Overview
David specialises in European and German competition law, including merger control, foreign investment, foreign subsidies regulation (FSR), cartel and abuse of dominance proceedings before the European Commission, the Bundeskartellamt (the Federal Cartel Office) and the Federal Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Action as well as before national and European courts. His focus lies on the coordination of multijurisdictional merger control and foreign investment proceedings as well as on cartel proceedings before antitrust authorities and before civil and arbitration courts. David also advises on complex compliance programs (e.g. syndicated loans) as well as antitrust questions related to vertical agreements and the compliant restructuring of distribution systems with a particular focus on online sales channels.
David has profound experience in the financial, automotive, energy, semiconductor, postal and logistic services, cosmetics and private equity sectors.
Work Highlights
David has advised, inter alia, on the following high-profile competition cases:
- Daimler: advising on antitrust and foreign investment in relation to the separation of Mercedes Benz and Daimler Trucks.
- Westenergie: representing in the phase II merger control proceeding at the Federal Cartel Office and in subsequent court proceeding at the Higher Regional Court Düsseldorf.
- E.ON: advising in connection with the acquisition of RWE's 76.8 percent stake in innogy SE via a far-reaching exchange of assets and participations, including court proceeding before the European Court.
- Deutsche Börse: representing in national and European merger control proceedings, including the “Merger of Equals” with London Stock Exchange.
- Deere & Company: representing in merger control proceedings in 20 jurisdictions in relation to the acquisition of Wirtgen Group.
- Elmos Semiconductor: representing in phase I and II foreign investment proceedings before the Federal Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Action.
- Mediahuis NV: antitrust and investment control law advice on the acquisition of Aachener Verlagsgesellschaft mbH (including majority shareholding in Medienhaus Aaachen GmbH) by the media group Mediahuis.
- Körber: merger control and investment control global advice on the acquisition of the mail and parcel business of Siemens Logistics.
- Ernst & Young: antitrust and foreign investment advice on separation of consulting business.
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