Franz-Rudolf Groß, LL.M. (London)
Areas of practice
Franz-Rudolf Groß has specialised in German and European antitrust law from the start of his professional career as a lawyer. He regularly carries out merger control proceedings before the European Commission and the German Federal Cartel Office and coordinates international notification obligations. He advises companies from all industries on how to organise their supply relationships in compliance with antitrust law, on their cooperation with competitors and other contractual partners, and on abuse-of-dominance cases. Another focus of his work is defending companies in official antitrust fine proceedings and against subsequent claims for damages under civil law.
Franz-Rudolf Groß conducts internal antitrust seminars for companies, advises on the drafting of antitrust compliance programmes and is a frequent lecturer on current antitrust law issues. He has particular industry expertise in the area of energy. Franz-Rudolf Groß has advised various energy providers and system operators on the antitrust law aspects of diverse projects and has co-authored the energy law practice manual "Grundriss zum Energierecht".
Vita
Franz-Rudolf Groß studied law in Saarbrücken (Germany) and Utrecht (Netherlands) from 1993 to 1998 and then, from 1999 to 2001, carried out his legal training, which inter alia included training periods at the Ministry of Economic Affairs (Energy Supervisory Authority) of the German state of Saarland and at a law firm in San Francisco (USA). In 2002, upon completion of a one-year course of study, Franz-Rudolf Groß received his Master of Laws (LL.M.) degree in European Law from Queen Mary College of the University of London (England). He was admitted to the German Bar in 2003 and has since worked for Luther in the area of antitrust and energy law, since 2012 as Counsel.
Honors and distinctions
- The Legal 500 Germany 2025: Mention in the category "Antitrust Law"
- Best Lawyers 2026: Recommendation in "Competition / Antitrust Law"
Publications
- Die Netzentgeltbefreiung für Energiespeicher nach § 118 Abs. 6 EnWG, in: Recht der Energiewirtschaft (RdE), Heft 2/2015, S. 62-69
- Bearbeitung des Kapitels "Kartellrecht", in: Grundriss zum Energierecht - Teil 2, herausgegeben von Gerd Stuhlmacher, Holger Stappert, Heike Schoon, & Guido Jansen, Verlag EW Medien und Kongresse, 2015
- Business Law in Germany, Chapter 5, Energy Law
- OLG Düsseldorf: Missbräuchliche Behinderung von Drittlieferanten durch überhöhte Konzessionsabgabenforderungen kommunaler Gasnetzbetreiber
- Kommentierung des § 118 EnWG (Übergangsregelungen / Netzentgeltbefreiung für Pumpspeicherkraftwerke und Stromspeicher), in: Praxiskommentar zum EnWG, herausgegeben von Peter Rosin, Mario Pohlmann, Andreas Metzenthin, Andreas Böwing & Andrees Gentzsch, EW Medien und Kongresse, 2012
- Kommentierung des § 2 EnWG (Aufgaben der Energieversorgungsunternehmen)
- Bearbeitung des Kapitels "Energy Law", in: Business Law in Germany, herausgegeben von Hans-Christian Ackermann & Dr. Michael Rath, German Law Publishers, 2012
- KG: Kartellgeschädigte verschiedener Marktstufen sind Gesamtgläubiger
- Bearbeitung des Kapitels "Kartellrecht", in: Grundriss zum Energierecht, herausgegeben von Stuhlmacher, Stappert, Schoon & Jansen, Verlag EW Medien und Kongresse, 2011
- Rechtliche Rahmenbedingungen für die Gaswirtschaft
- Rechtliche Rahmenbedingungen für die Gaswirtschaft
- Bundesgerichtshof erleichtert Unternehmenszusammenschlüsse auf Bagatellmärkten.
- Die neuen Netzanschluss- und Grundversorgungsverordnungen im Strom- und Gasbereich
- Rechtliche Rahmenbedingungen für die Gaswirtschaft
- Mehr Rechte für Verbraucher – Welche Rechte haben die neuen Verordnungen für Strom- und Gasversorger?
- Wirtschaftliche Betätigung von Kommunen im liberalisierten Energiemarkt – Rechtliche Grenzen und deren Überwindung
Blog posts
Lectures
Memberships
Studienvereinigung Kartellrecht e.V.
Hans-Christian Ackermann
Partner
Dusseldorf
Dr Konrad Adenauer
Partner
Cologne
Małgorzata Albe, LL.M.
Junior Consultant
Leipzig
Samira Altdorf, LL.M. (Brussels School of Competition)
Senior Associate
Dusseldorf
Dr Stefan Altenschmidt, LL.M. (Nottingham)
Partner
Dusseldorf
Sabrina Aurnhammer
Associate
Munich
Yelena Bade
Senior Associate
Dusseldorf
Dr Stephan Bausch, D.U.
Partner
Cologne
Dr Johannes Becker
Counsel
Cologne
Dr Arndt Begemann
Of Counsel
Essen
Dr Carsten E. Beisheim
Partner
Dusseldorf
Tarik Bilici, LL.M.
Junior Consultant
Dusseldorf
Dr Valerie Blettenberg
Associate
Munich
Lars Bollensen
Partner
Hamburg
Lilith Boos
Associate
Dusseldorf
Dr Michael Bormann
Partner
Dusseldorf
Dr Jürgen Bremer
Partner
Dusseldorf
Prof. Dr Christian Burholt, LL.M.
Partner
Berlin
Bernhard Burkert, LL.M. (Stellenbosch)
Counsel
Berlin
Marx Dauth, LL.M.
Partner
Cologne
Dr Sabrina Desens
Partner
Leipzig
Philipp Dietz, LL.M. (Edinburgh)
Partner
Cologne
Jacqueline Dutz
Associate
Leipzig
Dr Borbála Dux-Wenzel, LL.M.
Partner
Cologne
Dr Gernot-Rüdiger Engel
Partner
Hamburg
Lukas Erdmann
Associate
Berlin
Henrik Fischer
Associate
Leipzig
Dr Martin Fleckenstein
Partner
Berlin
Cosima Flock
Counsel
Dusseldorf
Ann-Kristin Freiheit
Senior Associate
Dusseldorf
Nicole Fröhlich
Partner
Frankfurt a.M.
Dr Stefan Galla
Partner
Essen
Alexandra Gebauer
Associate
Munich
Dennis Gerdes
Senior Consultant
Hamburg
Franz-Rudolf Groß, LL.M. (London)
Counsel
Dusseldorf
Dr Richard Happ
Partner
Hamburg
Dr Jan-Lukas Henkst
Associate
Dusseldorf
Dr Rut Herten-Koch, M.A.
Partner
Berlin
Dr Christian Horn, LL.M. (Tulane)
Partner
Berlin
Marie Hoster, LL.B.
Associate
Essen, Dusseldorf
Ekkehard Hübel
Counsel
Hamburg
Ramona Hubracht, LL.M. Taxation
Counsel
Frankfurt a.M.
Dr Sebastian Felix Janka, LL.M. (Stellenbosch)
Partner
Munich
Dr Guido Jansen
Partner
Dusseldorf
Dr Helmut Janssen, LL.M. (King's College London)
Partner
Brussels, Dusseldorf
Tillmann Kamp
Associate
Cologne
Dr Jana Karras
Associate
Leipzig
Lena-Annika Kauer
Senior Associate
Hamburg
Philipp Kersting
Partner
Jakarta
Dr.iur. Andreas Knaul, LL.M. diap (ENA)
Berlin
Dr Rolf Kobabe
Partner
Hamburg
Dr Stefan Kobes
Partner
Berlin
Karsten Köhler
Partner
Leipzig
Oliver Köhler
Counsel
Frankfurt a.M.
Philipp Kropatscheck Nguyen, LL.M.
Of Counsel
Singapore
Christiane Kühn, LL.M. (Hong Kong)
Partner
Munich
Lasse Langfeldt, LL.M. (Uppsala), LL.M. (Brussels School of Competition)
Senior Associate
Brussels
Martin Lawall, LL.M. (University of Glasgow)
Senior Associate
Brussels
Prof. Dr Tobias Leidinger
Partner
Dusseldorf
Elisabeth Lepique
Managing Partner
Cologne
Dr Mathias Mailänder
Counsel
Hamburg
Andreas Mally
Counsel
Leipzig
Vanessa Meireles Schilling, LL.M. (Geneva MIDS)
Senior Associate
Hamburg
Sophia Meyer, Maître en Droit
Associate
Berlin
Dr Andreas Meyer-Landrut
Of Counsel
Dusseldorf
Mee Foo Moh
Of Counsel
Singapore
Pauline Müller
Senior Associate
Dusseldorf
Daniel Naumann
Partner
Leipzig
David Nückel
Associate
Dusseldorf
Ulf-Dieter Pape
Partner
Hanover
Stephanie Quaß
Senior Associate
Frankfurt a.M.
Tim Rauschning
Partner
Hamburg
Benedikt Rechner
Counsel
Berlin
Dr Stephan Rippert LL.M.
Partner
Munich
Selin Sahin
Associate
Dusseldorf
Dr Daniela Salm
Counsel
Brussels
Georg Scherpf
Partner
Hamburg
Leif Dustin Schneider
Counsel
Ho Chi Minh City
Christoph Schnoor
Senior Associate
Hamburg
Prof Dr Florian Schulz M.B.A. (Nimbas)
Partner
Hamburg
Sophie Schulz
Associate
Leipzig
Benjamin Schwenker
Counsel
Dusseldorf
Dr Markus Sengpiel
Managing Partner
Cologne
Dr Björn Simon
Partner
Frankfurt a.M.
Dr Holger Stappert
Partner
Dusseldorf
Daniel Stracke
Associate
Berlin
Gerd Stuhlmacher
Partner
Munich
Arne Stumpe
Associate
Hamburg
Dr Johannes Teichmann
Partner
Frankfurt a.M.
Dr Frederic Tewes
Senior Associate
Dusseldorf
Luca Thönes, LL.M. (Miami)
Senior Legal Consultant
Hamburg
Jade Timmermann, LL.M. (London)
Associate
Leipzig
Volkan Top
Senior Associate
Hamburg
Jenny Tsynn
Senior Associate
Leipzig
Severin Uhsler
Associate
Munich
Marc Urlichs
Counsel
Dusseldorf
Dr Angelo Vallone
Partner
Dusseldorf
Dr Andreas Vath
Partner
Munich
Dr David von Saucken, MJur (Oxon)
Partner
Berlin, London
Julia Walther
Associate
Leipzig
Julian Wantzen, LL.M. (Wellington)
Associate
Frankfurt a.M.
Quirin Wedel, LL.M. (London)
Associate
Hamburg
Anne Caroline Wegner, LL.M. (European University Institute)
Partner
Dusseldorf
Simon Wickel
Associate
Dusseldorf
David Wölting
Senior Associate
Dusseldorf
Prof. Christian Zanner
Partner
Berlin
Lara Zölck
Associate
Berlin
Ahmed Zoughbi
Associate
Dusseldorf