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Competition law developments in Germany in 2024

Our partner Silke Heinz has published an overview of the most important competition law developments in Germany in 2024 in a Kluwer Competition Law Blog, including legislative changes for hospital mergers, cases under special rules for digital gatekeepers, abuse of dominance, merger control, the sector inquiry into charging stations for e-vehicles, antitrust (cartels, vertical price fixing and horizontal cooperation) and damages litigation.

You find the blogpost here.

Recognition of Excellence: Silke Heinz and Roman Zagrosek Featured in the Lexology Index

We are proud to announce that both of our partners, Silke Heinz and Roman Zagrosek, have been recognized in the prestigious Lexology Index for their outstanding expertise in competition law.

  • Silke Heinz has been named a Thought Leader – Competition and Thought Leader – Germany, and Germany – Competition for her exceptional contributions in EU and German competition law (see here).
  • Roman Zagrosek has been ranked as a Global Elite Thought Leader in the category of Competition Under 45 and Germany – Competition (see here).

This recognition highlights their unwavering dedication and expertise, reaffirming our firm’s commitment to delivering top-tier legal services.

Blog on referral proceedings in Booking

Silke Heinz has published a blog on the opinion of General Advocate Collins in the referral proceedings brought by the Amsterdam District Court to the Court of Justice of the European Union in the Booking.com case: ‘Dutch Torpedo at Work – AG Collins’ Opinion in the Booking Case’.  The referral covers whether price parity clauses can comply with the cartel prohibition in Art. 101 TFEU based on the ancillary restraints doctrine and questions on the relevant product market definition.  The blog is available here

Heinz & Zagrosek features in ranking of Wirtschaftswoche

We are delighted that business journal Wirtschaftswoche included Heinz & Zagrosek as well as our partners Silke Heinz and Dr. Roman Zagrosek again in the ranking of the most renowned antitrust law firms and lawyers in Germany (the link to the article is here, mentioned on p. 2 of the table).