Dr. Ken Müller-Tautphaeus, LL.M. is Head of Competition and Antitrust EMEA at Fresenius Medical Care. From 2004 to 2007, he was part of Debevoise & Plimpton LLP as an associate in the Frankfurt office. He was active in the corporate, mergers and acquisitions, capital markets, and litigation practices. Prior to working at Debevoise, he worked at the German Federal Cartel Office in Bonn for more than two years and was an assistant to Judge Prof. Dr. Carl Baudenbacher at the Institute for European and International Business Law of the University of St. Gallen HSG.
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Background In 2005, the German Act on Restraints of Competition (Gesetz gegen Wettbewerbsbeschraenkungen, or “GWB”) was substantially amended to harmonize German law with EU competition law, in particular Council Regulation (EC) n° 1/2003, of 16 December 2002, on the implementation of the (...)
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Background In a decision dated February 9th, 2006, the German Federal Cartel Office (Bundeskartellamt, or “FCO”) found that Soda-Club GmbH, Wiesbaden (“Soda-Club“) had abused its dominant market position pursuant to Section 19 of the German Act on Restraints of Competition (Gesetz gegen (...)
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Background The defendant, a manufacturer of motor vehicles, terminated its service agreement with the plaintiff, an authorized provider of repair and maintenance services, by contractual notice effective June 30, 2002. The defendant intended to change its criteria for selecting authorized (...)
