Dr. Stefan Horn, LL.B.

Stefan is a member of the Competition, EU and Trade Practice Area. He advises on all questions of German and European cartel law especially in the areas cartel damage claims, merger control, regulation of abusive practices and contractual restrictions on competition.

He has particular knowledge regarding the application of competition law to the sport sector. A further advisory focus of Stefan is the area of regulatory law and energy competition law. In this field, he has particular knowledge regarding network charges according to EnWG, StromNEV und ARegV, including abuse proceedings before the Federal Network Agency, appeal proceedings before the Düsseldorf Higher Regional Court and civil proceedings.

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Career

Since 2018	Senior Associate, Taylor Wessing
2016 – 2018	Associate, Taylor Wessing
2014 – 2016	Associate, law firm specialised in competition and energy law, Hamburg

Education

2015	Doctoral degree, dissertation on 'The application of European competition law to sport', Bucerius Law School, Hamburg
2013	Admitted to the Bar, Hamburg
2013	Second state examination

2011 – 2013	Legal clerkship, Hanseatic Court of Appeal with traineeships, international law firms, Hamburg and Brussels
2008 – 2011	Research assistant in the fields of competition law and energy law, international law firms, Hamburg
2008	First state examination
2003 – 2008	Legal studies, Bucerius Law School, Hamburg and Brooklyn Law School, New York, USA

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Publications

Alternative Energy & Power 2019 – Germany; Chambers and Partners Global Practice Guide 2019
Digital platforms in merger control, PlugIn – Wir denken das Recht der digitalen Zukunft, Edition #21, May 2019
Lecture “Recent Development in the area of cartel damage claims”, Studienvereinigung Kartellrecht – Regionalgruppe Nord on 28th August 2018 in Hamburg
Exclusion from participation in a procurement procedure due to competition law infringement and compliance measures remedying the consequences of misconduct, in: EuZW 2018, p. 13-21 (together with M. Götz)
Lecture “Access to evidence under the Directive on Antitrust Damages Actions”, Seminar for Judges from EU Member States on 1st December 2017 in Brussels
International jurisdiction of German Courts for liability to recourse of cartel members as joint and several debtors, comment to OLG Hamm, 01.12.2016, 32 SA 43/16, in: IWRZ 2017, number 2, p. 87-89
Lecture “Competition law limits on the contractual arrangement of online sales“, specialization course IT law on 24th September 2016 in Hamburg
Application of European competition law to sport, Duncker & Humblot, 2016
Meca-Medina – European competition law and sport in: Vieweg (editor), Inspirations of sports law, Duncker & Humblot, 2016, p. 275 – 306
Lecture “Sports association rules and competition law”, Sports Law Group of Bucerius Alumni e.V. on 27th May 2016 in Hamburg
Lecture “Meca-Medina – European competition law and sport“, 6th Inter-University Conference sports law on 7th/8th August 2015 in Cologne

Memberships & Associations

Studienvereinigung Kartellrecht (German academic antitrust law society)
Bucerius Alumni e.V.

Additional languages

English

Expertise

Services and Groups Competition, EU & trade

Sectors Energy & infrastructure

Experience

REWE Group	Competition and merger control law advice to REWE on various projects, among others on the acquisitions of coop and Lekkerland. REWE is one of the most important German trading and tourism companies, which we advise on various large-scale cross-border projects.
Several pharmaceutical companies regarding merger control and competition law	Several pharmaceutical companies on merger control issues, R&D, cooperation agreements, co-marketing and related aspects.
Firms in the Automotive & Mobility sector on various distribution aspects and business model counselling	Several firms active in the field of motor vehicle distribution, on various competition law issues including project-related advice on cooperation projects; preparation/introduction of new distribution systems and negotiations with distributors. We also provide project-related advice on new business models and standardization in the automotive & mobility sector as well as competition law advice regarding compliance programs and audits.

Leading multinational electronics corporation in follow-on damages claims in a European cartel proceeding

Competition law advice regarding follow on damages claims against our client relating to a cartel decision of the European Commission. We also advice and represent the client as a defendant in several (further) antitrust damages actions against other companies in relation to a cartel based on the European Commission's decision.

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