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    Uwe Wellmann
    ADVANT Beiten - Berlin
    Rechtsanwalt, LL.B. DLS (London), Licensed Specialist for Intellectual Property Law
    Partner

    Uwe Wellmann

    ADVANT Beiten - Berlin
    Rechtsanwalt, LL.B. DLS (London), Licensed Specialist for Intellectual Property Law
    Partner

    Contacts

    T : +49 30 26471-243

    F : +49 30 26471-123

    Uwe.Wellmann@advant-beiten.com

    Expertise

    Uwe Wellmann is Partner at ADVANT Beiten‘s Berlin office and Co-Head of the Competition practice group. His area of expertise comprises the planning and execution of German and European merger control proceedings including the verification and coordination of filing obligations worldwide. He further focuses on providing comprehensive advice and representation in cartel proceedings before antitrust authorities and courts. Uwe Wellmann also has longstanding expertise regarding the high-value consumer goods industry and is an expert in cosmetic law. In this context he advises on both the creation and protection of selective distribution systems as well as on labelling and advertising related issues, always applying a practical focus. Furthermore, he has special market knowledge in the sectors healthcare, art law and building materials.

    Uwe Wellmann studied law at the University of Passau and English law at King‘s College in London. After legal training in Berlin, he completed a commercial business trainee programme at Peek & Cloppenburg KG in Dusseldorf. He was admitted to the German Bar in 1997 and is a licensed specialist for IP and competition law. From 1998 to 2013, he worked as a Partner with a firm specialised in commercial and antitrust law in Berlin and joined ADVANT Beiten as Partner in 2013.

    Awards

    Empfohlener Anwalt
    JUVE Handbuch Wirtschaftskanzleien 2043/2025
    Empfohlener Anwalt
    The Legal 500 Deutschland & EMEA 2024

    „Sehr kompetent, sehr schnell, sehr pragmatisch und sehr sympathisch.“;
    „Uwe Wellmann koordiniert mehrere Länder exzellent, ist sehr pragmatisch, schnell und sympathisch.“;
    „Zusammenarbeit mit ihm ist höchst zufriedenstellend. Dialog auf Augenhöhe und immer lösungsorientiert. Hohe Kenntnis über unser Geschäftsmodell, sehr klare Empfehlungen und Lösungsansätze. Expertise ist immer am Punkt.“

    Empfohlener Anwalt
    JUVE Handbuch Wirtschaftskanzleien 2023/2024
    Empfohlener Anwalt
    The Legal 500 Deutschland & EMEA 2023

    „Ein hervorragender Experte, sehr schnell, äußerst hilfsbereit und äußerst fähig in den Gesprächen mit Behörden. Er versteht es hervorragend, internationale Transaktionen kartellrechtlich zu koordinieren. Dabei ist er ausgesprochen freundlich und wir sind sehr froh, dass er uns regelmäßig unterstützt!“; „Sehr hohe soziale als auch Fachkompetenz/Expertise; sehr hohes Wissen über die Branche und sehr hohe Lösungskompetenz; stets verbindlich und erreichbar.“

    Empfohlener Anwalt
    JUVE Handbuch Wirtschaftskanzleien 2022/2023

    „wir sind sehr zufrieden“, Mandant

    Empfohlener Anwalt
    The Legal 500 Deutschland & EMEA 2022
    Empfohlener Anwalt
    JUVE Handbuch Wirtschaftskanzleien 2021/2022

    „kompetent, schnell, engagiert“, „weiterhin in hohem Maße zufrieden“, Mandanten

    Track Record

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    ADVANT Beiten Advises Amphenol on Acquisition of Luetze Group
    Berlin, 16 October 2024 - The international law firm ADVANT Beiten has advised t…
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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 Ranked in 15 Legal Areas by The Legal 500 Deutschland; Top Tier Law Firm in the Games Area
    The 2022 edition of The Legal 500 Deutschland ranks ADVANT Beiten among the leading law firms in 15 legal areas; in the area of Games, the firm is listed as a top tier law firm. Our partners Dr Andreas …
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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 apetito AG on the Strategic Sale of the Business Operations of apetito convenience AG & Co. KG
    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 Ranked in 19 Practice Areas by The Legal 500 EMEA
    Frankfurt, 5 May 2021 - The 2021 edition of The Legal 500 EMEA ranks BEITEN BURKHARDT among the leading law firms in 19 practice areas. In addition, numerous lawyers are included in the ranking and on the …
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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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    Regular election of the managing bodies at BEITEN BURKHARDT
    Munich, 26 November 2018 – The international commercial law firm BEITEN BURKHARDT duly elected on Saturday, 24 November 2018, the management bodies Steering Committee, Remuneration Committee and HR Committ…
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    The International Comparative Legal Guide to: Merger Control 2016 - Germany
    12th Edition A practical cross-border insight into merger control issues This article appeared in the 2015 edition of "The International Comparative Legal Guide to: Merger Control"; published by Glob…
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    Memberships

    • Studienvereinigung Kartellrecht e.V. (registered association of German, Austrian and Swiss lawyers with a special interest in antitrust law)
    • Deutsche Vereinigung für Gewerblichen Rechtschutz und Urheberrecht e.V. (GRUR; German Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property Rights)
    • Arbeitskreis Marke und Selektiver Vertrieb im Markenverband e.V. (Task Force on Brands and Selective Distribution as a unit of Germany’s Brands’ Association)
    • Member of the Supervisory Board of Kelheim Fibres GmbH, Kelheim/Danube (2004-2014)