Overview
Max Küttner focuses his practice on antitrust, competition and trade law. He has advised on numerous cross-border M&A transactions from negotiation to the notification at various national/supranational competition authorities.
Prior to joining McDermott, Max worked at the UK Competition & Markets Authority where he was a Case Officer on several merger cases across a range of sectors. Max has also worked at international law firms in Germany, Belgium and the UK on competition matters with international dimension.
Max is recognized by Legal 500 UK as a notable EU and competition law practitioner.
Results
- Advising an individual as part of a leniency application to the EU, the US and national authorities.*
- Advising a toy manufacturer on a new framework distribution agreement.*
- Compliance training for a fintech company in establishing a trading platform.*
- Advising multiple strategic, financial and private equity clients on national and international merger control proceedings in various industries, including engineering, fashion, aluminum, telecommunication, software and transportation. In particular, several phase II merger control investigations before the EU.*
- Advising on the German Foreign Investment Act implication on multiple transactions.*
- Advising on the German anti-boycott regulation and EU blocking regulation.*
- Advising on the EU anti-dumping regulation.*
*Matter handled prior to joining McDermott
Credentials
Education
Free University Berlin, MBL, 2011
University of Surrey, LLB (English and German Law), 2010
Admissions
England and Wales
New York
Languages
English
German
