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Michael Rosenthal

Michael Rosenthal

Germany 2026

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Ranked in 1 practice area

Competition/European Law: Lawyers Based Abroad

Germany

2 years ranked

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Practice Areas

European and German Competition Law

Career

Dr. Michael Rosenthal, the founder of Sullivan & Cromwell’s Brussels office and co-head of the firm’s global antitrust group, advises clients on all aspects of EU and German competition law before the European Commission and the German competition authority and courts, as well as the European courts.

In his over 20 years of practice, Dr. Rosenthal has advised clients on a significant number of the largest global transactions, as well as complex cartel and abuse of dominance investigations and related litigation. Dr. Michael Rosenthal is the co-author of the EU merger control treatise Rosenthal/Thomas - European Merger Control (C.H. Beck).

Personal

Michael Rosenthal earned his LLM degree from Columbia Law School, his 1st and 2nd State Exams as well as his Dr. iur. (summa cum laude) from Johannes Gutenberg-Universität School of Law in Mainz and a French-German Business Law Degree from Université de Bourgogne School of Law in Dijon.

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Competition/European Law: Lawyers Based Abroad - Germany

Germany, expertise based abroad in Belgium
Individual Editorial

Michael Rosenthal heads Sullivan & Cromwell's competition team and has a strong focus on merger control and FDI filings. Splitting his time between the firm's offices in Belgium and Germany, he has notable experience in assisting clients with notifying mergers before the German authorities. He also assists clients with requests for information and competition law compliance.

Indviduelles Editorial

Michael Rosenthal leitet das Kartellrechtsteam von Sullivan & Cromwell und konzentriert sich insbesondere auf Fusionskontrolle und die Anmeldung von ausländischen Direktinvestitionen. Er pendelt zwischen den Büros der Kanzlei in Belgien und Deutschland und verfügt über umfangreiche Erfahrung in der Beratung von Mandanten bei der Anmeldung von Fusionen bei den deutschen Behörden. Darüber hinaus unterstützt er Mandanten bei Auskunftsersuchen und der Einhaltung des Wettbewerbsrechts.

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Strengths

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  • He is knowledgeable and experienced.

    Competition/European Law: Lawyers Based AbroadChambers Germany

  • He sees the big picture and considers all aspects of transactions and other cases, while being pragmatic. He is a wonderful person to work with.

    Competition/European Law: Lawyers Based AbroadChambers Germany

  • Michael Rosenthal is very experienced, really likeable and a really nice person. He is extremely experienced, really good in negotiations and has outstanding legal expertise.

    Competition/European Law: Lawyers Based AbroadChambers Germany
  • Er behält den Überblick und berücksichtigt alle Aspekte von Transaktionen und anderen Fällen, dabei aber stets pragmatisch. Die Zusammenarbeit mit ihm ist hervorragend.
    Competition/European Law: Lawyers Based AbroadChambers Germany
  • Michael Rosenthal ist sehr erfahren, äußerst sympathisch und ein wirklich netter Mensch. Er ist außerordentlich erfahren, ein exzellenter Verhandler und verfügt über herausragende juristische Expertise.
    Competition/European Law: Lawyers Based AbroadChambers Germany
  • Er ist sachkundig und erfahren.
    Competition/European Law: Lawyers Based AbroadChambers Germany

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