GERMANY Law and Practice Contributed by: Daniela Seeliger, Christoph Barth, David-Julien dos Santos Goncalves and Kaan Gürer, Linklaters
Linklaters has a team of over 150 dedicated com - petition lawyers led by 31 partners who work in key antitrust centres across Europe, the USA and Asia, including China and Hong Kong. The team works seamlessly across all the firm’s offices to deliver the highest-quality advice to clients and has excellent ac - cess to decision-makers where it matters. The global team is further strengthened by strategic alliances with top firms in India, Africa, South-East Asia and
Australia. Clients go to the firm for expert, commer - cial advice on their most complex and strategic na - tional, EU and global antitrust matters, where a deep understanding of their businesses and strategies is essential. The German competition team is based in Düsseldorf and consists of four partners, four (of) counsels and more than 20 associates. The team has a strong record in all types of German and European competition matters.
Authors
Daniela Seeliger is a partner in the Düsseldorf office of Linklaters. She has long-standing expertise in European and German competition law, particularly in merger control, the co-ordination of complex multi-
David-Julien dos Santos Goncalves is a partner in the Düsseldorf office of Linklaters with broad expertise in European and German competition law, including merger control, foreign investment, foreign subsidies
jurisdictional filings, antitrust proceedings and compliance work. Daniela teaches competition law at the University of Halle and publishes widely on competition and compliance topics, including on the “EU Digital Markets Act” and “recent developments in competition law and ESG”. She is a non- governmental adviser in the International Competition Network, a board member of the Studienvereinigung Kartellrecht eV, and was part of the Competition Law 4.0 Commission of the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy.
regulation, cartel and abuse of dominance proceedings. David also advises on complex compliance programmes (eg, syndicated loans) as well as antitrust questions related to vertical agreements and the compliant restructuring of distribution systems (particular focus on online sales channels). He regularly publishes on competition and foreign investment control law.
Kaan Gürer is a partner in Linklaters’ Düsseldorf Antitrust & Foreign Investment Group. He brings a broad array of expertise in steering clients
Christoph Barth is a partner in the Düsseldorf office of Linklaters with a particular focus on transactional matters and extensive expertise in international merger control and foreign investment proceedings as
through intricate antitrust law challenges on both a global and national scale. His focus includes behavioural advice, crisis management, compliance, as well as merger control, FDI and FSR. With deep-rooted knowledge in the automotive sector, digital economy, technology and private equity, Kaan is devoted to delivering solutions that are pragmatic and practical, aligned with his clients’ commercial goals. Kaan teaches competition law at the University of Münster and regularly speaks on conferences and publishes on competition law matters.
well as reviews under the Foreign Subsidies Regulation. He advises on all other competition law aspects, including cartel and abuse of dominance proceedings. Christoph has particular experience in the energy/utilities and industrials sectors and acts for private equity houses. He leads the Innovation and Efficiency Initiative within the global antitrust practice and regularly publishes on M&A-related competition law issues. He is a board member of the German Foreign Investment Control Lawyers Association.
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