Till Patrik Holterhus MLE studied law in Goettingen (Germany) and Gal¬way (Ireland), holds a supplementary degree in European law (Magister Legum Europae) and is currently working on his doctoral thesis to receive his doctor’s degree. In Fall/Winter 2011 he did a research stay in Berkeley (California, USA) as a part of the UC Berkeley’s Visiting Scholar Program at Boalt Hall. As well as receiving a scholarship from the German program for the promotion of young talent, which is funded by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research, Holterhus is working part-time in the antitrust group of the law firm Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP in Duesseldorf (Germany). His main research interests are in the field of merger control. Holterhus publishes in the field of European and German antitrust law.
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AT&T officially ends plans to acquire T-Mobile USA* As a reaction to the DOJ’s antitrust actions AT&T has now officially abandoned its plans to acquire T-Mobile USA for approx. $ 39 billion. In a news release from the 19th December 2011 AT&T said, that “after a thorough review of (...)
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EU and European National Competition Authorities agree on best practices concerning cross-border mergers* The European National Competition Authorities ("NCAs") and the European Commission have agreed on “Best Practices on Cooperation between EU National Competition Authorities in Merger (...)
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European Court of Justice annuls antitrust fines due to a breach of essential procedural requirements* On October 25th, 2011 the European Court of Justice annulled antitrust fines that were imposed on the company Solvay by the European Commission in the year 2000 (and approved by European (...)
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