Biography: Competition

Florian Neumayr, competition law specialist, is a partner with bpv Hügel Rechtsanwälte (Vienna and Brussels).

Following law school at the University of Vienna and an LLM in international commercial law at the University of Nottingham, Florian earned a PhD in public procurement law.

Amongst the most prominent antitrust cases in which Florian has acted as counsel, are the EU fine proceedings against Austrian banks, the acquisition of rival eTel by Telekom Austria as well as the Austrian elevators and escalators case. A particular focus of his is competition litigation. Florian has represented defendants in numerous proceedings to fend off injunctions, damage claims and other motions by private as well as organisational claimants before Austrian courts.

In the area of public and utilities procurement, Florian has for many years advised both contracting authorities and entities as well as bidders. He has a particularly strong track record with PPP projects and applications for exemption pursuant to Article 30 of the Utilities Directive.

Florian is a regular speaker at seminars and conferences. For several years, he has also been responsible for the content of the seminar 'Systematic Introduction to Competition Law and Practice'. Florian is the author of numerous contributions to Austrian and international publications on competition law. He is honorary fellow of the Center for International Legal Studies and active member, inter alia, of the Association of Austrian and German Competition Lawyers (Studienvereinigung Kartellrecht eV), UIA and the International League of Competition Law.

Florian has been highly regarded in numerous national and international rankings.