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European and local enforcement authorities are increasing their scrutiny of companies in many sectors, particularly in matters involving competition law. Businesses need comprehensive advice to prevent unwelcome surprises down the road. Our Competition & Antitrust team helps companies assess and improve the compliance of their operations so they can focus on what is important for them: staying competitive.
We advise on EU and national competition law matters with an eye to our clients' success. This means providing reliable, predictable results, fast. For many years, we have advised and represented on all aspects of competition law, including cartel investigations, merger control, abusive practices, private enforcement (damages claims), co-operation and distribution agreements, state aid, as well as foreign direct investment (FDI) screening proceedings. Organising competition law audits, providing trainings and representing clients before national competition authorities, the EU Commission and courts are among our specialties – no small matter, when you consider that Wolf Theiss has offices in 13 countries throughout CEE/SEE and a central European hub in Brussels.
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Wolf Theiss advised XXXLutz on the competition law aspects of its proposed acquisition of BRW.
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It's great to work with the team. The lawyers are very business-minded and solution-oriented. We get quick answers and a clear picture.
We appreciated the team's major experience combined with easy-going but skillful and creative people.
The team can explain complex matters in simple terms and is very responsive.
We were able to get responses in tight deadlines and the team was able to leverage its other offices in time sensitive cases and able to staff up quickly.
The team had a quick understanding of the industry and was able to recognise our success factors.
It's great to work with the team. The lawyers are very business-minded and solution-oriented. We get quick answers and a clear picture.
We appreciated the team's major experience combined with easy-going but skillful and creative people.
The team can explain complex matters in simple terms and is very responsive.
We were able to get responses in tight deadlines and the team was able to leverage its other offices in time sensitive cases and able to staff up quickly.
The team had a quick understanding of the industry and was able to recognise our success factors.
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Günter Bauer is an important figure in the Austrian competition law market, with notable activity in high-profile cartel investigations. He additionally defends clients in private enforcement damages actions and advises on merger clearance filings and foreign direct investment notifications, including those that require phase II investigations.
Günter Bauer makes every one of our projects an agreeable experience.
He is able to translate a complex topic into business language and to give advice to make sure we can remain compliant while still doing business.
He is a distinguished expert in the relevant practice area and has also proven to be an excellent strategist when tackling various legal challenges.
He has a broad knowledge and a very friendly and down-to-earth attitude.
Günter Bauer is fantastically experienced. He has an excellent grasp of the law and practice relating to antitrust and FDI. He is a fantastic team player and a good person to work.

Stefan Wartinger moves up in the rankings this year following his involvement in a number of high-profile cartel and abuse of dominance investigations. He has further experience assisting clients with merger control filings and with competition law compliance issues.
He has creative ideas and is also very pleasant to work with.
He is a nice guy, who is very pragmatic, fast and very responsive.
The advice is very on-point, easily digestible and takes account of the issues I face in-house. The discussions get me to an easily digestible solution.
He was very responsive and it was a pleasure to be working with him.

Robert Wagner enters the rankings this year on the back of notable activity in multi-jurisdictional merger control filings. He has further experience in competition law compliance matters, particularly around distribution strategies.
Robert Wagner has an effective approach in concrete cases, both with recognising the specifics of our business, as well as with applying legal norms to a specific factual situation.
He is able to meet tight deadlines. He is pragmatic and provides good drafting.



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Altor Equity Partners
American Industrial Partners (AIP)
KKR & Co. Inc.
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XXXLutz
ÖBB-Infrastruktur AG
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