Marc Besen
Europe Guide 2024
Band 2 : Competition/European Law
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About
Provided by Marc Besen
Practice Areas
Marc Besen specialises in EC and German competition law, particularly mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, cartels, abuse proceedings, compliance programmes, distribution and licensing arrangements across a wide range of industry sectors. This primarily includes the pharmaceutical, medical device, biotech, food and chemicals sectors.
Marc has broad experience in European and national merger control and cartel proceedings. He heads the German and Global Antitrust Group at Clifford Chance, the latter together with Sharis Pozen.
Career
Admitted as a Rechtsanwalt in Germany 2000
Joined Clifford Chance 2000
Secondment to the London office 2002
Partner since 2006
Head of the German Antitrust Group 2019
Co-Chair of the Global Antitrust Group 2022
Chambers Review
Europe
Marc Besen is particularly active in merger control and FDI filings. In addition he represents clients in behavioural investigations and damages actions before both the German and European authorities.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"He is really fast and hands-on."
"Business-wise he is a good lawyer, his work is so good it makes you smile."
"Marc Besen has very good relationships and understanding of national case law developments."
"He is really fast and hands-on."
"Business-wise he is a good lawyer, his work is so good it makes you smile."
"Marc Besen has very good relationships and understanding of national case law developments."
