Stefan is a member of the Practice Area Competition, EU & Trade and advises on all questions of German and EU competition law. Stefan´s main focus is on advising on stand-alone/follow-on civil competition law proceedings, in particular cartel damage claims, on both the claimant and defendant side.
ECJ referral on the admissibility of player agent regulations, comment on BGH, 13 June 2023 - KZR 71/21, in: GRUR-Prax 2023, 542
Prerequisites for the claim for information and disclosure under competition law, comment on BGH, judgement of 4 April 2023 - KZR 20/21, in: GRUR-Prax 2023, 512
Kartellrechtlicher Zugangsanspruch einer Werkstatt zum Vertragswerkstattnetz – LG Köln, Urt. v. 22.12.2022 – 33 O 8/22, March 2023, RAW, together with Lena Rindsfus
Admissibility of declaratory action for cartel damages, comment on OLG Frankfurt a. M., judgement of 5 August 2021 - 11 U 67/18 (Kart), in: GRUR-Prax 2021, 726
The Facebook Decision of the German Federal Court of Justice – a Compass for the Control of Abusive Behaviour? in ZWeR 2021, pp. 78-120, (together with M. Nagel)
Cartel damages claims by insolvency debtors: Hidden reserves in the insolvency estate, in: NZI 2020, pp. 932-936
Competition Law for the Digital Single Market, PlugIn – Rethinking the laws of the digital future, edition #31, September 2020
Alternative Energy & Power 2019 – Germany; Chambers and Partners Global Practice Guide 2019
Digital platforms in merger control, PlugIn – Rethinking the laws of the digital future, edition #21, May 2019
National provision on compliance measures remedying the consequences of misconduct in the procurement procedure compatible with Union law, commentary on ECJ, 24.10.2018, C-124/17, in: EuZW 2019, pp. 298-299 (together with M. Götz)
Exclusion from participation in a procurement procedure due to competition law infringement and compliance measures remedying the consequences of misconduct, in: EuZW 2018, pp. 13-21 (together with M. Götz)
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, pp. 87-89
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, pp. 275-306
Studienvereinigung Kartellrecht (German academic antitrust law society)
Bucerius Alumni e.V.
Competiton Litigation Forum
Future Leader - Partner: Germany - Competition
Future Leader - Competition Future Leaders - 2024
Recommended lawyer for antitrust
Future Leader - Competition Future Leaders - 2023: “He has great knowledge in the digital area of competition law”
Future Leader - Competition Future Leaders - 2022
Recommended as “Rising Star” in Competition and antitrust
Recommended as “Leading Practitioner” in Competition and antitrust
Recommended as “Rising Star” in Competition and antitrust
Representing unilegion in the enforcement of cartel damages claims due to the pesticide cartel of more than 3,400 farmers.
Representing a car manufacturer in several civil court proceedings for alleged abuse of a dominant market position
Representing various energy supply companies in civil proceedings in civil court proceedings for alleged abuse of a dominant market position.
Representing an airport in various civil proceedings regarding alleged claims for access under competition law.
Representing a sporting goods manufacturer in court proceedings concerning alleged supply claims under competition law.
Representing a food manufacturer in the assertion of cartel damages claims due to the sugar cartel.
Representation of a cartel member in defence against cartel damages claims arising from the picture tube cartel.
Advice to various retail companies on the implementation of hybrid platforms in compliance with competition law.
作者 Dr. Amir-Said Ghassabeh 以及 Dr. David Klein, LL.M. (Univ. of Washington), CIPP/E
作者 Emma Kranendonk 以及 Nick Strous
作者 Dr. Christian Frank, Licencié en droit (Paris II / Panthéon-Assas) 以及 Debbie Heywood