Martin Lawall, LL.M. (University of Glasgow)
Areas of practice
Martin Lawall advises clients on all matters pertaining to German and European antitrust law. This includes, in particular, acting as an advisor in antitrust fine, antitrust damages, merger control and abuse of dominance proceedings in Germany and abroad, as well as advising on the design of distribution systems and on cooperation arrangements between competitors and licence agreements. Martin Lawall also provides advice with a view to preventing infringements (compliance advice). Another focus area is the legally compliant design of subsidies in accordance with EU state aid law.
Vita
Martin Lawall studied law in Munich (Germany) and Glasgow (Scotland). After carrying out his legal training at the Higher Regional Court of Munich and in San Fransisco (USA), he initially worked as a research assistant and then as a lawyer in various large international and national law firms in the area of conflict resolution with a special emphasis on directors’ and managers’ liability.
Publications
- Missbrauchskontrolle bei Unternehmenszusammenschlüssen: Das Towercast-Urteil des EuGH und die Folgen für die M&A-Praxis
- 欧洲并购交易的额外审批要求
- Neues Freigabeerfordernis beim Erwerb von Unternehmen und Beteiligungen durch die EU-Verordnung über Subventionen aus Drittstaaten (SADVO) – Auswirkungen auf die M&A-Praxis
Blog posts
- The Clean Industrial Deal – The European Commission's new roadmap for strengthening competitiveness and decarbonising European industry
- Luther Antitrust & Competition Law Forecast 2025
- Update on managing directors’ personal liability: No ultimate liability for cartel fines (for now!)
- Sustainability – No “Carte Blanche” for cooperation between competitors under the European Commission’s new Horizontal Guidelines
- ECJ: Competition authorities in the EU may take action against mergers even if they fall below notification thresholds (C-449/21, "Towercast")
- ECJ Advocate General: Competition authorities may take action against mergers even if notification thresholds are not met
- German Ministry for Economic Affairs plans would empower authorities to require undertakings to pay 20 % of their group turnover for antitrust law infringements
- Soon to come: Additional clearance requirement for M&A transactions in the EU due to the Foreign Subsidies Regulation
- Changes for online platform business due to new competition law on vertical restrictions
- Luther Competition Law Forecast 2022 – Topics that will be important under antitrust law in 2022
Alexandra Gebauer
Associate
Munich
Dr André Große Vorholt
Partner
Munich
Dr Andreas Meyer-Landrut
Of Counsel
Dusseldorf
Dr Angelo Vallone
Partner
Dusseldorf
Ann-Kristin Freiheit
Senior Associate
Dusseldorf
Anne Caroline Wegner, LL.M. (European University Institute)
Partner
Dusseldorf
Dr Barbara Schmidt
Partner
Leipzig
Benedikt Stücker
Senior Associate
Hanover
Benjamin Schwenker
Counsel
Dusseldorf
Dr Benjamin Effler
Associate
Berlin
Caroline Ackermann
Counsel
Munich
Prof. Dr Christian Burholt, LL.M.
Partner
Berlin
Cosima Flock
Counsel
Dusseldorf
Dr Daniela Salm
Counsel
Brussels
David Nückel
Associate
Dusseldorf
David Wölting
Senior Associate
Dusseldorf
Eva Bader
Associate
Munich
Franz-Rudolf Groß, LL.M. (London)
Counsel
Dusseldorf
Dr Franziska Klaß-Dingeldey, MLE
Senior Associate
Hanover
Gerd Stuhlmacher
Partner
Munich
Dr Guido Jansen
Partner
Dusseldorf
Dr Helmut Janssen, LL.M. (King's College London)
Partner
Brussels, Dusseldorf
Dr Henning Holz, LL.M.
Counsel
Hanover
Dr Holger Stappert
Partner
Dusseldorf
Jan Zimmer
Senior Associate
Singapore
Dr Jan-Lukas Henkst
Associate
Dusseldorf
Jenny Schindler
Senior Associate
Munich
Prof. Dr Jörg Rodewald
Partner
Berlin
Julian Plötz
Associate
Leipzig
Karsten Köhler
Partner
Leipzig
Katharina Müller-Ehrlichmann, LL.M. oec.
Partner
Cologne
Lara Zölck
Associate
Berlin
Lasse Langfeldt, LL.M. (Uppsala), LL.M. (Brussels School of Competition)
Senior Associate
Brussels
Leif Dustin Schneider
Counsel
Ho Chi Minh City
Lilith Boos
Associate
Dusseldorf
Martin Lawall, LL.M. (University of Glasgow)
Senior Associate
Brussels
Marx Dauth, LL.M.
Partner
Cologne
Matthias Mehlwitz, LL.M.
Senior Associate
Essen
Mee Foo Moh
Of Counsel
Singapore
Dr Mirjam Weiße
Of Counsel
Frankfurt a.M., Munich
Nina Klünker, LL.M. (KCL)
Associate
Berlin
Nina Kristin Scheumann
Counsel
Hanover, Munich
Paulina Noppeney
Associate
Berlin
Pauline Kummer
Associate
Munich
Pauline Müller
Senior Associate
Dusseldorf
Philipp Kersting
Partner
Jakarta
Dr Rut Herten-Koch, M.A.
Partner
Berlin
Sabrina Aurnhammer
Associate
Munich
Samira Altdorf, LL.M. (Brussels School of Competition)
Senior Associate
Dusseldorf
Sarah Peuser
Associate
Leipzig
Dr Sebastian Berndt
Associate
Munich
Dr Sebastian Felix Janka, LL.M. (Stellenbosch)
Partner
Munich
Severin Uhsler
Associate
Munich
Simone Lersch
Counsel
Cologne
Sophia Meyer, Maître en Droit
Associate
Berlin
Dr Stefan Mager
Partner
Essen
Steffen Häberer
Partner
Leipzig
Dr Stephen Lampert
Counsel
Munich
Tarik Bilici, LL.M.
Junior Consultant
Dusseldorf
Tobias Osseforth, Mag. rer. publ.
Partner
Munich
Ulf-Dieter Pape
Partner
Hanover
Vera Wechsler, LL.M. (Tulane)
Associate
Dusseldorf
Verena Dimarch
Counsel
Munich