Some selected references are listed under News.
A selection of the cases we have worked on partly in the past, at our previous law firms:
Auchan
Supporting the leading Polish firm SK&S in advising and representing Auchan in its acquisition of the East European business of the Metro subsidiary Real which was subject to merger control conditions under German law (the transaction had a volume of EUR 1.1 bn)
AGES
Advice and representation in competition disputes before the Federal Cartel Office (Bundeskartellamt), the Düsseldorf Higher Regional Court and other courts (including mounting a defence against a (cartel) damages claim)
Working party of the suppliers of fuel to motorway petrol stations in Germany (large multinational oil companies and associations of small and medium-sized oil companies) (Arbeitskreis der Belieferer von Bundesautobahntankstellen)
Advised on the competition, corporate, contract and distribution law aspects of the structuring of fuel distribution for fuel stations on the federal motorway network; representation before the Federal Cartel Office and vis-à-vis "Autobahn Tank & Rast GmbH"
Federal Association of Independent Filling Stations (bft) and member companies (small and medium-sized oil companies) (Bundesverband freier Tankstellen (bft) and bft-Mitgliedsunternehmen (Unternehmen des Mineralölmittelstands))
Advice on cooperation and joint ventures as well as distribution, agency and competition issues
BP
Competition and merger control advice
British American Tobacco
Competition law advice as well as advice and representation in the negotiation of distribution contracts, category management contracts and brand streamlining; advice on EU rules on the free movement of goods
Bundesverband der Sportartikel-Industrie
Advice and representation of the Federal German trade association in teh sport article industrie (Adidias, Puma, Ascics, Reebook etc.) before the German Federal Cartel Office as a complainant in proceedings against the IOC and the German Olympic Associatioon (DOSB) relating to the abuse of a dominant position by the IOC and DOSB concerning marketing rules
Carlisle
Merger control advise for the trustee set up by the US American competitioon authorities (transaction had a volume of mor than US$ 200 m)
DMK
Advice relating to acquisitions and representation before the German Federal Cartel Office in merger control proceedings
Edeka
Advice and represenation before the European Court relating to the access to information concerning the EURIBOR cartel
The German Dual System for recycling of packaging - The Green Dot (Der Grüne Punkt)
Advice and representation in relation to various cartel and abuse proceedings before the European Commission, the Federal Cartel Office, the European Court of Justice and the German courts, including in damages cases
Fortress
Merger control advice and representation before the Federal Cartel Office in various large property transactions
HANSA-HEEMANN
Advice and representation in one of the largest cartel damage cases relating the sugar cartel as well as represenation in merger control cases
Helm
Advice relating to joint ventures, cooperation, distribution systems, compliance
Hoyer
Advice and representation in cartel damage case against the truck cartel
Indústrias Nucleares do Brasil
Representation before the European Court of Justice in a civil case against Siemens with Euratom aspects
Johnson Controls
Competition law advice; merger control advice and representation before the European Commission in relation to the proposed acquisition of FIAMM as well as various transactions before the Federal Cartel Office
LVMH Group
Merger control advice and representation before the Federal Cartel Office
M. DuMont Schauberg
Merger control advice and representation before the Federal Cartel Office in relation to the acquisition of the "Berliner Zeitung", "Berliner Kurier" and "Hamburger Morgenpost" newspapers; representation before the Federal Cartel Office, the Düsseldorf Higher Regional Court and the Federal Court of Justice in connection with the prohibition of Springer's acquisition of Pro7Sat1; advice and representation in various competition law proceedings before the Federal Cartel Office as well as in negotiations on cooperation agreements and joint ventures
MPC Group
Merger control advice and representation before the Federal Cartel Office in relation to the purchase of Ferrostaal from MAN/VW and IPIC as well as the coordination of merger control notifications world-wide
Oiltanking
Merger control advice
ORLEN
Advice on compliance measures; competition law advice; advice on joint ventures; representation before prosecuting authorities; representation in court in relation to (competition) damages actions and unjustified enrichment claims made by third parties
Rambus
Representation before the European Commission in the first EU "FRAND" abuse proceedings
Reuter
Advice and representation in negotiations as well as before the Federal Cartel Office and courts (cartel damages case); legal advice on, in particular, the interplay between e-commerce and competition law as well as distribution agreements, cooperation agreements, joint ventures and transactions
Rockwell Collins
Advice and representation in merger control proceedings before the German Federal Cartel Office relating to teh acquisistion of ARINC (the transaction had a volume of US 1.4 bn)
Royal Bank of Scotland
Representation in the company travel card abuse case against Lufthansa (abusive withholding of input tax deduction certificates by Lufthansa) before the Cologne Regional Court, the Düsseldorf Higher Regional Court and the Federal Court of Justice
RWE
Merger control advice and representation before the Federal Cartel Office in relation to the purchase of ExxonMobil's district heating business
Schwäbisch Hall
Advice and representation on competition law and merger control
Soda Club
Representation in abuse proceedings before the Federal Cartel Office, the Düsseldorf Higher Regional Court and the Federal Court of Justice
Sony
Advice and representation on competition law questions related to distribution
Topps
Representation in cartel proceedings before the European Commission
UNITI and UNITI member companies (small and medium-sized oil companies)
Competition law advice and training; advice and representation in court in connection with questions on the German Law against unfair competition
Vattenfall
Advice and representation in court in relation to the implementation of commitments given by Vattenfall and E.ON to the European Commission in relation to the wholesale electricity market
Various medium sized firms
Advise and representation relation to distribution systems, joint ventrues, cooperation, proceedings before the German Federal Caretel Office
Various e-tailers
Advice and represenation in relation to distributions systems and damages
WEMAG
Advice in relation to the Federal Cartel Office's investigation of the district heating industry and representation before the Federal Cartel Office
Zentis
Advice and representation in merger control proceedinsg
Ziegler
Advice and representation in merger control proceedings