New York, NY, May 5, 2025 -- Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP announced today that antitrust lawyer Georg Weidenbach has joined the Firm as a partner in Germany. Antitrust lawyer Jan Vollkammer will also join Willkie as counsel in Germany in the coming weeks. Kamyar Abrar, Co-Managing Partner of Germany, commented: “Georg and Jan are talented and well-respected antitrust practitioners with a deep understanding of the law and changing landscape. Their experience and market reputation will complement our work in the region and we are pleased to welcome them to our team in Germany.” The arrival of Georg and Jan follow the addition of prominent antitrust litigation partners Dr. Rüdiger Lahme and Dr. Andreas Ruster, who joined Willkie Germany earlier this year. Georg focuses on European and German antitrust law, regularly advising clients on complex merger control cases, cartel investigations and related cartel damage claims, compliance programs and audits, antitrust related distribution and abuse of dominance matters. Georg has been recognized by leading German directories for his antitrust and litigation practice. He teaches antitrust law at the EBS Law School and the University of Münster. Jan advises clients on European and German antitrust and foreign investment law, including merger control, foreign investment control, cartel investigations and related cartel damage claims, compliance programs, antitrust related distribution and abuse of dominance matters. He is recognized as a rising star in antitrust law by legal and German media outlets. Georg and Jan join from Gibson Dunn. Rüdiger Lahme commented: “Georg maintains a broad and diverse antitrust practice, with significant experience in cartels, antitrust advisory and merger control, and a reputation for excellence. We look forward to working with him and Jan to further expand our antitrust capabilities in Germany and throughout Europe to best serve our clients.” “We are very pleased to add Georg and Jan to our Antitrust and Competition team,” added Faustine Viala, partner in Willkie’s Antitrust & Competition Practice Group in Paris. “Georg is a skilled and strategic advisor within the antitrust field, especially in complex merger control cases and cartels, and Jan is a talented antitrust lawyer recognized as an up-and-coming leader in the market.  No doubt that their additions will further strengthen our European antitrust platform.” Willkie Germany focuses on a wide range of practices including Private Equity, M&A, Insurance Transactions, Labor & Employment, Business Reorganization & Restructuring, Investigations & Enforcement, and more. Our lawyers are recognized as leaders in their field, handling complex corporate and commercial transactions and other matters that demand multifaceted legal experience. Willkie’s Munich office opened in 2024 and our Frankfurt office was established in 2000.

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