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- German
- English
- Spanish
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Moritz Pottek specialises in foreign trade law and EU competition law. In foreign trade law, he specialises in export controls, EU sanctions law and EU trade defence instruments, including anti-dumping and anti-subsidy proceedings. He advises companies on regulatory requirements in international trade, in particular in connection with international technology transfers as well as military, defence and dual-use
Moritz Pottek represents his clients in proceedings concerning foreign trade law and trade policy before the German and European authorities. In addition, he supports them in designing, implementing and developing trade compliance systems and helps them deal with compliance incidents and ad hoc regulatory audits. In the M&A practice area, Moritz brings his expertise in German and EU investment screening law (FDI screening), merger control and the Foreign Subsidies Regulation to bear.
His industry focus is on key technologies, security-relevant industries and critical infrastructure, namely in the semiconductor and electronics, aerospace, defence, energy, telecommunications and public sectors.
Moritz joined CMS in 2019 and has been Counsel since 2024. Previously, he worked for another international law firm in litigation, arbitration and international investment protection.
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Moritz Pottek advises and represents German and international companies across sectors in competition law and trade matters. His competition law practice includes acting in merger control, abuse and fine proceedings before the EU Commission, the Federal Cartel Office and EU courts as well as advising on distribution issues related to competition law. He is particularly interested in digital business models.
His trade practice concentrates on foreign trade law, including foreign investment review procedures, export control matters, anti-dumping, trade sanctions and embargoes. In this context, he also handles compliance issues.
Moritz joined CMS in 2019, after having started his legal career in 2017 at an international law firm in dispute resolution. He can therefore also draw on arbitration experience, particularly with regards to investment protection. Having studied abroad at the Universidad de Chile and worked in Buenos Aires during his legal training, he is also experienced with the Latin-American legal culture.
