Overview
Steffen Woitz focuses his practice on litigation, intellectual property, antitrust and competition law and alternative dispute resolution.
Steffen has in-depth litigation experience in all major German courts and assists clients in cross-border disputes and transactions. He represents German and international clients in patent infringement and other contentious matters relating to trademarks, unfair competition and antitrust law. In addition, Steffen is active in the area of cartel damages, having successfully defended clients against cartel damages claims brought by competitors and commercial customers.
Steffen advises clients on cooperation and distribution agreements from a German civil law and an antitrust perspective. He has deep knowledge in the area of competition law compliance. He also advises on a broad range of intellectual property and antitrust issues in connection to national and international mergers & acquisitions.
Prior to joining McDermott, Steffen worked for a German university teaching German and European civil, intellectual property, antitrust and competition law and for several international law firms in Berlin.
Results
- Represented a multinational client in German follow-on cartel damages claims related to the paper pulp case
- Defended a Belgian-headquartered automotive group in several cartel damages and unfair competition law litigations
- Defended a multinational chemical company in German courts in a case related to distribution and competition law matters
- Represented a leading French beverages company in German trademark infringement litigation
- Represented a US-headquartered company in the automotive industry in several patent infringement litigations in Germany, France and Belgium
- Defended several Japanese car and motorcycle manufacturers in product liability cases
- Advised a leading German telecommunication company in relation to several cooperation and licensing agreements
- Advised leading German media companies in relation to intellectual property and unfair competition law matters
- Advised several multinational sellers and buyers in international and national transactions, including in the food and beverages, real estate, automotive, chemical, packaging and ink sectors
Recognitions
- Handelsblatt/Best Lawyers™ 2023 Germany: Leading Lawyer for Litigation and Intellectual Property Law
- Handelsblatt/Best Lawyers™ 2021 and 2022 Germany: Leading Lawyer for Litigation
- The Legal 500 EMEA 2021
Community
- AmCham Germany NextGen, selected member
Credentials
Education
Court of Appeal, Berlin, Second State Exam, 2005
Victoria University of Wellington, LLM, 2002
Free University of Berlin, First State Exam, 2001
Admissions
Germany
Languages
German
English
French
Chinese
Russian
