Competition / Antitrust lawyers

Marcus von Welser

PARTNER, Attorney-at-Law, Certified IP Lawyer He focuses on the judicial and extrajudicial enforcement of intellectual property rights. He has many years of litigation experience before numerous regional and higher regional courts, the Federal Patent Court and the Court of the European Union in Luxembourg. He also specializes in drafting and negotiating license agreements, advising on the interface with antitrust law, in the area of open source software and in legal issues related to artificial intelligence. In the field of trademarks and designs, he also advises on the strategic development of IP portfolios. His clients include companies in the automotive, electronics, furniture, clothing, food, pharmaceutical and software industries, as well as platform providers, publishers, agencies, museums, designers, architects and photographers. Dr. Marcus von Welser is a lecturer in copyright law at the Humboldt University of Berlin and the University of Applied Sciences Berlin. He regularly gives lectures in Germany and abroad. He is the author and editor of numerous publications, including the "Münchener Anwaltshandbuch zum Urheber- und Medienrecht" (published by C.H. Beck), the "Praxiskommentar zum Urheberrecht" (published by C. H. Beck), a handbook on "Marken- und Produktpiraterie" (published by Wiley-VCH), and the "Medienrecht Praxishandbuch" (published by DeGruyter). Since 2018, the German newspaper Handelsblatt and the US publisher Best Lawyers have recognized him as one of Germany's best lawyers in the field of media and copyright law.

Vossius & Partner

Maren Tamke

Dr. Maren Tamke, LL.M. (Durham) is a partner in Dentons’ Berlin office and a member of the Competition and Antitrust practice group. Maren has worked across many industries, with particular experience in the following sectors: tech/e-commerce, consumer products, insurance, banking, media and healthcare/life sciences. Maren advises clients on complex transactions, high-profile cartel investigations, dominance cases, follow-on damages claims and compliance matters. With her considerable experience gained in the course of merger control and conduct cases, as well as work on compliance issues, she has a keen understanding of the workings and needs of businesses. Prior to joining Dentons, Maren worked for more than 12 years for a leading international law firm in Berlin.

Dentons

Maria Eugenia Brenes

María Eugenia Brenes is a Senior Associate at Morgan & Morgan and currently works in the Intellectual Property and Corporate Department. With over 15 years’ experience, on IP Prosecution and Protection she has been assisting clients for, and has personally handled portfolios in Panama for important clients such as LVMH Group and The Clorox Company. Mrs. Brenes is very business oriented attorney with strong experience advising clients on medical regulations pertaining IP matters, health product regulations, public procurement and data protection regulations applicable to the health sector. She has actively participated in policy making process for regulations of Law 35 of 1996, especially in the Trademark Chapter of said regulation. She has successfully supported clients through public procurement of health products (such a drugs and medical devices), civil engineering and goods for the defense sector. On competition matters, she has assisted in various transactions related to Antitrust (including M&A approvals), Anti-Dumping, and Safeguard measures. She has been involved in several mergers and acquisition approvals before the antitrust authorities in different industries, such as beer, automotive, financial, and dairy, among others. Mrs. Brenes is also very active in defending corporations in consumer protection actions before the Authority for Consumer Protection, Defense and Competition Entity (ACODECO for its acronym in Spanish). She is also mastered in tax matters and advises clients on making businesses and successfully obtaining all permits required to establish operations in Panama, with special interest in incentive areas for clients. Chambers & Partners have profiled Mrs. Brenes as an associate to watch in Competition Law and Intellectual Property. Mrs. Brenes is a member of the American Association of Intellectual Property, the Panama Association of Intellectual Property and the Interamerican Association of Intellectual Property. She is also involved in pro bono activities of the firm serving as adviser in Panama of the Fundación El Caño, a non-profit that seeks topromote, support, and disseminatescientific researchofourarchaeological history, specifically in the areaof ElCaño, developing projects for the conservation and education of this heritage. Mrs. Brenes obtained a LL.B. degree from the Universidad Catolica Santa Maria La Antigua Law School in Panama and a LL.M. degree from the Franklin Pierce Law Center in Hampshire, U.S.A. She also obtained a LLM degree with high honors in Tax Law and Panamanian Taxation System from the Universidad Especializada del Contador Publico Autorizado in Panama. Mrs. Brenes is admitted to practice law in the Republic of Panama.

Morgan & Morgan

Maria Jose Henriquez

Partner at Morales & Besa. Head of Competition / Antitrust and Compliance practice areas.

Morales & Besa

Maria Kakava

Associate

Calavros Law Firm - Filios - Kloukinas

Maria Lampadaki

Maria focuses on competition, anti-trust, M&A law, intellectual property, corporate and commercial law. Her practice covers a wide spectrum of matters pertaining to EU, French and Greek competition law, including cartels, abuse of dominance, merger control, state aid and related issues. Maria is also engaged in carrying out legal due diligences, advising clients on company establishment and structuring, ongoing corporate governance, their entry into commercial agreements and contracts, in drafting share purchase and ancillary agreements and in negotiating for related issues according to the Harvard Negotiation method (attended in Paris). Maria is a PhD candidate in competition law and an active member of two law research institutes in Paris; she was also a Teaching Fellow at the University of Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne. She was admitted to the Athens Bar in 2012, qualified as French lawyer in 2017 and joined our firm in 2020. Maria is admitted before the Court of Appeals. EDUCATION University of Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne (Ph.D. candidate, Competition Law) University of Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne (LL.M., Public Law) University of Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne (LL.M., Public Business Law) University of Athens, School of Law (LL.B.) LANGUAGES Greek English French

Zepos & Yannopoulos

Maria Totsika

Maria a counsel

Fortsakis, Diakopoulos, Mylonogiannis & Associates Law Firm

Maria Trabucchi

Partner specialising in French and EU competition law, advising on complex merger control procedures, cartel and abuse of dominance investigations, antitrust litigation and follow on damages claims before the European and French competition authorities and courts with a particular focus on sectors such as aerospace, energy, financial services, food and consumer goods, and retail. She has recently advised Safran on the merger control aspects of its acquisition of RTX's actuation business; Carrefour on several of its acquisitions, including that of its competitor Cora/Match; Thales on the sale of its Ground Transportation Systems (GTS) to Hitachi Rail; Meta on its defence against a complaint for abuse of a dominant position before the French competition authority, both during the interim measures procedure and the proceedings on the merits; the Alliance de la Presse d'Information Générale (APIG) before the French Competition Authority on the case of abuse of dominant position against Google in relation to neighbouring rights; several key French banks in litigation before the General Court and the Court of Justice of the EU against a series of decisions by the ECB and the Single Resolution Board; the Fédération du Commerce et de la Distribution before the French Competition Authority on the case of Bisphenol A, recently obtaining its total exoneration; and Campofrío on the ham and charcuterie cartel case before the French Competition Authority and then the Paris Court of Appeal.

BDGS Associés

Maria-Ermioni Kosma

Junior Associate in the law firm “STAVROPOULOS & PARTNERS”.

Stavropoulos & Partners

Mariam Rabie

Junior Associate

Soliman, Hashish & Partners

Marianne Henne Møller

Marianne Henne Møller works in the Technology, Media and IPR department. She is a part of one of Norway’s most specialised legal departments, which assists clients in matters relating to technology, digitalisation, media and intellectual property. Marianne has earned an LL.M in International and EU law, and has specialised in competition law. She primarily assists companies with matters regarding anti-competitive agreements, alleged misuse of dominant positions and merger control.

Advokatfirmaet Haavind AS

Marie Hindré

Partner

ADVANT Altana

Marie Louvet

Of Counsel, Paris

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Marija Stojanović Šušulić

Attorney at Law

Stanivuk & Manasijevski a.o.d. Belgrade

Marily Calavrou

Partner Director

Calavros Law Firm - Filios - Kloukinas

Marina Stavropoulou

Partner

LCI Law

Mario Kathrein

CHG Czernich Haidlen Gast & Partner

Mario Navarrete-Serrano

Partner

Pérez Bustamante & Ponce

Marius Inta

Marius Inta is a Partner and Head of the Commercial Disputes Practice Group at COBALT Lithuania. He has over 17 years’ experience in Dispute Resolution and Conflict Management and focuses his practice on insurance disputes, represents clients in litigation matters involving compensation of damages, competition law and intellectual property law violations. Marius is a litigation lawyer with a long track record of acting for clients in courts of general jurisdiction and administrative courts and alternative dispute resolution (negotiation, arbitration, mediation).

Cobalt

Marius Juonys

Marius Juonys is a partner solely dedicated to competition-related matters, with 20 years of experience in this area. He and his team were involved probably in all major competition cases over the past 10 – 15 years. On a number of occasions, he was also invited by public authorities as a competition expert in various working groups entrusted with the task of preparing legislative proposals. Unsurprisingly, Marius Juonys is recognized as one of the most experienced practitioners while he and his colleagues are the only team of practitioners in Lithuania for many years ranked as tier No. 1 by all major legal directories (Chambers Europe, Legal 500 EMEA ). Meanwhile specialized edition „Global Competition Review“ ranks the Ellex competition team as the sole „Elite“ practice in Lithuania for many consecutive years. Along with practicing competition law, Marius Juonys teaches competition law at Vilnius University.

Ellex Valiunas

Mariya Nizhnik

Executive Partner. Head of Antitrust, Competition and Trade

Aequo

Markus Figgen

Co-Managing Partner Public Commercial Law; Criminal Law.

avocado rechtsanwälte

Marlene Wimmer-Nistelberger

Partner

CMS Reich-Rohrwig Hainz Rechtsanwälte GmbH

Marquard Christen

Partner

CMS von Erlach Partners Ltd.