Mathias Traub (Bosch) : Antitrust Law around the world – An in-house view

Mathias, could you first tell us a little about your professional background and how you became the head of the antitrust department at Robert Bosch GmbH ? I actually started my professional career as a banker. After an apprenticeship with a local savings bank, I studied law in Konstanz and took a doctoral degree there, after which I did a master at the University of Oxford. This was where I first encountered competition law. The second encounter was during my “referendariat” (professional training), when I had the chance to do a “stage atypique” (internship) at DG COMP, focusing on merger control. Once qualified as a lawyer, I joined the competition department at a large international law firm in Stuttgart, where I spent almost six years. While thoroughly enjoying the work of a private