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 has a high level of expertise in the areas of digitisation and technology, where the representation of Meta in connection with the §19a GWB as well as the Digital Market Act was a significant mandate. Other mainstays include the advice on market power abuse matters and cartel damages compensation claims as well as internal investigations, antitrust litigation and the advice on alleged antitrust violations. This offering is complemented with expertise in transaction-related antitrust law, including FDI (Foreign Direct Investment) and FSR (Foreign Subsidies Regulation). The key contacts include Max Hauser, who is experienced in cartel disputes, litigator Michael Esser and Jan Christoph Höft (merger control and defense against cartel damages claims). Jana Dammann de Chapto, who is experienced in merger and investment control, joined the partner roster in March 2024.
Deutschland > Kartellrecht > Kartellrecht
Latham & Watkins LLP verfügt über hohe fachliche Kompetenz in den Bereichen Digitalisierung und Technologie; hier war die Vertretung von Meta im Zuge der GWB/19a-Novelle sowie unter Berücksichtigung des Digital Market Acts ein bedeutendes Mandat. Weitere Stärken des Teams sind die Beratung zu Marktmachtmissbrauch und Kartellschadensersatz, wenngleich das Tätigkeitsspektrum zudem verhaltensbezogene Untersuchungen, die kartellrechtliche Prozessführung und die Beratung bei angeblichen Kartellrechtsverstößen beinhaltet. Abgerundet wird dies durch Kompetenzen in der kartellrechtlichen Transaktionsbegleitung, einschließlich FDI (Foreign Direct Investment) und FSR (Foreign Subsidies Regulation). Zum Kernteam zählen der in kartellrechtlichen Streitigkeiten versierte Max Hauser, Litigator Michael Esser sowie Jan Christoph Höft (Fusionskontrolle und Kartellschadensabwehr). Die in der Fusions- und Investitionskontrolle versierte Jana Dammann de Chapto wurde im März 2024 in die Partnerriege aufgenommen.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Antitrust
- Corporate and M&A > Corporate
- Information technology > Data protection
- Capital markets > Equity capital markets
- Industry focus > Healthcare and life sciences
- Industry focus > Healthcare and life sciences
- Tax
- Banking and finance > Lending and borrowing
- Capital markets > Equity capital markets
- Capital markets > Equity capital markets
- Industry focus > Healthcare and life sciences
- Industry focus > Healthcare and life sciences
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
- Restructuring and insolvency > Restructuring
- Industry focus > Energy
- Capital markets > Equity capital markets
- Real estate and construction > Real estate
- Tax
- Compliance > Compliance
- Information technology > Information technology and digitalisation
- Compliance > Internal investigations
- Employment
- Private equity > Transactions