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Andreas Grünwald is a partner in the Global Antitrust Law Practice Group, and head of Morrison & Foerster’s German antitrust practice. He covers a wide range of antitrust and regulatory matters, with a particular focus on the telecommunications, media and technology (TMT) sector.
Based in our Berlin and Brussels offices, Mr. Grünwald provides antitrust advice on M&A strategy, represents public and private corporations in merger control proceedings before the German Federal Cartel Office and the European Commission, and he has notable experience in coordinating multi-jurisdictional merger filings involving European, U.S., and Asian authorities. He also advises on other transactional matters such as sector-specific permit requirements as they often arise in regulated industries.
Mr. Grünwald also counsels his clients on a wide range of operational issues, for example on abuse of dominance issues, information exchange, vertical agreements, antitrust compliance, and internal investigations. Moreover, his practice includes antitrust litigation, specifically with regard to cartel damage claims, where he represents clients in German courts and advises on the application of German law in relation to cross-border cartels.
Mr. Grünwald’s regulatory practice is primarily focused on the TMT sector, where he advises clients on matters such as licensing requirements, access regulation, spectrum issues, platform regulation, youth protection, and price regulation under German and EU laws. This again includes representation before regulatory agencies (e.g., the German Federal Network Agency) and in court, and the development of public policy strategies. Mr. Grünwald also has extensive experience in handling multi-jurisdictional regulatory projects for TMT clients, e.g. providers of telecoms or internet services.
Mr. Grünwald teaches media and competition law at the University of Münster; he served, among other things, as expert consultant to the Council of Europe and the European Commission; and is a founding editor of the International Journal of Communications Law and Policy (IJCLP). He studied law in Würzburg and Münster (Dr. iur.); was a research fellow (1996-2000) with Professor Dr. Bernd Holznagel at the Institute for Information, Telecommunications and Media Law (ITM) in Münster; a visiting scholar at the Communications Media Center of New York Law School (1998); and an international fellow of the Information Society Project at Yale Law School (1999).
REPRESENTATIVE MATTERS
Antitrust
TMT Regulatory
JUVE Handbuch 2016/2017: Highlighted as “leading name” in media antitrust law.
Chambers Europe 2016: Specifically noted in the area of TMT/Media (“a young and very successful partner.”)
Legal 500 Deutschland 2016: Recommended for Telecommunications/Regulatory, Antitrust Law, and Media/Entertainment.
Legal 500 Europe 2015: Recommended in the Media/Entertainment sections for Germany.
JUVE Handbook 2015/2016: Frequently recommended for Technology, Media and Telecommunications and praised as “the highly regarded partner Dr. Andreas Grünwald”.
Best Lawyers Germany 2015: Recommended for Media.
Chambers Europe 2015: Recommended for TMT/ Media for Germany, praised as “absolutely reliable and offers a very high level of service.”
JUVE Handbook 2014/2015: Highlighted as a Leading Name in media competition law and praised as “Top notch, more like a strategic advisor than a lawyer”, frequently recommended for Technology, Media and Telecommunications.
Best Lawyers Germany 2014: Recommended for Media.
Best Lawyers Germany 2013: Lawyer of the Year Berlin for Media.
Chambers Europe 2013: Highlighted as a Leading Individual and recommended in the TMT and Competition/European Law sections for Germany, praised as being “really smart”, and for “his expertise regarding TV broadcasting regulatory,” as well as for “[having] very deep experience. He anticipates problems and advises strategically – he's a very practical expert.”
JUVE Handbook 2013: Recommended in the Antitrust, M&A, Media and Telecommunications sections for Germany, highlighted as a Leading Name in media competition law and praised as “personally and professionally compelling.”
Legal 500 Europe 2013: Recommended in the Antitrust and Media/Entertainment sections for Germany, praised that he “prepares high-quality documents on short notice” and “manages costs efficiently”.
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