DORDA Rechtsanwälte GmbH is the firm of choice for both public and private sector bodies facing a variety of competition-related challenges, from cartel investigations and subsequent damages claims, to merger and FDI control hearings before the Austrian and European authorities. State aid matters also fall within the team's capabilities, with the firm advising recipients on compliance with Austrian and EU regulations. Heading up the team is 'excellent competition lawyer' Heinrich Kühnert, whose practice covers the spectrum of competition matters, and who offers particular expertise in matters affecting the pharmaceutical and energy sectors, among others.
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- In-depth industry knowledge, overall service, and a fee-saving, practical approach.
- We have cooperated with the Dorda team for a long time. They stand out as one, if not the best, competition law practice in Austria. They deliver top-notch quality output very quickly and excel at difficult cases that require creative solutions and outside-the-box thinking.
- Heinrich Kühnert has longstanding experience with courts and public authorities in the field of national and international antitrust law, enabling the partner to correctly foresee the practical development of a case.
- We normally cooperate with Heinrich Kuehnert. He is an excellent competition lawyer and person. He has extremely good knowledge of the case law that he can apply to the issue at hand in creative ways. It is always a pleasure to work with Heinrich.
- 'Heinrich Kühnert is an excellent competition lawyer and person. He has extremely good knowledge of case law that he can apply to the issue at hand in creative ways. It is always a pleasure to work with Heinrich.'
- 'They have in-depth industry knowledge.'
- 'Heinrich Kühnert has longstanding experience with courts and public authorities in the field of national and international competition law, enabling him to correctly predict the practical development of a case.'
- 'Our firm has cooperated with DORDA's team for a long time. They stand out as one if not the best competition practice in Austria. They deliver top notch output very quickly and excel at difficult cases that require creative solutions and out of box thinking.'
Key clients
- Vista Equity Partners Management, LLC
- KNDS N.V.
- Evergreen Hill Enterprise, Pte. Ltd.
- ZKW Group
- Inner Mongolia Mengtai Group Co., Ltd
- Infosys Group
- Miba
- BAWAG P.S.K.
- Roche Diagnostics
- Kwizda Holding GmbH
- Oaktree Capital Group
- Bayer
- Sandoz
- Novartis Pharma Austria
- abbvie
- Sonic Healthcare
- GSK
- Topcon Healthcare, Inc.
- Boehringer Ingelheim RCV GmbH & Co KG
- EP Corporate Group
Work highlights
Assisted Novo Holdings, Cordis, Sonic Healthcare and Topcon in Austrian merger control and/or FDI proceedings.
Advised Sprints Partners on the Austrian merger control and FDI proceedings linked to its acquisition of approx. 50% of the shares in willhaben.
Represented ÖBB in an annulment action before the European General Court for partial annulment of the Commission decision in the second-hand rolling stock case.
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Practice head
Heinrich Kühnert