Jens Peter Schmidt

Jens Peter Schmidt advises on European and German antitrust and competition matters. The focus of his counseling concerns M&A merger control and foreign direct investment control risk assessments and complex merger and FDI notifications; he advises on the antitrust compliant structuring of co-operations and distribution systems, abuse of dominance matters, general antitrust compliance, and state aid. Global rankings recognize Jens Peter as leading expert for antitrust and competition laws. He is Co-Head of Noerr’s Brussels office. Prior to joining Noerr, he was the Managing Partner and Co-Head of the European antitrust practice of an international US law firm.

Expertise:

European and German antitrust and competition laws

Merger control and M&A antitrust compliance

Foreign Direct Investment Control

Compliance

State Aid

Co-operations and distribution systems

Joined Noerr in 2020

Board Member, German-American Lawyers' Association

Co-head of Practice Group Antitrust/Regulated Industries/Media of German-American Lawyers' Association

Member, German Association for the Study of Antitrust Law