Christian Mayer Head of Service Line Legal |Partner

Head of Service Line Legal |Partner Christian Mayer

Sector experience

  • Competition and antitrust law
  • Energy law
  • Dispute resolution and litigation
  • Corporate / M&A, corporate governance

Languages

  • German
  • English
  • French

Key areas of expertise

  • Competition law risk analysis
  • Contract review and drafting (e.g. cooperation, research and development as well as specialization agreements)
  • Competition law transaction planning and support
  • Joint ventures
  • Development and implementation of compliance programmes
  • Merger control proceedings (EU and national)
  • Investment control proceedings
  • Antitrust and market abuse proceedings (EU and national)
  • Sector inquiries (EU and national)
  • Leniency applications (competition law)
  • Searches (competition and regulatory law)
  • Arbitration proceedings with an antitrust and competition law background
  • Damages proceedings with an antitrust and competition law background
  • Company sales and acquisitions
  • Sector focus: energy, media, leisure industry

Qualifications

Law studies, University of Vienna; Research Assistant at the Institute for European and International Business Law, University of St. Gallen HSG (2006–2009); Lecturer at the University of St. Gallen HSG (2011–2018) and the Executive M.B.L.-HSG (2009–2021)

Membership of Professional Organization

Vienna Bar Association (RAK Wien), IBA, ABA, Austrian Competition Law Association

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