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Dr. Björn Herbers, M.B.L.

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English
French

Björn Herbers advises on all aspects of European and German competition law. He has more than ten years of experience in complex proceedings before the European Commission and furthermore regularly represents clients before the German Federal Cartel Office in merger control and cartel proceedings, also advising them on multijurisdictional proceedings. Björn has special telecommunications sector know-how and has successfully represented clients in several headline cases His practice particularly focuses on competition law in the digital economy.

Björn joined CMS in 2009 and has been a partner within the CMS EU Law Office since 2017. In 2015, he was seconded to a leading competition economics consultancy firm.

Awards & Recognitions

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„Oft empfohlen“ für Medienkartellrecht

JUVE Handbuch, 2024/2025
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"Björn Herbers 'thoroughly impresses peers' thanks to his 'strong expertise in telecoms, competition economics and abuse cases'"

Who's Who Legal 2020
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Recommended lawyer

Kanzleimonitor 2019, 2020
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"Björn Herbers is 'clearly a future leader in Brussels', report sources who comment that he 'understands competition economics' and is 'very strong in merger and telecoms work'".

Who's Who Legal 2019
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Kanzleimonitor 2018, 2019

Publications

Kartellrecht, Loewenheim/Meessen/Riesenkampff/Kersting/Meyer-Lindemann (Hrsg.), 2020 - Kommentierung der Art. 6, 8 FKVO
Bauer/Rahlmeyer/Schöner, Handbuch Vertriebskartellrecht, 2. Auflage, 2024, „Marktanteilsschwelle, Art. 3 Vertikal-GVO“ (mit Martin Cholewa), "Online-Handelsplattformen"
Podszun (Editor), Digital Markets Act, Article-by-Article Commentary, 2024, Articles 6(3), 6(4), 6(6), 6(7), 7, 14
Podszun (Herausgeber), Digital Markets Act: DMA, 2023, Kommentierung der Artikel 6 Abs. 3, 6 Abs. 4, 6 Abs. 6, 6 Abs. 7, 7, 14
Datenzugangsansprüche nach dem Data Act, BB 2024, 649 (gemeinsam mit Philippe Heinzke und Dr. Michael Kraus)
Keine existentielle Notlage im Eilrechtsschutz notwendig (Anmerkung zu OLG Hamburg 15 U 18/23 Kart – Digitale Mautvignetten), GRURPrax 2023, 730 (mit Sophia Gröf)
(K)ein Monopol der Kommission bei der Torwächter-Regulierung – Welche Rolle spielt der Digital Markets Act im deutschen Recht? GRURPrax 2023, 185 (mit Dr. Fiona Savary und Sophia Gröf)
Die Revolution der Digitalregulierung in Aktion - Umsetzung des Digital Markets Act durch die EU, GRURPrax 2023, 151 (mit Dr. Fiona Savary und Sophia Gröf)
Digital Markets Act - Auswirkungen auf den Zahlungsverkehr, RdZ 2023, 4 (mit Andrea München)
Weiter Spielraum bei Auskunftsverlangen (Anmerkung zu EuG, Urteil vom 24.5.2023 - T-451/20 – Meta), WuW 2023, 409
Der Digital Markets Act (DMA) kommt – neue Dos and Don’ts für Gatekeeper in der Digitalwirtschaft, RDi 2022, 252
Der Digital Markets Act kommt, CB 2022, 196-201 (gemeinsam mit Dr. Fiona Savary)
Der Digital Markets Act ist verabschiedet - jetzt beginnt die Arbeit für alle Beteiligten, BB 2022, 1Das EuG-Urteil in der Sache Altice zum Vollzugsverbot in der Fusionskontrolle: Auswirkungen auf die M&A-Praxis, Betriebs-Berater 2021, 3011 (gemeinsam mit Christoff Henrik Soltau)
EU General Court issues ruling in CK Telecoms (case T-399/16) – Law Now, July 2020 (mit Daphne Brunkhorst)
From Bonn with love - Competition law treatment of online market place bans, Competition Law Insight, December 2018
German competition watchdog concludes biggest vertical cartel case ever, involving 27 companies - Total of € 260m in fines imposed, Lexology, December 2016
Rechtliche Bewertung von Umstrukturierungen als Lösungsweg - Können Unternehmen Kartellstrafen umgehen?, Risknet, Februar 2015
Internet-Giganten im Visier: Politik will Kartellrecht verschärfen, it-daily.net, September 2018
Daten für alle von den Internetkonzernen? - Problem erkannt, Gefahr nicht gebannt, LTO, August 2018
Fleischwirtschaft Magazine, Edition of 17 March 2015: "Escaping cartel fines by deleting the Company from the Commercial Register"
The application of Sections 1 and 2 of the Act Against Restraints of Competition in cases with no effect on trade between member states, Heymanns 2009

Memberships & Roles

Studienvereinigung Kartellrecht (association of German-speaking attorneys from Germany, Austria and Switzerland)
Münchener Kartellrechtsforum (Munich based network of competition lawyers and experts)
Antitrust Italia

Lectures list

The judgement of the General Court in CK Telecoms (Case T-399/16) - Legal test for non-coordinated effects or: Airtours the sequel?, CMS EU Competition Law Briefing, 26. Juni 2020
"Studienvereinigung Kartellrecht" Brussels working group: Conglomerate mergers between restrictions of competition and efficiencies - the Microsoft/LinkedIn decision of the European Commission, 9 March 2017
Update Einkauf und Vertrieb, Vertikale Preisgestaltung: Was ist kartellrechtlich noch erlaubt?; Mandantenseminar, Munich, 1 November 2013
Die 8. GWB-Novelle - Was ändert sich im deutschen Kartellrecht? Missbrauchsaufsicht; Mandantenseminar, Düsseldorf, 22 November 2012
Competition law and Cooperations - Joint production; client seminar, Duesseldorf 1 December 2011

Education

2018: Post-graduate training in quantitative methods for competition analysis at Barcelona Graduate School of Economics
2008: PhD at the University of Cologne; thesis on competition law topic
2008: Second state examination in law
Trainee lawyer including placements at the German Federal Network Agency, the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Competition and with the competition practice of a leading international law firm
2005: M.B.L. at the University of Cologne
2004: First state examination in law
Law studies at the University of Cologne

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Antitrust, Competition & Trade Compliance & Forensic Services

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