Competition/European Law
Austria
1 year ranked
Provided by Wolf Theiss
EU Competition Law; National and CEE/SEE Antitrust Law (cartels, dominance issues, merger control, cooperation agreements); State Aid; Distribution Law; foreign direct investment (FDI). Robert is a partner and member of the Competition & Antitrust team. He specialises in EU and Austrian competition law and State aid law. His practice includes cartel investigations, abuse of dominance issues, merger control, foreign direct investment (FDI), distribution and cooperation agreements, and private enforcement of competition law.
Partner, Wolf Theiss, since 2009; Top tier Austrian firm 2013-2021; admitted to the Bar in Austria, since 2013.
Vienna Bar Association, Austria; Studienvereinigung Kartellrecht (the Antitrust Lawyers Association for Germany, Austria and Switzerland).
University of Vienna, Université Panthéon-Assas Paris II (Mag.iur. 2005); College of Europe (LL.M. 2014).
Provided by Chambers
Robert Wagner enters the rankings this year on the back of notable activity in multi-jurisdictional merger control filings. He has further experience in competition law compliance matters, particularly around distribution strategies.
Provided by Chambers
Robert Wagner has an effective approach in concrete cases, both with recognising the specifics of our business, as well as with applying legal norms to a specific factual situation.
He is able to meet tight deadlines. He is pragmatic and provides good drafting.
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