Dr. Johannes Weichbrodt, LL.M. (King's College London)

• Represented Japanese automotive supplier Takata in the Occupant Safety case of the EU Commission.*
• Represented German automotive supplier Continental in the Wire Harness case of the EU Commission.*
• Conducted a comprehensive internal investigation into fraud and cartel issues at a German/international automotive company.*
• Set-up and conducted a comprehensive compliance audits for several automotive companies in different countries in Latin America and Asia/Oceania.*
• Regularly conducts internal investigations and represents clients before authorities such as Federal Cartel Office in Germany and the EU Commission in antitrust and other compliance-related investigations.
• Successfully defended a US consumer goods company against claims of abusive behavior including in the appellate stage.*
• Represented Villeroy & Boch before the European Court of Justice in cartel appellate proceedings.*
• Represented a German company in cartel proceedings in Greece and other European countries.*
• Advised on a number of high-profile EU, German and multijurisdictional merger control proceedings such as Aurubis in a complex phase 2 EU merger proceeding in relation to the acquisition of Metallo Group.*
• LKQ in the EU merger proceeding and the subsequent national referral proceeding in relation to the acquisition of Stahlgruber.*
• Accenture in numerous merger control proceedings before the FCO.*
• Otto Group in its acquisition of Quelle assets.*

(* At previous law firm.)

Promotion zum Dr. jur., Universität Passau (Dr. iur. summa cum laude), 2011

King's College London, Master of Laws (LL.M.)

Zweites Juristisches Staatsexamen, Hanseatisches Oberlandesgericht Hamburg, 2008

Referendariat, Hanseatisches Oberlandesgericht Hamburg

Erstes Juristisches Staatsexamen, Universität Passau, 2004

• Düsseldorf, Deutschland

• Studienvereinigung Kartellrecht e.V.
• Deutscher Anwaltverein
• Lateinamerika Verein e.V.
• International Bar Association