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Provided by Günter Bauer
EU Competition Law; National and CEE/SEE Antitrust Law (cartels, dominance issues, merger control, compliance programmes, cooperation agreements and vertical restraints); State Aid; Distribution Law; foreign direct investment (FDI). Günter heads the firm-wide Competition & Antitrust team. He specialises in EU and national competition law and state aid law and has been working in that field for more than 15 years. His practice includes EU and national cartel investigations and leniency applications, merger control cases, abuse of dominance issues, cooperation and distribution agreements, foreign direct investment (FDI), private enforcement and competition litigation cases. Günter regularly provides compliance trainings and carries out competition law audits. His expertise covers a wide variety of industry sectors such as retail, pharmaceutical/life sciences, food, consumer goods, chemicals, energy, transportation, motor vehicles and media.
Partner, Wolf Theiss, since 2007 (head of the Competition/Antitrust Practice Group); Magic circle firm in Brussels 1999 - 2005; admitted to the Bar in Austria, since 2000, in Belgium, since 2001.
Vienna Bar Association, Austria; Brussels Bar Association, Belgium; IBA; Studienvereinigung Kartellrecht (the Antitrust Lawyers Association for Germany, Austria and Switzerland).
University of Salzburg (Mag.iur. 1993, Dr.iur. 1995); Université d’Auvergne, France; Kings College, London, (LL.M. 1999).
Provided by Chambers
Günter Bauer is an important figure in the Austrian competition law market, with notable activity in high-profile cartel investigations. He additionally defends clients in private enforcement damages actions and advises on merger clearance filings and foreign direct investment notifications.
Provided by Chambers
Günter Bauer is the leading antitrust lawyer in Austria and is our go-to adviser.
He steps in to resolve issues quickly whenever needed, always giving confidence that a case is being well handled and thoughtfully put forward.
He is exceptional in his responsiveness and thoughtful in his approach.
Günter Bauer has fantastic experience across merger and FDI control and is able to bring his knowledge to bear.
Günter Bauer is the leading antitrust lawyer in Austria and is our go-to adviser.
He steps in to resolve issues quickly whenever needed, always giving confidence that a case is being well handled and thoughtfully put forward.
He is exceptional in his responsiveness and thoughtful in his approach.
Günter Bauer has fantastic experience across merger and FDI control and is able to bring his knowledge to bear.
