DLA Piper strengthens its antitrust practice with partner Dr Justus Herrlinger

27 October 2021 - DLA Piper will strengthen its Hamburg office with the appointment of Dr Justus Herrlinger as a new partner in the antitrust practice, effective 1 November 2021. Dr Justus Herrlinger joins DLA Piper from White & Case, where he was a partner. In Hamburg two associates will be part of the antitrust team.

Dr Justus Herrlinger’s practice covers all fields of antitrust law, including cartel investigations, merger control proceedings, company cooperations, cases of abuse of a dominant position as well as antitrust damages litigation. In international M&A transactions he regularly advises on multi-jurisdictional filing requirements. Moreover, Justus Herrlinger is experienced in notification proceedings for foreign direct investments in cross-border acquisitions. He has more than fifteen years of experience in advising and representing national and international clients in a broad variety of competition law cases. Dr Justus Herrlinger represents clients before the Federal Cartel Office (Bundeskartellamt), the European Commission and litigates cases before civil courts

Dr Justus Herrlinger has authored numerous publications, is a visiting lecturer at the Leuphana University of Lüneburg and a member of the Board of Trustees of the Institut für Wirtschaftsverfassung und Wettbewerb e.V. (FIW).

"With Dr Justus Herrlinger, we are gaining a highly regarded expert in the area of antitrust law who, with his many years of experience, will be an excellent addition to our existing German and European antitrust team. He will also be a significant connection to our Corporate/M&A practice. With the arrival of Dr Justus Herrlinger, we are consistently continuing our strategic development. We warmly welcome Dr Justus Herrlinger to DLA Piper", said Dr Benjamin Parameswaran, Managing Partner of DLA Piper in Germany.

Dr Justus Herrlinger added: “I am very pleased to be part of DLA Piper's outstanding and dynamic global team and, in particular, I look forward to contributing to the future growth of the practice both in Germany and internationally.”