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 and has advised on numerous national and cross-border transactions, particularly in the technology sector. He also regularly handles complex antitrust proceedings, antitrust damages litigations, distribution agreements and compliance matters. With extensive experience in digital and platform-based industries, he provides expert guidance on a wide range of antitrust issues specific to these sectors, including behavioral matters 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 and has advised on numerous national and cross-border transactions, particularly in the technology sector. He also regularly handles complex antitrust proceedings, antitrust damages litigations, distribution agreements and compliance matters. With extensive experience in digital and platform-based industries, he provides expert guidance on a wide range of antitrust issues specific to these sectors, including behavioral matters 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.