WilmerHale‘s contentious antitrust capacities extend to cartel investigations and subsequent damages claims before the Federal Cartel Office, German courts and the ECJ, in addition to overseeing merger and FDI control proceedings across Europe. Hans-Georg Kamann, who splits his time between Frankfurt and Brussels, heads the team and offers combined EU competition, state aid and data protection expertise to his client base. January 2025 saw merger and investment control specialist Oliver Fleischmann elevated to the partnership, while Peter Gey maintains a strong focus on antitrust matters in the life sciences sector.
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Key clients
- cosnova GmbH
- Deutsche Telekom AG
- Keysight Technologies
- Meta Platforms, Inc.
- TUI AG
- Bundesverband Öffentlicher Banken Deutschlands
- Deutsche Bahn AG
- Katjes Fassin GmbH & Co KG
- Krombacher/Schweppes
Work highlights
Represented Meta Platforms in competition and data protection proceedings, which the ECJ sent back to the Higher Regional Court of Düsseldorf and which ultimately settled.
Provided Deutsche Telekom with merger control advice and represented it in appeal proceedings before the Federal Court of Justice in connection with Vodafone's action against the approval of the Glasfaser Nordwest joint venture between Deutsche Telekom AG and EWE AG.
Provided Keysight Corporation with merger control and FDI advice in relation to its contemplated acquisition of Spirent for £1.1bn.
Practice head
Hans-Georg Kamann
Other key lawyers
Oliver Fleischmann; Peter Gey