Alexander Rinne

Partner, Antitrust & Competition @Milbank LLP

Munich, DE

Alexander Rinne heads the European antitrust practice. He specializes in merger control as well as cartel investigations and dominance cases and has also extensive expertise in antitrust litigation before German and European courts. In addition, he also has in-depth experience in relation to the antitrust aspects of joint ventures and strategic alliances and regularly advises clients in foreign investment control proceedings.Named as Thought Leader in the global Who’s Who of Competition Lawyers by Global Competition Review. Recommended as a leading lawyer in antitrust law by Chambers, JUVE Handbook, Legal 500, Handelsblatt, Best Lawyers, Wirtschaftswoche etc. Sample matters:Advising leading investors like Advent, Ardian, Goldman Sachs, Carlyle, EQT, H.I.G, PAI, Pamplona etc. on the global merger control aspects regarding numerous transactions.Advising Telefónica Germany in relation to numerous strategic transactions, including the acquisition of E-Plus and in connection with the acquisition of Unitymedia by Vodafone.Advising ProSiebenSat.1 Media SE on the merger control aspects regarding numerous strategic transactions, including the creation of the OTT streaming joint venture 7TV together with Discovery.Advising NuCom (Parhip ElitePartner) regarding the acquisition of TMG (Lovoo).Defending a leading manufacturer of power cables in relation to the investigation of the European Commission and proceedings before the European courts as well as in relation to antitrust damage claims.Defending a German construction company in a price fixing investigation of the German Federal Cartel Office.Advising Pepsi, Müller-Milch and other leading food companies with respect to antitrust damages claims against sugar suppliers.Advising a leading German car manufacturer with respect to antitrust damages claims in the automotive sector and in relation to R&D cooperations and joint-ventures in the areas of automated driving/AI.