Jürgen Schindler
Europe Guide 2024
Band 4 : Competition: EU
About
Provided by Jürgen Schindler
Practice Areas
Jürgen Schindler is head of Davis Polk’s EU Antitrust practice. Jürgen has extensive experience advising clients on complex global, EU and German merger control, cartel and abuse of dominance cases. His practice encompasses a broad range of sectors, including energy, finance, technology, transport (shipping and airlines), raw materials, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, and consumer and industrial products. In addition, Jürgen litigates before the European courts in Luxembourg.
Clients benefit from Jürgen’s extensive geographic coverage; he has advised clients around the globe and is admitted to practice in New York, Belgium and Germany. He is a Non-Governmental Adviser to the International Competition Network (ICN), which includes approximately 140 competition authorities worldwide, and he regularly contributes to the ICN’s cartel and merger working groups.
Earlier in his career, Jürgen completed an internship with the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Competition and worked as an International Fellow at the U.S. Federal Trade Commission.
Chambers Review
Europe
Jürgen Schindler has experience representing technology companies in appeals against Commission decisions. He has additional expertise advising clients on merger clearance mandates, including those subject to phase II investigations. He joined Davis Polk & Wardwell in February 2023.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"He understands our particular constraints and really helps us to work through the problems so we can deliver what we need to the business. He strikes the right balance."
"He is a very experienced, calm and sensible lawyer with a really nice manner about him."
"If I had a problem with a competition agency, I would call 1-800-Jürgen."
"He understands our particular constraints and really helps us to work through the problems so we can deliver what we need to the business. He strikes the right balance."
"He is a very experienced, calm and sensible lawyer with a really nice manner about him."
"If I had a problem with a competition agency, I would call 1-800-Jürgen."
