Biography: Competition

Prof Dr Gerhard Wiedemann is a partner in Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer's antitrust, competition and trade (ACT) group, based in the Düsseldorf office. He joined the firm in 1981 and became partner in 1984. He is a member of the Düsseldorf Bar. His practice focuses on European and German competition law.

Gerhard has published and authored a number of books and articles on European and German competition law (eg, Handbuch des Kartellrechts (2nd edn 2008), European Merger Control Monitor/Looseleaf (1998), and Kommentar zu den Gruppenfreistellungsverordnungen des EWG Kartellrechts (1989/1990)). He is a professor at the University of Rostock, where he teaches EC and German competition law, and serves as a member of the board (Vorstandsmitglied) of the Studienvereinigung Kartellrecht (the Antitrust Lawyers Association for Germany, Austria and Switzerland).

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer's antitrust, competition and trade (ACT) practice comprises over 50 partners and 260 specialists based in Austria, Belgium, China, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, Russia, Spain, the UK and the US. Our coverage of Asia, Europe and the US enables us to advise our clients in competition cases involving many jurisdictions around the world.