Competition authorities both at an EU as well as at a national level continue to keep a keen eye on pursuing excessive pricing cases against pharmaceutical companies
Rail track cartel VI: The lump-sum damages booster
The Federal Court of Justice further backs claimants in follow-on damages litigation in ruling on contractual lump-sum clauses for cartel damages in supply agreements applying antitrust-specific standards for the assessment of such clauses
brand eins – Germany’s top business law firms 2021
More than 2000 German lawyers and in-house lawyers have voted:
COMMEO among the top 10 most recommended law firms for competition law.
EU Merger Control: The Closing of a Safe Harbor
The European Commission’s Guidance on the Art. 22 EUMR Referral Mechanism
Competition Policy Outlook 2021
Digital Markets Act, Sustainability, FDI – These topics have been pushed to the top of the policy agenda by the pandemic
International League of Competition Law (LIDC) – 18 March 2021, Webinar
Dr. Stephanie Pautke speaks on “Abuse of economic dependence”
Private Enforcement of Competition Law Conference – 9 March 2021, Webinar
Dr. Dominique Wagener speaks on “Review of National Developments Across 5 Key Jurisdictions”
Chambers Global/Europe 2021
In the current Chambers ranking, COMMEO is listed as an “excellent competition law firm” in Band 4. In addition, our four founding partners Jörg-Martin Schultze, Dominique Wagener, Stephanie Pautke and Johanna Kübler are recommended as competition law experts. Dominique Wagener is characterized as “extremely focused, engaged and reactive” and Stephanie Pautke recognized as an “absolute expert in distribution and vertical restrictions”.
Who’s Who Legal Germany 2021
All five COMMEO partners are recommended in the category “Competition” and secure third place in the German market. Stephanie Pautke and Johanna Kübler are recognised as “Most Highly Regarded” among a total of 10 named lawyers.
Overview of the 10th amendment to the German competition law – Competition policy for the digital age
The 10th amendment, also known as Digitization Act, entered into force on 19 January 2021
