Antitrust Law Daily Wrap Up, INDUSTRY NEWS: Competition Attorney Meyer-Lindemann Joins Dechert, (May 3, 2013)
Organizations Mentioned:Dechert, LLP | New York University | Shearman & Sterling, LLP
Competition attorney Dr. Hans Jürgen Meyer-Lindemann has joined Dechert LLP as a partner in its Antitrust/Competition practice, the law firm has announced. He will split his time between the firm’s Brussels and Frankfurt offices.
Meyer-Lindemann practices both German and European Union competition law, and is qualified to practice in New York and Germany. He has handled high-profile merger cases before the European Commission and national competition authorities; major cartel investigations in a variety of industries; and numerous litigation matters concerning both public and private enforcement before local and district courts, Germany’s Federal Supreme Court, and the European courts.
"We are very pleased that Jürgen is joining the firm," said Michael L. Weiner, co-chair of Dechert's global Competition/Antitrust Group. "He is a highly regarded lawyer who represents a significant boost to our European competition practice."
Meyer-Lindemann received his Master of Comparative Jurisprudence degree from New York University and his Doctor of Laws from the Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn. He previously served as the Brussels office managing partner at Shearman & Sterling LLP. He has also lectured on competition law at Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf.
Dechert LLP is an international law firm with 26 offices located in Asia, Europe, the Middle East, and North America.
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