Competition, state aid, procurement and international trade laws are constantly evolving with an increasing focus by authorities on intervention.
Our highly experienced team finds creative solutions to your most complex issues, especially in handling cross-border matters. We pride ourselves on offering thorough, practical advice. We help companies avoid legal risk, maximise opportunities, reduce costs and successfully enter new markets.
Clients regularly call on us to help with matters before numerous competition agencies worldwide, both on cartel and abuse investigations as well as on merger filings. Knowing that prevention is always preferable, we help clients ensure compliance with competition rules. Where a company has been harmed by the anti-competitive conduct of other companies, our skilled competition litigators seek redress before national or EU courts.
We help public sector bodies put in place legally compliant and economically sound public procurement procedures. Particular areas of expertise include large scale and complex infrastructure, defence and IT projects. For companies on the other side of the negotiating table, we provide every assistance necessary to win public contracts.
When it comes to state aid, we represent our clients in state aid recovery procedures or enforcing their rights towards competitors through complaints before the European Commission as well as before national authorities and courts.
To ensure that clients can conduct their business across borders, our international trade team reviews export procedures and transactions to ensure compatibility with international foreign trade laws. We also implement strong trade compliance systems and can help train employees. We support international investors in FDI investment screening procedures and represent companies in anti-dumping proceedings against the EC.
When competition, public procurement, state aid or trade law matters interact with other areas of law, we work closely and efficiently with our leading Corporate/M&A, IP, Data Protection and Commercial Disputes teams to provide the best advice to our clients.
Areas of focus
Cartel & abuse of dominance proceedings Competition compliance Competition disputes, including cartel damages disputes Competition law in the digital economy Cooperations & joint ventures Distribution & competition law EU law & EU procedural law European & international merger control International trade law, export control & sanctions IP-related competition law M&A-related competition law Public procurement Sector enquiries State aid Trade complianceAdvice to lead investor Balderton Capital on all legal aspects of the €160 million funding for Quantum Systems, the leading provider of AI-powered air surveillance systems.
Press releaseAdvice to Danish wind turbine manufacturer Vestas on the drafting and negotiation of the project agreements for Vattenfall‘s offshore wind farm Nordlicht 1. The contracts cover the delivery and installation of 68 V236-15.0 MW turbines, including their service and maintenance. Nordlicht 1 will be the largest offshore wind project in Germany.
Press releaseAdvice to Austrian aircraft manufacturer Diamond Aircraft (part of the Aircraft Division of Wanfeng Auto Holding Group Co. Ltd.) on the reorganisation of the German air taxi pioneer Volocopter to secure its future.
Press releaseAdvice to lead investor General Catalyst on all legal aspects of the USD 450 million Series C financing in AI defence pioneer Helsing.
Press releaseAdvice to lead investor General Catalyst on all legal aspects of the USD 223 million Series B financing in AI defence company Helsing. The investment makes Helsing Europe's largest defence AI company.
Press releaseAdvice to space company OHB SE (OHB) on the formation of a joint venture with investment company AFK Enterprise AG (AFK). Furthermore, advice on an agreement to secure a minority stake in Deutsche Aircraft Holdings (DAH), which develops innovative environmentally friendly technologies for aviation.
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