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Georg Weidenbach

Georg Weidenbach

Germany 2026

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Ranked in 1 practice area

Competition/European Law

Germany

14 years ranked

About

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Practice Areas

Georg Weidenbach, partner in the Frankfurt office, advises clients on all aspects of EU and German antitrust law. He regularly advises clients on cartel investigations and related cartel damage claims, merger control, compliance programs and audits, antitrust related distribution and abuse of dominance matters.

Career

Bar Qualifications: Rechtsanwalt (Germany). Education: Second German State Exam, Higher Regional Court, Frankfurt (2002), Dr. jur., University of Konstanz, Germany (2001), M. Jur., University of Oxford (Christ Church) (2000), First German State Exam, University of Konstanz, Germany (1998).

Personal

Georg is widely recognized as a leading antitrust lawyer in Germany by numerous legal publications, and is described as a “brilliant” and “strategic” lawyer who is “incredibly attentive, very perceptive, and detail-oriented.”

He regularly writes and speaks on antitrust topics, including co-publishing a handbook on antitrust damage claims, and teaches at several universities.

Chambers Review

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Chambers Germany

Competition/European Law - Germany

Band 4
Individual Editorial

Georg Weidenbach often assists with the German competition law aspects of multi-jurisdictional mergers, as well as representing clients in cartel investigations and follow-on damages actions. He joined Willkie Farr & Gallagher in the summer of 2025.

Indviduelles Editorial

Georg Weidenbach berät häufig zu den wettbewerbsrechtlichen Aspekten von Fusionen mit internationalem Bezug und vertritt Mandanten in Kartellverfahren und Schadenersatzverfahren. Er ist seit Sommer 2025 bei Willkie Farr & Gallagher tätig.

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Strengths

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  • Georg Weidenbach is very smart and an out-of-the-box thinker. He delivers on time and thinks about the bigger picture; he is a great strategic thinker and pleasant to work with.

    Competition/European LawChambers Germany

  • He is an extremely seasoned lawyer with a very pragmatic approach and commercial acumen, allowing him to focus on elements with maximum actual impact.

    Competition/European LawChambers Germany
  • Er ist ein äußerst erfahrener Anwalt mit einer sehr pragmatischen Herangehensweise und ausgeprägtem wirtschaftlichem Sachverstand, wodurch er sich auf die Aspekte mit der größten tatsächlichen Wirkung konzentrieren kann.
    Competition/European LawChambers Germany
  • Georg Weidenbach ist sehr intelligent und denkt unkonventionell. Er liefert pünktlich und hat stets das große Ganze im Blick; er ist ein hervorragender Stratege und ein angenehmer Kollege.
    Competition/European LawChambers Germany

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