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Ulrich Soltész

Ulrich Soltész

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Gleiss Lutz
 Gleiss Lutz

Ranked in 3 practice areas

Competition/European Law: State Aid

Belgium

18 years ranked

Competition: EU

Belgium

7 years ranked

Competition: EU

Belgium

5 years ranked

Competition/European Law: Lawyers Based Abroad

Germany

9 years ranked

About

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Practice Areas

Ulrich Soltész advises clients on European antitrust and state aid law, as well as on merger control and general European law. He represents German and foreign companies before the European Commission and national competition authorities, and has litigated more than 60 cases before the Courts of the European Union.

Career

Ulrich Soltész studied in Freiburg and Brussels (LL.M. 1996). He has been a partner at Gleiss Lutz since 2002.

Chambers Review

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Chambers Global Guide

Competition/European Law: State Aid - Belgium

Band 1
Individual Editorial

Ulrich Soltész is a leading lawyer in the state aid field, and as a German-qualified lawyer he regularly represents German companies and public bodies in connection to 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.

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Competition: EU - Belgium

Band 6
Individual Editorial

Ulrich Soltész is a leading lawyer in the state aid field, and as a German-qualified lawyer he regularly represents German companies and public bodies in connection to 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.

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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.

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Competition: EU - Belgium

Foreign expert in Germany
Individual Editorial

Ulrich Soltész is a leading lawyer in the state aid field, and as a German-qualified lawyer he regularly represents German companies and public bodies in connection to 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.

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Strengths

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

    Competition/European Law: State AidChambers Global Guide

  • Ulrich Soltész is amazingly strategic. He is superb with clients and at working a solution.

    Competition/European Law: State AidChambers Global Guide

  • Ulrich Soltész is very smart, creative and supportive.

    Competition/European Law: State AidChambers Global Guide

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

    Competition/European Law: State AidChambers Global Guide

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

    Competition/European Law: State AidChambers Global Guide

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

    Competition/European Law: Lawyers Based AbroadChambers Global Guide

Ranked Individuals at Gleiss Lutz (32)

Belgium

Germany

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