Peter Stauber, LLM
Rechtsanwalt (Lawyer), Partner
Antitrust & Competition
Energy & Infrastructure
Regulatory and Governmental Affairs
Dawn Raids
Peter Stauber has vast experience in handling and coordinating parallel merger control proceedings (multi-jurisdictional filings) worldwide. He also advises companies on antitrust law compliance matters, ranging from the establishment of compliance systems, internal investigations to follow-up measures such as the filing of leniency applications and advice on antitrust proceedings. Peter also advises companies on judicially enforcing and defending against antitrust claims (private enforcement).
Projects
- AVX Corporation: Advising on the acquisition of the Transportation, Sensing & Controls division from TT Electronics plc
- DAF Trucks: Defending against antitrust damage claims in Germany following from antitrust proceedings of the European Commission
- Rocket Internet: Providing ongoing advice on merger control issues in connection with venture capital investments, investors’ funding rounds and exits
- Danpower: Defending the company in antitrust proceedings by the Federal Cartel Office for allegedly abusive behaviour in the supply of district heating services in various German markets
- Wholesaler of sanitary and heating products: Representing the client in a cartel investigation by the Federal Cartel Office concerning alleged price fixing agreements and exchange of competitively relevant information
- AIDA Cruises / Costa Crociere: Providing ongoing advice on European and German antitrust law in connection with agency agreements and disputes with travel agencies
- Immofinanz: Providing merger control advice concerning the acquisition of sole control over competitor CA Immo, with merger review proceedings in Germany, Poland and the Czech Republic
- Volkswagen Financial Services: Providing European merger control advice on the establishment of a joint venture with Logpay Financial Services in the fuel card business
Insights
Career
- Studied law at Humboldt University of Berlin, ELTE Budapest (Hungary), KU Leuven (Belgium) and TU Dresden (Germany)
- At Noerr since 2007
- Admitted to the Berlin Chamber of Lawyers
Memberships
- Studienvereinigung Kartellrecht (German Antitrust Law Research Association)
- International Bar Association
- American Bar Association Section Antitrust
- DICO – German Institute for Compliance
- International Competition Network (Non-Governmental Advisor for the Federal Cartel Office)
Publications
- Mehr Unsicherheit durch Rechtsklarheit? - annotation to ECJ judgment of 7 September 2017, C-248/16 – Austria Asphalt, ZWeR 2/2018
- New rules for mergers in the digital economy in Germany, CPI Antitrust Chronicle, 02/2018
- Commentary on the European Merger Control Regulation, European Competition Law – A Case Commentary, (eds. Weijer VerLoren van Themaat/Berend Reuder), Edward Elgar, 2018, (jointly with Professor Karsten Metzlaff)
- Claiming for Antitrust Damages in Germany after the implementation of the EU Directive on Antitrust Damage, Global Competition Litigation Review, 4/2017, p. 186 et seq.
- International Comparative Legal Guides, Vertical Agreements/Dominance, Germany chapter, 2019
- Global Legal Insights: Merger Control, Germany chapter, 2018
- Ausgewählte Themen des neuen Kartellschadensersatzrechts – Schadensersatz, Abwälzung, Gesamtschuld und Innenausgleich, NZKart 2017, 279 et seq.
- Neues zum „echten“ Handelsvertreter, NZKart 2015, 423 et seq.
- Gesellschaftsrechtliche Gestaltungen im Kartellbußgeldverfahren nach der 8. GWB-Novelle – ein Zwischenstand, ZIP 2015, p. 2297 et seq.
- The European Draft Directive on Antitrust Damage Claims and its Potential Consequences for German Law, Global Competition Litigation Review 1/2014, p. 23 et seq.
- Compliance in Franchisesystemen, Jahrbuch Franchising 2011 (eds. Erdmann/Schulz, Deutscher Franchise-Verband), Cologne 2011 (jointly with Professor Karsten Metzlaff)