Dr Sacha Dethof is a partner in Fieldfisher’s Dusseldorf office. He advise on all issues of German and European antitrust law, including the new challenges posed by digitalisation (B2B internet platforms, price-related algorithms, blockchain). His long-standing experience covers antitrust investigations by the European Commission and the German competition authority, incl. leniency applications, and support in dawn raids.
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BKartA decision on wire harnesses: separation of standardisation and R&D necessary* In a press release dated 5 September 2023, the Bundeskartellamt (BKartA) announced that, after appropriate improvements, it now raises no competition law concerns regarding the new German Institute for (...)
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Introduction In the Schlecker case, (BGH, decision of 29 November 2022, KZR 42/20, Schlecker. The BGH’s press release can be found here.) the Federal Court of Justice (BGH) dealt with claims by a drugstore chain against manufacturers for damages on the grounds of excessive prices. In (...)
