Dr. Andreas Schüssel
Rechtsanwalt
„One to Watch: Competition/Antitrust Law“
„One to Watch: Competition/Antitrust Law“
Andreas advises on all aspects of European and German antitrust law. He specializes in merger control, where he has advised on numerous national and cross-border transactions, especially in the technology sector. He also regularly advises on complex antitrust proceedings as well as on antitrust damages litigation, distribution agreements and compliance. Andreas has extensive experience in digital and technology-driven industries, where he advises clients on a wide range of antitrust topics, in particular on behavioral issues and the EU Digital Markets Act.
Andreas studied law at the University of Bayreuth and the University of Nottingham (LL.M. 2009). Prior to joining Gleiss Lutz in 2018, he gained experience as a trainee at the German Federal Competition Authority (Bundeskartellamt) as well as with the Antitrust & Competition practices of leading international law firms in Brussels, Berlin and Munich. From 2015-2018 he worked as a research assistant to Prof. Dr. Heike Schweitzer at Freie Universität Berlin, where he also taught German and European competition law.
He is a member of the Association for the Study of Antitrust Law (Studienvereinigung Kartellrecht e.V.) as well as the German-British Lawyers' Association (Deutsch-Britische Juristenvereinigung e.V.).
Andreas speaks German, English and French.
Andreas advises on all aspects of European and German antitrust law. He specializes in merger control, where he has advised on numerous national and cross-border transactions, especially in the technology sector. He also regularly advises on complex antitrust proceedings as well as on antitrust damages litigation, distribution agreements and compliance. Andreas has extensive experience in digital and technology-driven industries, where he advises clients on a wide range of antitrust topics, in particular on behavioral issues and the EU Digital Markets Act.
Andreas studied law at the University of Bayreuth and the University of Nottingham (LL.M. 2009). Prior to joining Gleiss Lutz in 2018, he gained experience as a trainee at the German Federal Competition Authority (Bundeskartellamt) as well as with the Antitrust & Competition practices of leading international law firms in Brussels, Berlin and Munich. From 2015-2018 he worked as a research assistant to Prof. Dr. Heike Schweitzer at Freie Universität Berlin, where he also taught German and European competition law.
He is a member of the Association for the Study of Antitrust Law (Studienvereinigung Kartellrecht e.V.) as well as the German-British Lawyers' Association (Deutsch-Britische Juristenvereinigung e.V.).
Andreas speaks German, English and French.