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Ulrich Soltész

Ulrich Soltész

Germany 2026

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Gleiss Lutz
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Competition/European Law: Lawyers Based Abroad

Germany

9 years ranked

About

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Germany

Practice Areas

Ulrich is based for nearly 30 years in our Brussels office. He advises on European antitrust and state aid law, as well as on merger control, FSR and general European law. His clients include German and foreign companies as well as public bodies, which he represents before the European Commission and national competition authorities. Ulrich has litigated more than 70 cases before the Courts of the European Union. He has been recognized by numerous publications and directories.

Career

Ulrich studied in Freiburg and Brussels (LL.M. 1996). He has been a partner at Gleiss Lutz since 2002. Prior to joining the firm, he worked as a research assistant at the University of Freiburg. He has published many articles on competition and state aid issues and contributed to a number of books on these topics. He is frequently invited as an expert to speak at various international conferences and is the co-editor of the European Journal of Business Law (EuZW) as well as of the New Journal of Antitrust Law (NZKart).

Ulrich is a non-governmental advisor to the International Competition Network (ICN) and a member of various associations, including the Berlin State Aid Forum (chairman), the IBA, the ABA and the Association for the Study of Antitrust Law.

Chambers Review

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Competition/European Law: Lawyers Based Abroad - Germany

Germany, expertise based abroad in Belgium
Individual Editorial

Ulrich Soltész is a top lawyer in the state aid field, and as a German-qualified lawyer he regularly represents German companies and public bodies in connection with EC state aid investigations. In addition to his contentious state aid work, Ulrich Soltész represents clients in behavioural investigations before the EC and FCO, and advises on merger control filings.

Indviduelles Editorial
Ulrich Soltész ist ein führender Anwalt im Bereich des Beihilferechts und vertritt als in Deutschland zugelassener Rechtsanwalt regelmäßig deutsche Unternehmen und öffentliche Einrichtungen in EU-Beihilfeverfahren. Neben seiner Tätigkeit im streitigen Beihilferecht vertritt Ulrich Soltész Mandanten in Verhaltensuntersuchungen vor der EU-Kommission und dem Bundeskartellamt und berät zu Fusionskontrollverfahren.
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Strengths

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  • He is really intelligent, strategic and careful. He has good relations with the Commission and other competition authorities.

    Competition/European Law: Lawyers Based AbroadChambers Germany

  • Ulrich Soltész is very smart, creative and supportive.

    Competition/European Law: Lawyers Based AbroadChambers Germany

  • He is very committed and responsive, with a strong stakeholder focus.

    Competition/European Law: Lawyers Based AbroadChambers Germany

  • Ulrich Soltész is first among equals for state aid work.

    Competition/European Law: Lawyers Based AbroadChambers Germany

  • Er ist wirklich intelligent, strategisch und umsichtig. Er pflegt gute Beziehungen zur Kommission und anderen Kartellbehörden.

    Competition/European Law: Lawyers Based AbroadChambers Germany
  • Er ist sehr engagiert und reagiert schnell, wobei die Interessen der Stakeholder stets im Mittelpunkt stehen.
    Competition/European Law: Lawyers Based AbroadChambers Germany

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