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Börries Ahrens

Börries Ahrens

Germany 2026

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Practice Areas

Börries advises on all aspects of European and German antitrust law.

He regularly represents clients in merger control proceedings and cartel investigations before the German Federal Cartel Office, the European Commission, and the courts. He has extensive experience of advising companies in the retail, automotive, food, chemicals, waste management and financial services sectors.

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Competition/European Law - Germany

Band 4
Band 4

Individual Editorial

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.

Indviduelles Editorial

Börries Ahrens unterstützt Mandanten bei der Einholung wettbewerbsrechtlicher Genehmigungen für geplante Gemeinschaftsunternehmen und Fusionen. Er berät Mandanten außerdem zur Einhaltung kartellrechtlicher Bestimmungen und vertritt sie in wettbewerbsrechtlichen Streitigkeiten.

Strengths

Provided by Chambers

  • Böerries Ahrens is an excellent lawyer in competition.

    Competition/European LawChambers Germany
  • 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.

    Competition/European LawChambers Germany
  • Börries Ahrens has a good combination of academic-level understanding of competition law and sufficient business acumen, as well as patience for commercial arguments.

    Competition/European LawChambers Germany
  • He has outstanding legal expertise combined with a sufficient degree of pragmatism and responsiveness.

    Competition/European LawChambers Germany
  • 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.

    Competition/European LawChambers Germany
  • Er geht komplexe Herausforderungen lösungsorientiert an und behält dabei stets die Auswirkungen auf das Geschäft im Blick. Er zeigt Bereitschaft, sich mit komplexen Sachverhalten auseinanderzusetzen und diese zu verstehen, und stützt sich dabei auf seine praktische Erfahrung.
    Competition/European LawChambers Germany

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