Sebastian Wrobel, LLM
Rechtsanwalt (Lawyer), Senior Associate
Sebastian Wrobel advises clients on all aspects of German and European antitrust and competition law. Sebastian specialises in antitrust damages litigation and defends clients against complex follow-on and standalone claims before German courts. In addition, he has experience asserting antitrust damages claims. Sebastian also represents companies in proceedings concerning the ban on cartels, abuse of dominance and merger control before the German Federal Cartel Office and the European Commission as well as in court. Further, Sebastian assists clients with antitrust-related compliance issues and internal investigations.
Projects
- DAF Trucks / Paccar in the defence against numerous antitrust damages claims brought before German courts
- Banking association (BVR): Defense against antitrust damages claims in connection with electronic cash merchant fees
- German Football League: Representation in antitrust proceedings of the German Federal Cartel Office concerning the central marketing of media rights for football matches from the 2025/2026 seasons
- SAF-Holland: Merger control advice on the takeover bid for the Swedish commercial vehicle supplier Haldex and coordination of merger control notifications in three jurisdictions
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Career
Legal studies at European University Viadrina, Frankfurt (Oder)
Postgraduate degree (LL.M.), University of Cambridge, United Kingdom
Postgraduate diploma, Economics for Competition law, King's College London, United Kingdom
Legal traineeship at the Court of Appeals Berlin
With Noerr since 2019
Admitted to the Berlin Chamber of Lawyers
Memberships
- Studienvereinigung Kartellrecht e.V.
- Competition Litigation Forum e.V.
Publications
- Quantifying antitrust damages before German courts - current state of play, ThoughtLeaders4 Competition Magazine, issue 2, 2023, pp. 32 et seq. (with Dr. Henner Schläfke)
- Chapter "Kartellrecht", in: Kühne/Nack, Rechtshandbuch Connected Cars, Munich 2022, pp. 177 et seq. (with Sarah Blazek)