BRUSSELS À JOUR – Rockin‘ Around the Christmas Tree

19 December 2024

By: Markus Röhrig, Christian Dankerl, Philipp Heuser and Christoph M. Sielmann

Christmas is the season of warm wishes, mince pies, Glühwein at the Christmas Market… and a final review of the most significant competition law developments of the year that was. In our annual Christmas issue, we look at what has shaped the year in the key fields of competition law – antitrust, merger control, FSR, and State aid – and what the takeaways are for 2025.

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Authors

Markus Röhrig
Partner

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markus.roehrig@hengeler.com
Christian Dankerl
Counsel

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christian.dankerl@hengeler.com
Philipp Heuser
Senior Associate

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philipp.heuser@hengeler.com
Christoph M. Sielmann
Senior Associate

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christoph.sielmann@hengeler.com

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