Christian Karbaum

Ranked in 1 Practice Areas

Band 5

Competition/European Law

Germany

6 Years Ranked

Ranked in Guides

Global 2026

About

Provided by Christian Karbaum

Germany

Practice Areas

Christian Karbaum is a partner at GLADE MICHEL WIRTZ in the COMPETITION practice. He advises international clients on German and European competition law. His practice focuses on merger control proceedings, cartel investigations, compliance advice and antitrust litigation. His litigation practice particularly includes the enforcement and defence of cartel damages claims as well as claims in the context of dominance, e.g. regarding standard essential patents or supply, access or licence claims. In the field of compliance, he implements and evaluates compliance organisations and provides ongoing antitrust advice e.g. in the context of cooperation between competitors.

Career

Christian Karbaum studied law at the University of Osnabrück, where he acts as lecturer, and at the Université Paris-Est. His doctorate thesis regarding "Competition law compliance – Legal foundations and implementation" was sponsored with a scholarship from the "Business and Law Working Group" in the Stifterverband für die Deutsche Wissenschaft. He has been admitted to the bar since 2010 and started his career at GLADE MICHEL WIRTZ.

Professional Memberships

Christian Karbaum is a founding member and academic advisor of the CUR Centre for Corporate Law at the University of Osnabrück e.V., a member of the Studienvereinigung Kartellrecht e.V. and of the C.L.F. Competition Litigation Forum e.V.

Chambers Review

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Chambers Germany

Competition/European Law - Germany

Band 5

Individual Editorial

Christian Karbaum often acts for clients on merger control mandates, including challenges to previous clearance decisions. He has additional experience in representing clients in cartel investigations and follow-on damages actions.

Indviduelles Editorial

Christian Karbaum berät Mandanten häufig in Angelegenheiten der Fusionskontrolle, einschließlich der Anfechtung früherer Freigaben. Er verfügt zudem über Erfahrung in der Vertretung von Mandanten in Kartell- und Schadensersatzverfahren.

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