Schoenherr Attorneys at Law: Schoenherr expands its EU presence with a fully-fledged Brussels office

Schoenherr Attorneys at Law: Schoenherr expands its EU presence with a fully-fledged Brussels office

• 26.02.2014

Schoenherr, a leading corporate law firm in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE), expands its EU and Competition practice with a reinforced and newly-staffed office in Brussels. Volker Weiss, a partner in Schoenherr’s competition practice, will head the Belgium office.Volker Weiss has relocated from Vienna to Brussels, where he leads a team of EU & Competition law specialists from Schoenherr’s CEE offices.

Schoenherr has been present with a representative office in Brussels since late 1994, coinciding with Austria’s accession to the EU. Its move to now launch a fully-fledged Brussels office reflects the considerable growth of the firm in the CEE region and the growing importance of EU law and Competition law matters to the firm’s clients situated there.

“Schoenherr has 14 offices and more than 300 lawyers providing a full range of legal services, including many with a distinct EU angle. Reinforcing our presence in Brussels is a logical step. We aim to be the top choice for companies from our home region in Central and Eastern Europe seeking EU law-related assistance,” says Schoenherr Managing Partner Christoph Lindinger.

“We want to bring CEE closer to Brussels – and Brussels closer to CEE,” adds Volker Weiss. “We see a lot of market potential in advising companies in those countries which have recently acceded to the EU or are set to do so. Our clients will benefit from our presence in Brussels. This is a move planned and achieved together with the colleagues of our competition practice group in CEE. To this end, we are integrating members from our CEE-based EU & Competition teams, some of whom will also relocate to Brussels.”

Schoenherr’s Brussels office will focus on EU law & Competition law, offering advice on matters with CEE-impact. This includes EU and multijurisdictional merger control filings, cartel cases, state aid and competition compliance, but also regulatory related advice (e.g. in the field of energy).

Schoenherr’s EU & Competition practice is widely recognized as a top tier practice and advises clients from across all industries in merger control, anti-trust and state aid matters on the European and national level throughout the firm’s comprehensive network in CEE.

Contact:

Volker Weiss, Partner
T: +32 2 743 40 44 / +43 1 534 37 50291, E: v.weiss@schoenherr.eu

Christoph Lindinger, Managing Partner
T: +43 1 534 37 50130, E: c.lindinger@schoenherr.eu

Peter Klopf, PR & Marketing
T: + 43 1 534 37 50719, E: p.klopf@schoenherr.eu

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Schoenherr Attorneys at Law

Schoenherr is a leading full service law firm in Central Europe. About 300 professionals service national and international clients from our offices in Belgrade*, Bratislava, Brussels, Bucharest, Budapest, Kyiv, Ljubljana*, Prague, Sofia*, Vienna, Warsaw and Zagreb* (*cooperation office). Operating in a rapidly evolving environment, we are a dynamic and innovative firm with an effective blend of experienced lawyers and young talent. As one of the first international law firms to move into CEE/SEE, we have grown to be one of the largest firms in the region. With 12 offices and several country desks, our comprehensive coverage of the region means we can offer solutions that perfectly fit the given industry, jurisdiction and company. Schoenherr’s Moldova Office is headed by Vladimir Iurkovski. There have been several Schoenherr lawyers permanently based in Chisinau since January 2009. The office serves as a primary point of contact for our international clients interested in doing business in the Republic of Moldova and focuses mainly on high-end transactional work for international and local clients. Current mandates include M&A, corporate and commercial, real estate transactions for clients from the oil & gas (energy), communications, external advertising, insurance industries, financial institutions and public sector. It also advises / supplies services on banking & finance, competition, arbitration & dispute resolution and IP matters. The Moldova Office provides clients with full language assistance and an understanding of local business practices.