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Georg Weidenbach

Georg Weidenbach

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Ranked in 1 practice area

Competition/European Law

Germany

9 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.

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Chambers Global Guide

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.

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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 Global Guide

  • 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 Global Guide

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