Pinsent Masons strengthens its competition law practice with the appointment of Christian Peeters

In his role as Legal Director, he will support the expansion of the antitrust practice and, in particular, help to build a strong network.

Christian Peeters brings 20 years’ experience in antitrust advisory work, most recently as a partner at O’Melveny & Myers LLP in Brussels. During his career, he was involved as a partner in the launch of DWF LLP’s Brussels office and previously worked for Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP in Brussels and London.

He specialises in advising on competition proceedings, cross-border merger control proceedings and strategic competition law issues relating to M&A transactions, distribution and cooperation agreements, and compliance. He also advises on German foreign direct investment (FDI) control law.

Throughout his career, Christian Peeters has represented companies in numerous complex pro-ceedings before the European Commission, the German Federal Cartel Office and other authorities worldwide. His expertise includes advising clients from the technology, automotive, diversified indus-trials and life sciences sectors.

Dr. Thomas Peschke, Head of Germany: “In Christian Peeters, we are gaining a proven expert in handling complex merger control proceedings, particularly before the European Commission. Chris-tian’s expertise is an excellent fit with the areas on which we intend to focus, both within Germany and globally. In this respect, Christian not only strengthens our team in Germany but also bolsters our pan-European practice.”

Andreas Haak, Global Head of Antitrust, Competition & Trade at Pinsent Masons, comments: “We are delighted that Christian Peeters is joining our international team. His many years’ experience in complex antitrust proceedings and his strong European network are an excellent fit with the focus of our antitrust practice. In him, we are gaining an excellent colleague who will play a key role in shap-ing the development of our antitrust cluster. We are creating real added value for the advice we pro-vide to our clients.”

The global Antitrust, Competition & Trade team, led by Andreas Haak, advises clients on a wide range of legal issues, including matters relating to merger control and foreign direct investment (FDI), competition law, antitrust litigation and consumer law, as well as public procurement, state aid and foreign trade law.