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Michael Esser
Position
Widely recognized as one of Germany’s leading antitrust lawyers, Dr. Michael Esser advises clients on German and European competition matters ranging from complex merger clearances to global cartel investigations and litigation.
Mr. Esser draws on more than two decades of experience at the forefront of high-profile antitrust procedures to deliver favorable outcomes for prominent German, European, and international companies, with a focus on the technology, fintech, telecommunications, and e-commerce sectors. Regardless of the matter at hand, Mr. Esser harnesses his sophisticated technical knowledge and strong agency relationships to resolve issues involving antitrust enforcers and courts worldwide.
A sought-after writer on competition topics, Mr. Esser regularly contributes to prominent legal publications. His work includes serving as a co-editor of the antitrust journal Neue Zeitschrift für Kartellrecht (NZKart).
Lawyer Rankings
Germany > Antitrust
(Leading partners)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.
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
- Tax
- Industry focus > Healthcare and life sciences
- Banking and finance > Lending and borrowing
- Industry focus > Healthcare and life sciences
- Capital markets > Equity capital markets
- Capital markets > Equity capital markets
- 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