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    Christoph Heinrich
    ADVANT Beiten - Munich
    Rechtsanwalt
    Partner

    Christoph Heinrich

    ADVANT Beiten - Munich
    Rechtsanwalt
    Partner

    LANGUAGES

    English / French / German

    Practice Areas

    Antitrust Law

    Sectors

    Digital, Media & Technology - Industrials

    Contacts

    T : +49 89 35065-1342

    F : +49 89 35065-2132

    Christoph.Heinrich@advant-beiten.com

    Expertise

    Christoph Heinrich is Partner at ADVANT Beiten's Munich office and member of the Competition practice group. He advises national and international clients on all aspects of European and German competition law, including the notification of mergers as well as cartel and abuse of dominance investigations before the German Federal Cartel Office and the European Commission.

    Christoph Heinrich studied law at the University of Heidelberg, Germany, the University of Geneva, Switzerland (Certificat de Droit Transnational) and the University of Munich, Germany. He is a qualified commercial mediator (MuCDR) and admitted to the German Bar. He has been working with ADVANT Beiten since 2015 and became Partner in 2020.

    Awards

    Recommended Lawyer
    The Legal 500 Germany & EMEA 2024

    "Very competent, very fast, very pragmatic and very likeable.";
    "Extremely well-founded in all merger control issues.";
    "Christoph Heinrich coordinates several countries excellently, are very pragmatic, fast and friendly."

    Recommended Lawyer
    Kanzleimonitor.de 2022/2023

    Publications

    Publications:

    Struggling for a New Equilibrium
    Christoph Heinrich (Quotations)
    fvw, 13/2019, p. 26 et seq.

    When Silence Is Golden
    Christoph Heinrich and Philipp Cotta
    personalmagazin, 03/2018, p. 22 et seq.

    Memberships

    • Studienvereinigung Kartellrecht, Münchner Kartellrechtsforum

    Articles

    The European Commission's Revised Market D…
    Market definition permeates every competition law assessment. It is an essential…
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    The European Commission's Revised Market D…
    Market definition permeates every competition law assessment. It is an essential…
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    The New German Competition Law: What’s in It for Start-ups and VC?
    Since the middle of January, Germany has had a new competition law designed to take account of the increasing digitalisation of the economy. For start-ups, this new competition law means simpler access to …
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    German Federal Cartel Office Supports Cooperation with Competitors for 'Coronavirus Restructuring'
    The automotive industry shows that cooperation with competitors in order to deal with the difficulties caused by the coronavirus pandemic in a coordinated manner is possible in accordance with antitrust la…
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    ANTITRUST LAW IN THE CORONA CRISIS (4): MARKET POWER
    Antitrust law also applies in times of crisis. Antitrust law imposes a special responsibility on companies with market power. In times of crisis, their market behaviour and commercial practices can quickly…
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    Antitrust Law in the Corona Crisis: German Merger Control Risks
    Merger control also applies in times of crisis. The changing economic environment may allow mergers that would have been prohibited in the past. More often, however, the corona crisis will delay merger con…
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    Antitrust law in the corona crisis (2): Suppliers / Distributors
    Antitrust law also applies in times of crisis. But: Antitrust law allows companies the necessary flexibility to react to the challenges of the corona crisis. One such reaction is reaching bilateral agreeme…
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    Antitrust Law in the Corona Crisis (1): Cooperations
    Antitrust law also applies in times of crisis. But: Antitrust law allows companies the necessary flexibility to react to the challenges of the corona crisis. One such reaction is cooperating with competito…
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    Press

    ADVANT Beiten Advises Aesculap on Sale of TETEC AG to the Canadian Octane Group
    Dusseldorf, 26 June 2024 – The international law firm ADVANT Beiten has provided interdisciplinary advice to Aesculap AG, a subsidiary of the B. Braun group seated in Melsungen, Germany, on the sale of its…
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    Adacta and ADVANT Beiten Advise EBARA on the Acquisition of a Business Division of SKF
    Munich, 24 July 2023 - The international commercial law firm ADVANT Beiten has advised EBARA Pumps Europe S.p.A. (EPE), part of the Japanese EBARA Corporation (EBARA), on the acquisition of the business di…
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    ADVANT Beiten Advises Laumann Group Especially on Antitrust Law Issues in Connection with the Acquisition of a M…
    Munich, 20 April 2023 - The international law firm ADVANT Beiten has advised Laumann Group on the acquisition of a majority share in Ponzio Polska, headquartered in Plock, Poland, primarily on antitrust la…
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    ADVANT Beiten Advises Wienerberger on acquiring significant part of French Terreal Group’s business
    Berlin, 11 January 2023 – The international law firm ADVANT Beiten advises the leading international manufacturer of building materials and infrastructure solutions, Wienerberger AG, on acquiring major bus…
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    ADVANT Beiten advised Sappi Limited on the divestment of graphic paper mills in three European countries
    Munich/Frankfurt, 7 October 2022 – ADVANT Beiten is advising Sappi Limited ("Sappi") on the German law aspects of the contemplated sale and carve-out transaction involving Sappi's graphic paper mills in St…
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    ADVANT Beiten advises Medline on the acquisition of Asid Bonz
    Duesseldorf, 20 May 2022 – ADVANT Beiten has provided comprehensive legal advice to Medline International B.V., a leading manufacturer and distributor of medical devices in Europe, on the acquisition of 10…
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    ADVANT Beiten Advises MYPOSTER on Takeover and Exit of JUNIQE
    Dusseldorf, 18 January 2022 – The international commercial law firm ADVANT Beiten has comprehensively advised the Munich-based e-commerce group MYPOSTER on the acquisition of all shares in Kollwitz Interne…
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    ADVANT Beiten Advises Comer Industries on Takeover of Walterscheid Powertrain Group
    Berlin, 14 December 2021 – The international commercial law firm ADVANT Beiten together with ADVANT Nctm, Italy, has advised Comer Industries S. p. A., a leading global developer and manufacturer of mechat…
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    BEITEN BURKHARDT Advises on Acquisition of Vinylit Fassaden GmbH
    Dusseldorf, 8 July 2021 –The international commercial law firm BEITEN BURKHARDT has advised the Laumann group of companies, which also includes VEKA AG, a long-standing client of the firm, on the structuri…
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    BEITEN BURKHARDT Advises on Sale of EWK Umwelttechnik GmbH to Listed VALMET Group
    Frankfurt, 1 July 2021 - The international law firm BEITEN BURKHARDT has provided comprehensive legal advice to the owners of EWK Umwelttechnik GmbH, Kaiserslautern, Germany, on the sale to the Finnish VAL…
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    BEITEN BURKHARDT Advises Trayport on Takeover of Tradesignal
    Frankfurt am Main, 22 June 2021 – The international commercial law firm BEITEN BURKHARDT has provided comprehensive legal advice to Trayport Limited, headquartered in London, on the acquisition of Tradesig…
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    BEITEN BURKHARDT Advises apetito AG on the Strategic Sale of the Business Operations of apetito convenience AG &…
    Dusseldorf, 18 June 2021 – The commercial law firm BEITEN BURKHARDT has rendered comprehensive advice to apetito AG on the strategic sale of the business operations of apetito convenience AG & Co. KG. In a…
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    BEITEN BURKHARDT Advises BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment Europe on the Acquisition of a Shareholding in Limbic Entert…
    Frankfurt, 24 February 2021 – The international law firm BEITEN BURKHARDT has advised BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment Europe on the acquisition of a shareholding in the German game developer Limbic Entertainmen…
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    BEITEN BURKHARDT Advises DeinHandy on Acquisition of Mobilezone
    Frankfurt am Main, 5 February 2021 – The international commercial law firm BEITEN BURKHARDT has advised DeinHandy GmbH, Heusenstamm, on the acquisition of a majority shareholding in einsAmobile GmbH (einsA…
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    Embracer Group’s subsidiary Koch Media has entered into a settlement with the European Commission
    Frankfurt/Main, 20 January 2021 – Koch Media, a wholly owned subsidiary of Embracer Group AB (publ), has today entered into a settlement with the European Commission concerning the geo-blocking case, state…
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    BEITEN BURKHARDT Advises Hellenstein SolarWind on Acquisition of a Wind Farm
    Munich, 22 December 2020 – The international commercial law firm BEITEN BURKHARDT has advised Hellenstein SolarWind GmbH, a subsidiary of Stadtwerke Heidenheim AG enterprise group, on the acquisition of tw…
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    BEITEN BURKHARDT Advises Commerz Real AG on Acquisition of Heinsberg Wind Farm
    Munich, 4 December 2020 ‑ The international law firm BEITEN BURKHARDT has advised Commerz Real AG on the acquisition of the Heinsberg wind farm with three wind energy turbines in the German state of North …
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    BEITEN BURKHARDT Advises Commerz Real AG on Acquisition of Beckum Wind Farm
    Munich, 2 December 2020 ‑ The international law firm BEITEN BURKHARDT has advised Commerz Real AG on the acquisition of the Beckum wind farm with two wind energy turbines in the German state of North Rhine…
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    3D Printing of Tablets: BEITEN BURKHARDT Advises MERCK on Innovation Project
    Munich, 9 March 2020 – The science and technology company Merck has signed a Cooperation Agreement with 3D printing specialist AMCM (Starnberg). The companies intend to jointly develop 3D-printed tablets a…
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    BEITEN BURKHARDT elects a total of eleven Partners from six different Competence
    Munich, 25 November 2019 – The international law firm BEITEN BURKHARDT Appoints Angelika Kapfer (Munich) and Dr Martin Rappert (Dusseldorf, both Corporate/M&A) as Equity Partners as of 1 January 2020. M…
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    Blank Rome and BEITEN BURKHARDT Advise Korn Ferry on the Acquisition of Three Leadership Development Companies
    Berlin, 15 November 2019 - BEITEN BURKHARDT has advised Korn Ferry, a leading global consulting firm based in Delaware, USA, as German legal counsel on the acquisition of three leadership development compa…
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    BEITEN BURKHARDT Advises B. Braun on Takeover of Nephtec
    Dusseldorf, 9 July 2019 – The international law firm BEITEN BURKHARDT has advised B. Braun Avitum AG, a subsidiary of B. Braun Group headquartered in Melsungen, Germany, and one of the world's leading syst…
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    Trendsetting: Eleven German Private Radio Stations Establish a Joint Data Service Provider
    Munich, 2 July 2019 – The international law firm BEITEN BURKHARDT has advised ANTENNE BAYERN GmbH & Co. KG as one of eleven German private radio stations on the  foundation of Quantyoo GmbH & Co. KG. QUANT…
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    BEITEN BURKHARDT advises My Media Group on Acquisition of a Majority Stake in Peak Ace AG
    Berlin, 31 January 2019 - My Media Group, France’s leading independent consulting and media buying group, acquired a 51% majority share in Peak Ace AG, Germany’s leading independent performance marketing a…
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    BEITEN BURKHARDT Advises Hellenstein SolarWind on Acquisition of a Wind Farm
    Munich, 27 August 2018 – The international law firm BEITEN BURKHARDT has advised Hellenstein SolarWind GmbH, a subsidiary of Stadtwerke Heidenheim AG enterprise group, on the acquisition of a wind farm in …
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