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Heinz & Zagrosek is an independent law firm specialized in German and EU competition law and compliance. In addition, the law firm is active in litigation and European law. The law firm primarily offers legal advice to German and foreign companies, as well as to other law firms and consultancy firms.
The law firm is recommended by Global Competition Review for antitrust law in Germany and features in the Global Competition Review’s Top 100 competition law firms. The leading publication on German law firm, JUVE, lists Heinz & Zagrosek in the category of “acknowledged smaller law firms in antitrust law” and in its ranking of recommended “antitrust law firms”.
German business magazine Wirtschaftswoche lists Heinz & Zagrosek among the top law firms in Germany for compliance.
The Bundeskartellamt’s Facebook proceedings
We have already reported on the Bundeskartellamt’s press release on its preliminary assessment in the Facebook probe, see previous news item. Silke Heinz has now published a post on this topic on Kluwer Competition Law Blog, see here.
Federal Cartel Office publishes preliminary assessment in Facebook probe
On December 19, 2017, the FCO has published a press release (here) and a background paper (here), outlining the preliminary assessment in the Facebook proceedings: Facebook is considered dominant in the German social media network market and to abuse its position...
Bundeskartellamt publishes background paper on innovation
The Bundeskartellamt has published a background paper on innovation and related challenges in the antitrust law practice in October 2017, see here. The paper covers economic and legal aspects of innovation across various areas of antitrust analysis, a hotly debated...
Federal Cartel Office publishes sector inquiry in cement and ready-mix concrete
On July 24, 2017, the German FCO has published its sector inquiry report in cement and ready-mix concrete. The FCO’s sector inquiry deals with four main topics: divestitures of existing JVs in the market and the applicable criteria, joint bidding, potential price...
Opinion of Advocate General at the Court of Justice of the EU supports selective distribution and the possibility to impose certain restrictions in online sales
On July 26, 2017, Advocate General Wahl issued his opinion in the proceedings referred to the Court of Justice of the EU from Frankfurt’s Court of Appeals in case Coty vs. Parfümerie Akzente. The opinion confirms the Court’s longstanding jurisprudence that...
Bundeskartellamt fines car parts suppliers, taking into account car manufacturer’s strong buyer power
On July 13, 2017, the FCO imposed fines totaling € 9.6 million on three suppliers of heat shields for automotive engines and terminated the proceedings with settlements. The proceedings were triggered by a fourth company through a leniency application. Based on the...
European Commission opens three proceedings against possible procedural infringements in merger control cases
On July 6, 2017, the Commission has opened two proceedings because of provision of incorrect or misleading information in merger control proceedings, i.e. against Merck (Merck/Sigma-Aldrich) and GE (GE/LM Wind). The allegation is that the companies did not or...
Bundeskartellamt publishes merger remedies guidelines
On May 30, 2017, the Bundeskartellamt (FCO) has published guidelines on remedies in merger control. The guidelines offer a detailed and helpful overview of the FCO’s practice and related jurisprudence, with many examples. The document elaborates on the regulatory...
New competition law has entered into force
On June 8, 2017, the new competition law reform in Germany (9th amendment to the Act Against Restraints of Competition) has finally come into force. It includes several novelties, such as in the area of private damages (implementation of the EU directive and...
EU Commission fines Facebook over misleading information in Facebook/WhatsApp merger
On May 19, 2017, the European Commission imposed a fine of € 110 million on Facebook for having provided misleading information in responses to requests for information during the merger control proceedings regarding the acquisition of WhatsApp in 2014. The...
