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Thomas Wessely

Germany 2026

Freshfields

Ranked in 1 practice area

Competition/European Law: Lawyers Based Abroad

Germany

9 years ranked

About

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Practice Areas

Thomas is a partner in Freshfields’ Brussels office specialising in EU and international competition law, EU state aid law and international trade law with particular expertise in the chemicals and telecoms sectors.

His practice has a European and global focus, but he is equally adept at working on domestic German projects.

He navigates multifaceted deal structures and challenging multijurisdictional considerations, including innovative remedies packages, and achieves timely regulatory approvals in line with commercial imperatives. His far-reaching experience of European merger control has seen him lead many headline Phase II investigations by the European Commission.

He also defends his clients’ interests in European and national antitrust investigations and ensuing litigation before the European or national courts. Thomas is regularly called upon to provide in-depth opinions on complex commercial agreements.

Thomas works in German, English and French.

Career

He became a partner in 2002.

Professional Memberships

Cologne and Brussels Bars.

Personal

Thomas was educated at the universities of Bonn, Fordham - NYC and Montpellier.

Chambers Review

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Chambers Germany

Competition/European Law: Lawyers Based Abroad - Germany

Germany, expertise based abroad in Belgium

Individual Editorial

Thomas Wessely is based in Brussels and is also qualified to practise in Germany. He attracts particular praise for his activity in high-value cross-border transactions in the telecoms sector, and has additional experience in representing clients in requests to review merger commitments.

Indviduelles Editorial

Thomas Wessely ist in Brüssel ansässig und auch in Deutschland als Anwalt zugelassen. Er genießt besonderes Ansehen für seine Tätigkeit bei hochkarätigen grenzüberschreitenden Transaktionen im Telekommunikationssektor und verfügt über zusätzliche Erfahrung in der Vertretung von Mandanten bei Anträgen auf Überprüfung von Zusagen in Fusionsfällen.

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Strengths

Provided by Chambers

It is a pleasure being advised by Thomas Wessely.
Competition/European Law: Lawyers Based AbroadChambers Germany
Es ist mir eine Freude, von Thomas Wessely beraten zu werden.
Competition/European Law: Lawyers Based AbroadChambers Germany