Overview

Daniel von Brevern focuses his practice on competition / antitrust law, with particular emphasis on merger control, cartel proceedings and European state aid. Daniel has represented a number of clients before both the German Federal Cartel Office and the European Commission. He has a wealth of experience across a number of industries, including financial services, energy, pharmaceutical/health care and automotive.

Daniel frequently publishes in leading legal journals and speaks at conferences. He teaches merger control at Frankfurt School of Finance & Management.

Results

Representing clients in ongoing damage claims litigation relating to “truck cartel”
Representing clients in ongoing cartel proceedings before the European Commission and the German Federal Cartel Office

Representing Bregal Unternehmerkapital on all merger control aspects in numerous transactions (e.g. acquisition of Deutsche Pflegegruppe and add-ons; acquisition of trendtours; acquisition of Murnauer Markenvertrieb; acquisition of ebeuro AG; divestment of LR Health)
Representing key supplier of aerospace industry on all competition law related aspects of research and development agreement with competitor
Representing Groupe PSA and Nidec on establishment of e-motors joint venture
Representing PerkinElmer on merger control aspects of Euroimmun acquisition
Representing owners of Elmotec Group on the sale of their shares to Schaeffler
Advising clients during and in the aftermath of “dawn raids” initiated by competition / antitrust authorities
Assisting clients with leniency applications to the European Commission and the German Federal Cartel Office
Coordinating multijurisdictional merger control proceedings for clients
Advising clients on competition / antitrust law issues with respect to distribution agreements, research and development agreements and purchasing agreements
Assisting clients in various industries in developing, carrying out and monitoring competition / antitrust law compliance programs (including dawn raid training)

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Credentials

Education
University of Michigan Law School, LLM, 2002
Court of Appeal, Berlin, Second State Exam, 2000
Higher Regional Court of Düsseldorf, First State Exam, 1998
University of Montpellier, Licence en Droit, 1995
University of Heidelberg, Law, 1994

Admissions
Germany

Languages
English
French
German

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