White & Case LLP leverages its global network to tackle global merger control procedures and is also able to act for clients facing cartel investigations and damages claims across multiple jurisdictions. Heading up the team is Thilo Wienke, an FDI specialist with particular focus on the energy and infrastructure sectors. Tilman Kuhn departed the firm for Latham & Watkins LLP in May 2025, while Ingo Brinker left the firm in April 2026 for Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP.
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Testimonials
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- 'Thilo Wienke is very pragmatic and brings good experience in vertical behaviour.'
- 'Ingo Brinker has been a highly respected expert in all matters relating to antitrust law for many years. He has extensive knowledge of our companies and identifies with the entire group. This enables him to provide highly tailored advice and always achieve the best possible results for the company.'
- 'Across all seniorities the team is very well connected with the leading competition agencies around the world. The relevant case handlers and the members of the team have known each other for many years and this is extremely helpful in manoeuvring through stormy waters. The team is capable of providing clear guidance with respect to what is possible and is not possible.'
- 'Ingo Brinker is very experienced, very well connected and always cool and calm. It is fantastic to see the guy predicting what happens next and it was amazing to learn from him that sometimes it is more important to understand what case handlers are not doing instead of thinking about what they are doing.'
- 'White & Case's German competition team provides business-sound advice. They have very good knowledge of the business and are able to translate theory into concrete guidance.'
Key clients
- Symrise
- ABN Amro Bank
- Zalando/ABOUT YOU
- Snam S.p.A.
- Orbia
- Rethmann SE & Co.KG
- CVC DIF
- Ecobat
- Georg Fischer AG
- Samsung Electronics
- Triton
- Battery Ventures
Work highlights
Advised Samsung Electronics on the merger control aspects of its €1.5bn acquisition of FläktGroup from funds advised by Triton.
Defended Symrise in pending antitrust proceedings against several fragrance manufacturers initiated in parallel by competition authorities in the EU, UK, Switzerland and US.
Advised Rethmann Group on the competition aspects of its acquisition of an additional 32% stake and therefore sole control, via its subsidiary, Rethmann France S.A.S, over Transdev, from Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations.
Practice head
Thilo Wienke