
Clemens York von Wartenburg
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Clemens Graf York von Wartenburg focuses on EU and German competition law. He advises clients on a wide array of competition law issues, with a particular focus on complex merger control proceedings as well as cartel and abuse of dominance investigations before the European Commission and the German Federal Cartel Office. He regularly represents companies before German courts in high-stakes private antitrust litigation. He also counsels clients on questions concerning the application of competition law to distribution agreements, pricing practices, and other relationships between companies operating at different levels of the supply chain.
In addition to his antitrust practice, Mr. York provides strategic advice and resolves government investigations for clients seeking foreign direct investment (FDI) approval in Germany. He also regularly oversees FDI screening processes in other EU member states.
Mr. York has significant experience in advising multinational corporations across a broad range of industries, including automotive, air cargo, biotechnology, broadcasting and media, chemicals, consumer products, energy, financial services, manufacturing, pharmaceuticals and telecommunications. Mr. York is a frequent speaker and author on antitrust/competition and foreign investment-related topics. Currently he is particularly invested in themes around antitrust and sustainability, focusing also on the new EU FDI regulation.
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Clemens York von Wartenburg of Dechert LLP splits his time between the firm's Brussels and Frankfurt offices, and he is qualified to practise in both jurisdictions. He is well-versed in transactions that require notification to the German competition authorities as well as advising on leniency applications before the FCO.
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"Clemens York is extremely thorough and reliable. He has been a key element in the whole process of our matter. He is extremely reactive and business oriented."
"I have always been impressed by Clemens York's in-depth expertise in the area of merger control as well as antitrust parental liability, which positions him very well as an advisor to large globally active investment firms, private equity and pension funds. He delivers his advice, which is always very precise and clear, in a calm and level-headed manner."
"Clemens York is extremely thorough and reliable. He has been a key element in the whole process of our matter. He is extremely reactive and business oriented."
"I have always been impressed by Clemens York's in-depth expertise in the area of merger control as well as antitrust parental liability, which positions him very well as an advisor to large globally active investment firms, private equity and pension funds. He delivers his advice, which is always very precise and clear, in a calm and level-headed manner."
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