Mayer Brown LLP‘s competition practice is positioned to allow it to tackle both merger and FDI control hearings and complex litigation, where the November 2024 addition of Freshfields’ Jan Henning Buschfeld serves to expand the firm’s claimant-and defence side cartel damages claims capacity. Buschfeld joins a team led by Christian Horstkotte, who has experience in taking clients through Phase II merger clearances and minimising penalties where breaches of competition law are proven. Johannes Weichbrodt guides clients across the spectrum of competition matters, from the initial investigatory stage to proceedings before the ECJ.
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Key clients
- Aurubis
- Benteler
- Daimler Truck
- Deutsche Bahn
- Giesecke & Devrient
- HOCHTIEF
- JOST Werke
- Mercedes-Benz
- Sunfire
- thyssenkrupp
- TUI
- Volkswagen Financial Services
Work highlights
Defended HOCHTIEF in antitrust proceedings before the Higher Regional Court Düsseldorf, securing the dismissal of the majority of the Federal Cartel Office's allegations.
Advised Mercedes-Benz on a number of matters related to global distribution and cooperation agreements.
Advised JOST Werke SE on the acquisition of the Hyva Group, securing merger control and FDI clearances in Phase I.
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Practice head
Christian Horstkotte
Other key lawyers
Johannes Weichbrodt; Jan Henning Buschfeld; Teresa Gerhold-Kempf