Global Guide 2026 : Germany
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A&O Shearman's Hamburg office is a popular choice with clients from the technology and pharmaceutical industries looking for competition law advice. The law firm covers a broad range of competition law topics, assisting with merger control filings and antitrust disputes, including defending clients in high-profile damages actions.
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I particularly appreciate the attention to industry-specific risks and an understanding of the compliance environment of our company.
The team have outstanding legal expertise in competition law, combined with pragmatism and responsiveness.
We appreciate the pragmatic and solution-focused approach.
The lawyers are experienced, quick and diligent.
A&O Shearman is characterised by a high level of competence, extensive practical experience in the various areas of antitrust law and an extremely pleasant personal working relationship.
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Börries Ahrens assists clients with obtaining competition law approval for proposed joint ventures and mergers. He further advises clients on compliance with competition law regulations, in addition to representing clients in competition law disputes.
He has outstanding legal expertise combined with a sufficient degree of pragmatism and responsiveness.
Böerries Ahrens is an excellent lawyer in competition.
He tackles complex challenges with a solution-driven approach, keeping business impacts in view. He shows readiness to engage with and understand complex matters, and relies on hands-on experience.
He is a very experienced lawyer with a quick understanding, strong negotiating skills, good ideas and a high level of empathy, which makes working with him very pleasant.
Börries Ahrens has a good combination of academic-level understanding of competition law and sufficient business acumen, as well as patience for commercial arguments.
Ellen Braun represents clients in follow-on damages actions, as well as advising on merger control filings and defending clients against allegations of abusing a dominant position.
Ellen Braun is very competent.
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