Hartmut Schneider > WilmerHale > Washington DC, United States > Lawyer Profile

WilmerHale
2100 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
Washington DC 20036
United States
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Work Department

Antitrust and Competition ; Antitrust Litigation ; Intersection of Antitrust and IP ; Life Sciences

Position

Partner

Career

Hartmut Schneider practices antitrust law primarily before US agencies and courts. He has an extensive background in securing merger clearance for transactions in a diverse range of industries. He also regularly counsels clients on legal issues at the intersection of antitrust and intellectual property law, as well as on the compliance of joint ventures, other horizontal cooperation agreements and vertical distribution agreements with the antitrust laws. Qualified to practice in the United States and Germany, Mr. Schneider worked in the Antitrust and Competition Department of the firm’s Brussels and Berlin offices and has years of hands-on experience working on both sides of the Atlantic.

Professional Activities

Mr. Schneider is the International Officer for the American Bar Association’s (ABA) Section of Antitrust Law. He previously served as a member of the Section’s Council (2019–2021), as a co-chair of the Section’s Intellectual Property Committee (2016–2018), of the ABA Spring Meeting (2013–2015), as a member of the Section’s Long Range Planning and Nominating Committees, and as the assistant to the chair of the Section.

Memberships

  • District of Columbia
  • Berlin

Education

LLM, University of Michigan Law School, 2000

Second State Exam, Berlin Court of Appeals, 1999

Doctorate in Law, University of Freiburg, 1997

First State Exam, University of Freiburg, 1996

Licence en droit, University of Paris X – Nanterre, 1993

Lawyer Rankings

United States > Antitrust > Merger control

The ‘very responsive’ WilmerHale team provides ‘excellent advice’ to clients seeking out merger control expertise, with longstanding experience advising on HSR reviews involving substantive issues. The team works closely with colleagues internationally to coordinate multi-jurisdictional merger clearance. In Washington DC, practice co-chair Thomas Mueller focuses his practice on merger investigations with transatlantic implications, drawing on experience practicing in Brussels, and co-chair Hartmut Schneider, qualified in the US and Germany, ‘is a great partner’ to clients with issues at the intersection of antitrust and intellectual property law. Also in DC, Leon Greenfield has a practice spanning merger clearance, antitrust litigation, counselling, and government investigations.