LAWYER PROFILE

Günter Bauer

Europe 2026

Wolf Theiss

Ranked in 1 practice area

Competition/European Law

Austria

19 years ranked

About

Provided by Wolf Theiss

Europe

Practice Areas

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.

Career

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.

Professional Memberships

Vienna Bar Association, Austria; Brussels Bar Association, Belgium; IBA; Studienvereinigung Kartellrecht (the Antitrust Lawyers Association for Germany, Austria and Switzerland).

Personal

University of Salzburg (Mag.iur. 1993, Dr.iur. 1995); Université d’Auvergne, France; Kings College, London, (LL.M. 1999).

Chambers Review

Provided by Chambers

Chambers European Guide

Competition/European Law - Austria

Band 1

Individual Editorial

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, including those that require phase II investigations.

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Strengths

Provided by Chambers

Günter Bauer makes every one of our projects an agreeable experience.
Competition/European LawChambers European Guide
He is able to translate a complex topic into business language and to give advice to make sure we can remain compliant while still doing business.
Competition/European LawChambers European Guide
He is a distinguished expert in the relevant practice area and has also proven to be an excellent strategist when tackling various legal challenges.
Competition/European LawChambers European Guide
He has a broad knowledge and a very friendly and down-to-earth attitude.
Competition/European LawChambers European Guide
Günter Bauer is fantastically experienced. He has an excellent grasp of the law and practice relating to antitrust and FDI. He is a fantastic team player and a good person to work.
Competition/European LawChambers European Guide