Rüdiger Lahme

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Rüdiger Lahme is a partner in Willkie’s Litigation Department. He practices in Hamburg and is associated with the Firm’s Frankfurt office. Rüdiger represents clients in high-stakes civil litigation at both national and international levels, with particular emphasis on antitrust and competition matters. He also represents clients before German and European competition authorities. Rüdiger brings extensive courtroom experience to his practice, having appeared before almost all German district and appellate courts. His work includes representing clients in Germany's most significant private antitrust enforcement proceedings.

Rüdiger's experience is consistently recognized by leading legal directories and publications, including Chambers Global, Legal 500, JUVE Handbuch, Leaders League, Global Competition Review, Lawdragon, and The Best Lawyers in Germany. As founding chairman of the Competition Litigation Forum (www.c-l-f.eu), he leads Germany's premier association focused exclusively on civil antitrust law. Additionally, he serves as professor of business law at the Private University of Applied Sciences Göttingen (PFH).