Jens-Olrik Murach is a German qualified partner admitted in Germany and a member of the Brussels Bar. He is based in the Brussels and Frankfurt offices of Willkie Farr & Gallagher. He is a member of the firm’s Antitrust and Competition Practice Group, with more than 20 years of experience practicing antitrust law in Brussels and Germany. Mr. Murach’s practice covers the complete range of EU and German antitrust issues, including merger control, restrictive practices, market dominance, cartel investigations, sectoral investigations, compliance and antitrust litigation. He also advises on EU State aid matters. He has advised on many complex merger control matters in his career, both before the European Commission and the German Federal Cartel Office. Mr. Murach has also strong experience in managing global merger control investigations in virtually every part of the world. Mr. Murach regularly represents companies in cartel and abuse of dominance investigations before both the European Commission and the German Federal Cartel Office including leniency applications, settlement negotiations, and appeals against fines before courts. He also has strong experience in commercial and administrative antitrust litigation before German courts and the courts of the EU in Luxemburg. He is a frequent author and speaker on antitrust issues. He has inter alia authored a handbook on German Merger Control (Deutsche Fusionskontrolle, Erich Schmidt, 2011) and co-authors in a leading German commentary on EU antitrust law (Frankfurter Kommentar zum Kartellrecht). Mr. Murach is widely recognized as a leading practitioner. Chambers Europe and Chambers Global 2020 rank him among the leading practitioners in the area of Competition: EU (Belgium) and cite interviewees who praise his “deep technical expertise and strong client relationship skills” or that “he takes our concerns seriously and is pragmatic.” He is consistently recommended in the JUVE Handbook (2017-2021), which has cited him as a “super antitrust lawyer” and “excellent lawyer, very pleasant to work with.” The Legal 500 Deutschland 2021 recommends him for antitrust law in Germany. The Legal 500 EMEA 2020 rates him a “key lawyer” for Competition: EU and Global in Belgium and quotes among testimonials: “Jens-Olrik Murach is always accessible and responsive, and his advice is thorough, helpful, pragmatic and prompt. He is excellent to work with.” He is also recognized by Best Lawyers™ in Germany (2022 edition) for both Competition/Antitrust Law and Litigation and Best Lawyers™ in Belgium (2022 edition) for Competition/Antitrust Law. Prior to joining Willkie Farr & Gallagher, Mr. Murach was partner at Gibson Dunn & Crutcher in Brussels.
The “Foreign Subsidies: Towards enforcement of the EU regulation” Conference organised by Concurrences in partnership with King & Spalding, Willkie Farr & Gallagher and Avisa Partners, with the participation of Margrethe Vestager, took place in Brussels on March 6th, 2023.
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The General Court of the European Union Dismisses a EUR 1.7 Billion Damages Claim Against the European Commission For a Failed Merger* On 23 February 2022, the General Court of the European Union (the "General Court") issued a landmark judgment dismissing a request to hold the European (...)
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This article considers how much the Coty Ruling has shed light on the extent to which a manufacturer can restrict the sales of its products over online platforms, especially in the wake of the recent German Case involving ASICS and basic principles developed at EU level to assess obligations (...)
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This article considers how much the Coty Ruling has shed light on the extent to which a manufacturer can restrict the sales of its products over online platforms, especially in the wake of the recent German Case involving ASICS and basic principles developed at EU level to assess obligations (...)
