Dieter Hauck

Dieter Hauck is a partner at Preslmayr (Austria). Mr. Hauck specialises in all aspects of Austrian and European competition law, including merger control, advice and defence in cartel and antitrust matters, litigation in cartel and civil courts, matters of abuse of a dominant market position. Damage claims in civil courts following convictions by cartel authorities have become a high profile issue in Austria, accompanied by the Commissions Damage Directive Proposal and amendments to national law. Dieter Hauck has been and is active in the banking, petroleum, pharmaceutical and social security, as well as most recently in the elevator industry. He represents companies and public bodies in cases before the Austrian and European authorities including the European Court of First Instance and the European Court of Justice. A further field of expertise is general EU and public procurement law, which has become very lively in recent years due to Austrian and European legislation. In all these matters sound legal and tactical advice for Dieter Hauck is as essential as solution oriented direct approach, effective case management and quick reactions to challenging situations. E.g. in leniency cases or public procurement appeals, days if not hours may be of essential importance to the outcome of the case.