead”. He excels at simplifying complex issues, especially in cross-border M&A situations, drawing on experience from more than a hundred merger control filings in various jurisdictions. Mr. Hauser advises clients from a wide range of industries, including financial services, private equity, automotive, food retailing, health care, information technology, and oil and gas.
Mr. Hauser regularly publishes articles on antitrust law issues, and has co-authored a cartel damages handbook. He is a co-founder and board member of the Competition Litigation Forum in Germany.
Mr. Hauser is a member of the firm’s Associates and Legal Professional & Paralegal Committees and a former member of the firm’s Recruiting Committee.
Lawyer Rankings
Germany > Antitrust
Latham & Watkins LLP is one of the top addresses in antitrust law and impresses with industry expertise in technology and digitisation matters as well as a diverse national and international practice. The support in cartel damages compensation claims and market power abuse proceedings is among the mainstays, where the team regularly represents large players from the technology sector, such as digital platforms or telecommunications services providers, before the Federal Cartel Office, the European Commission and relevant courts. These capacities also include the expertise in current issues in connection with the § 19a GWB digitisation amendment. Michael Esser is experienced in the fintech, telecoms and e-commerce industries and focuses on digitised matters, where he is supported by Jan Christoph Höft, who is experienced in data protection law. The support in transaction-related antitrust law is another core focus and is regularly demonstrated in connection with German and international merger control; among the key contacts here are Sebastian Max Hauser and counsel Jana Dammann de Chapto, who are experienced in second-phase proceedings.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Antitrust
- Information technology > Data protection
- Capital markets > Equity capital markets
- Tax
- Banking and finance > Lending and borrowing
- Restructuring and insolvency > Restructuring
Firm Rankings
- Dispute resolution > Arbitration (including international arbitration)
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation
- Corporate and M&A > Corporate
- Capital markets > Debt capital markets
- Banking and finance > Financial services: regulatory
- Banking and finance > Fintech
- Industry focus > Healthcare and life sciences
- Information technology > IT transactions and outsourcing
- Corporate and M&A > M&A
- Industry focus > Energy
- Tax
- Compliance > Compliance
- Compliance > Internal investigations
- Real estate and construction > Real estate
- Information technology > Information technology and digitalisation
- Employment
- Private equity > Transactions