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Dr Florian Wiesner

Work Department
Co-Head Competition & Antitrust Germany
Position
Dr. Florian Wiesner, LL.M. (Cambridge), is a partner in our Dusseldorf office and Co-Head of the Competition & Antitrust group in Germany. He advises on all areas of EU and German competition law, specializing in merger control, cartel investigations, cooperation and distribution agreements, compliance and all antitrust aspects of the day-to-day business.
Florian has particular experience advising and coordinating multinational merger control proceedings. He advises clients from a wide range of industry sectors, with a special focus on the automotive, e-mobility and energy sector.
Prior to joining Dentons, Florian worked for 10 years for two leading international law firms in Duesseldorf.
Career
- Partner, Dentons, 2019 to date
- Clifford Chance, 2014-2019
- Gleiss Lutz, 2010-2014
Education
Admitted to the bar, Germany, 2010
Bucerius Law School, Hamburg, Germany, Legal studies
University of Cambridge, LL.M.
University of Kiel, Dr. iur.
Legal clerkship, Higher Regional Court of Hamburg
Lawyer Rankings
Deutschland > Kartellrecht > Kartellrecht
Dentons‘ Praxis glänzt durch ‘fundiertes Sektorwissen und businessnahe Beratung‘, internationale Vernetzung und eine starke Präsenz an verschiedenen deutschen Standorten. Jörg Karenfort in Berlin ist Co-Head der globalen Competition and Antitrust Praxisgruppe und ist häufig in Schadensersatzverfahren sowie in Kartellverfahren auf EU-Ebene aktiv. Das Team um Florian Wiesner am neuen Düsseldorfer Standort ‘arbeitet exzellent’ und begleitet unter anderem Fusionskontrollen; Wiesner und René Grafunder übernahmen die Leitung der deutschen Kartellrechtspraxis im Januar 2022. Mit Maria Brakalova wurde zudem im März 2021 eine Spezialistin an der Schnittstelle zum Investitionskontrollrecht zur Partnerin ernannt, während der angesehene Experte Bertold Bär-Bouyssière, vormals bei DLA Piper, seit Juni 2021 als Of Counsel das Berliner und Brüsseler Team verstärkt. Neue Schwerpunkte lassen sich im Pharmasektor sowie im digitalen Kartellrecht verorten.
Germany > Antitrust
Denton‘s practice stands out for its ‘sound sector knowledge and business-related advice‘, international network as well as a strong presence at various German locations. Jörg Karenfort in Berlin co-heads the global competition and antitrust practice group and frequently acts in tort and antitrust proceedings at EU level while Florian Wiesner‘s team in Düsseldorf ‘works excellently’ and advises on merger controls among other things; Wiesner and René Grafunder jointly took over the lead of the firm’s German antitrust practice in January 2022. Maria Brakalova, a specialist in investment control-related antitrust matters, made partner in March 2021 and highly regarded expert Bertold Bär-Bouyssière, previously at DLA Piper, joined the Berlin and Brussels team as of counsel in June 2021. New focuses for the practice relate to the pharmaceutical sector and digital antitrust law.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
Firm Rankings
- Industry focus > Energy
- Trade and distribution > Foreign trade law
- Public sector > Public procurement
- Real estate and construction > Real estate
- Restructuring and insolvency > Restructuring
- Public sector > State aid
- Capital markets > Structured finance and securitisation
- Compliance > Compliance
- Industry focus > Healthcare and life sciences
- Insurance > Advice to insurers
- Antitrust
- Public sector > Planning and environment
- Tax
- Trade and distribution > Trade, distribution and logistics
- Dispute resolution > Arbitration (including international arbitration)
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation
- Corporate and M&A > Corporate
- Corporate and M&A > M&A: mid-sized deals (sub-€500m)
- Intellectual property > Trade marks
- Employment
- Private equity > Venture capital