Sven Völcker

Ranked in 2 Practice Areas

Band 1

Competition: EU

Belgium

5 Years Ranked

Expertise Based Abroad

Competition/European Law: Lawyers Based Abroad

Germany

9 Years Ranked

Ranked in Guides

Global 2025

Germany 2025

About

Provided by Sven Völcker

Europe

Practice Areas

With almost 30 years of experience in competition law, Sven Völcker guides clients through complex merger and antitrust procedures. He is a member (and former Co-Chair) of the firm’s Global Antitrust & Competition Practice.

Sven advises clients on the full range of competition law issues and represents them before the European Commission and competition authorities around the world in complex regulatory proceedings. He is recognized as one of the leading merger control practitioners in Brussels with the ability and experience to successfully handle complex merger investigations. With more than 25 cases before the EU courts, he is also an experienced litigator and able to defend his clients’ business interest beyond the authority level if needed.

Sven is an Honorary Professor at Göttingen University. He speaks and writes on a variety of competition law issues, including merger control.

Chambers Review

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Europe

Competition/European Law: Lawyers Based Abroad - Germany

Germany expertise based abroad

Individual Editorial

Sven Völcker is often identified as a high-profile individual in Brussels handling top-end merger clearance cases that necessitate significant interaction with the EC, including appeals against prohibited mergers. He also defends clients in sensitive cartel and abuse of dominance investigations. In addition, Sven Völcker is admitted to the German Bar and experienced in handling merger notifications to the German Bundeskartellamt and challenges to its decisions.

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Competition: EU - Belgium

Band 1

Individual Editorial

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