Anne Caroline Wegner, LL.M. (European University Institute)

Anne Wegner specialises in German and European antitrust and distribution law, including disputes in these areas of law. She primarily advises on matters pertaining to vertical agreements, antitrust damages, compliance, cartel proceedings, merger control, joint ventures, and abuse of market dominance. Anne Wegner has many years of experience in representing her clients in these areas vis-à-vis cartel authorities and in court and arbitration proceedings, as well as in drafting and negotiating contracts. She is particularly experienced in issues regarding the automotive industry, logistics, the building materials industry and the distribution of chemicals.

Court-approved antitrust mediator
Anne Wegner is an antitrust mediator approved by the competent German Court of Appeal. As a mediator, he specialises in the out-of-court settlement of claims arising under antitrust law, e.g. for damages, supply and injunctive relief. A procedure before an antitrust mediator offers several advantages. An agreement concluded by the parties in front of a court-approved mediator has the same effect as a state court judgment.

Antitrust Law
Compliance & Internal Investigations
Commercial & Distribution Law, Product Liability/Product Compliance

Anne Wegner joined Luther’s Dusseldorf office as a Partner in 2010 and is head of Luther’s antitrust team. Before moving to Luther, she worked for nine years for the international law firm Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer in Cologne and Brussels in the field of antitrust and distribution law. Anne Wegner studied law in Marburg (Germany), Strasbourg (France), Cologne (Germany) and at the European University Institute in Florence (Italy).

Chambers Global 2025: Ranking in "Competition/European Law", Band 5 (first ranking in 2018, "Anne Wegner is very trustworthy and extremely reliable.","She knows the industry through and through and always finds creative solutions that suit us.")
Chambers Germany 2025: Rankings in "Commercial Contracts", Band 2 (first ranking in 2015, "Anne is very accurate, always available and very personable.") and "Competition/ European Law", Band 5 (first ranking in 2017, "Anne Wegner is very trustworthy and extremely reliable.")
JUVE Guide 2024/2025: Award "Leading Name in Trade and Distribution" (first awarded in 2017/2018, "very good, especially in the automotive and vertical EEA sectors, very visible", competitor; especially in distribution antitrust law) and listed under "Frequently Recommended" in "Trade, Distribution and Logistics" (first listed in 2011/2012) and "Antitrust Law" (first listed in 2011/2012, "clever and experienced antitrust lawyer, pleasant and cooperative", competitor)
JUVE Guide 2021/2022: Listed under "Frequently Recommended" in "Dispute Resolution" (first listed in 2015/2016, "good tactical sense", competitor)
The Legal 500 Germany 2025: Award "Leading Name"in the category "Commercial and Distribution Law - Distribution/Commerce/Logistics" (first award in 2016, "Anne Wegner: A competent point of contact for competition law.", "Anne Caroline Wegner has very good experience and excellent specialist knowledge.") and recommendation in the category "Antitrust Law" (first recommendation in 2023, first mention in 2014, "Sebastian Felix Janka and Anne Caroline Wegner are outstanding competition lawyers of their generation, who have already achieved international renown at a young age.", "Anne Caroline Wegner: Very good, profound work and always easy to reach directly.") and mention in "City Focus - Düsseldorf"
The Legal 500 Germany 2023: Recommendation in "City Focus Düsseldorf"
The Legal 500 Germany 2019: Mention in the category "Dispute Resolution - Commercial Disputes" (first mention in 2016)
Lexology Index 2025 (former WWL Who’s Who Legal): Award "Thought Leader" in "Thought Leaders – Competition" (first award in 2021) and recommendation "National Leader" in "Germany - Competition" (first recommendation in 2019)
Lexology Index 2024 (former WWL Who’s Who Legal): Award "Thought Leader" in "Thought Leaders – Germany" (first award in 2022) and recommendation "Global Leader" in "Competition" (first recommendation in 2013)
kanzleimonitor.de 2021/2022: Recommended in "Antitrust Law" (first recommended in 2018/2019)
Best Lawyers 2025: Recommended in "Competition/Antitrust Law" (first recommended in 2014), "Corporate Governance and Compliance Practice" and "Litigation" (first recommended in 2024)
WirtschaftsWoche 2022: Recommendation "Top Lawyer" in "Antitrust Law" (first recommendation in 2020)
Expert Guides 2021: Recommended in "Competition and Antitrust" (first recommended in 2012) and "Women in Business Law" (first recommended in 2012)
"Corporate INTL Award" 2014 in "Distribution Law"

Advising diverse clients in cartel proceedings (partly including leniency applications) before the Federal Cartel Office and the European Commission (among others wholesaling of sanitary and healing products, automotive supplier industry, building material sector)
Representing Erste Bank in an action for annulment of a cartel fine (“Lombardclub”)
Merger control filings with the Federal Cartel Office and the European Commission as well as multijurisdictional filings (among others, Remondis’ acquisition of Xervon, Sodecia’s acquisition of a competitor from the automotive supplier industry)
Jointventures (merger control, non-compete obligations, FuE-cooperations, specialisation agreements)
Litigation: representing several importers of motor vehicles against individual and class actions by their authorised distributors (among others concerning standard terms, guarantee remuneration, margin, transport costs, contract termination, defence in refusal to supply actions, access to the distribution system)
Advising several clients on the adjustment of their distribution systems to the legal framework of the motor vehicle block exemption regulations (Commission Regulation (EC) no. 1400/2002 and 461/2010)
Advising an importer of automobiles on the set-up of a pan-European distribution system
Antitrust Due Diligence for an investment bank regarding the acquisition of a construction materials group
Advising a company in the out-of-home media industry with respect to the sector inquiry of the Federal Cartel Office
Defending a manufacturer of automobile components in an injunction proceeding concerning delivery of parts (“refusal to supply”)