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Antitrust/Competition
Annette Schild is a partner in the antitrust and competition practice group where she concentrates her practice in merger and acquisition transactions and cartel investigations. Having worked in Brussels, Washington DC, and New York, Ms. Schild has successfully defended numerous companies in investigations of their proposed mergers by the EU, German, and French competition authorities. Ms. Schild has also advised on numerous other high-profile matters, including cartel investigations, antitrust complaints, horizontal and vertical collaborations, commercial arrangements, and intellectual property matters. Among other industries, Ms. Schild has gained significant experience in the nuclear, aerospace, power generation, (petro)chemical, new media, mining, and medical industries. Ms. Schild regularly lectures on EU competition law issues and is a co-author of the Munich and the Brussels commentaries on European and German competition law. She is fluent in German, French, and English. Additionally, she acts as Non-Governmental Adviser of the European Commission to the International Competition Network (ICN).
German version of this CV/Deutsche Version des Lebenslaufs
Antitrust/Competition Representative Matters
- Fenwal and TPG in the worldwide merger control proceedings in connection with Fenwal's acquisition by Fresenius
- Technip in connection with a variety of matters under EU competition law
- BASF in the EU merger control procedure in connection with its $3.8 billion acquisition of Cognis, a chemicals producer for the pharmaceutical, food-and-beverage and dietary-supplement markets as well as cosmetics and cleaning-product industries. Previously in the EU merger control procedures relating to its unsolicited tender offer for Engelhard and its €2.7 billion acquisition of Degussa Construction Chemicals. Also in connection with a significant cooperation agreement
- AREVA in a procedure under Article 101 TFEU concerning certain clauses in its joint venture agreement with Siemens; in an appeal to the General Court and another one to the European Court of Justice against European Commission decisions as well as in several matters under Article 101 of the EC Treaty and equivalent national laws, its acquisition and subsequent sale of the transmission and distribution business, and a joint venture with Urenco in the uranium enrichment technology area
- Paramount Pictures Corporation in several merger control and other procedures in the EU, France and Germany, in its acquisition of DreamWorks and in a procedure under Article 101 of the EC Treaty
- A Middle-Eastern sovereign wealth fund in several acquisitions of industrial participations in the merger control proceedings before the European Commission and in multiple other jurisdictions
- Merrill Lynch in worldwide merger control proceedings in its merger with Bank of America
- Société Générale in a merger of its brokerage activities with those of Calyon Financial
- Siemens in its acquisition of Austrian VA Technologies AG and its US$3.5 billion acquisition of UGS Corporation, a leading supplier of Product Lifecycle Management software and services
- Glatfelter Corporation in its acquisition of the Lydney wetlaid fibre business, and its acquisition of MPL
- eMusic in its relationship with certain European collecting societies
- Eramet in various acquisition procedures
- Fenwal and TPG in the worldwide merger control proceedings in connection with Fenwal's acquisition by Fresenius
- Technip in connection with a variety of matters under EU competition law
- BASF in the EU merger control procedure in connection with its $3.8 billion acquisition of Cognis, a chemicals producer for the pharmaceutical, food-and-beverage and dietary-supplement markets as well as cosmetics and cleaning-product industries. Previously in the EU merger control procedures relating to its unsolicited tender offer for Engelhard and its €2.7 billion acquisition of Degussa Construction Chemicals. Also in connection with a significant cooperation agreement
- AREVA in a procedure under Article 101 TFEU concerning certain clauses in its joint venture agreement with Siemens; in an appeal to the General Court and another one to the European Court of Justice against European Commission decisions as well as in several matters under Article 101 of the EC Treaty and equivalent national laws, its acquisition and subsequent sale of the transmission and distribution business, and a joint venture with Urenco in the uranium enrichment technology area
- Paramount Pictures Corporation in several merger control and other procedures in the EU, France and Germany, in its acquisition of DreamWorks and in a procedure under Article 101 of the EC Treaty
- A Middle-Eastern sovereign wealth fund in several acquisitions of industrial participations in the merger control proceedings before the European Commission and in multiple other jurisdictions
- Merrill Lynch in worldwide merger control proceedings in its merger with Bank of America
- Société Générale in a merger of its brokerage activities with those of Calyon Financial
- Siemens in its acquisition of Austrian VA Technologies AG and its US$3.5 billion acquisition of UGS Corporation, a leading supplier of Product Lifecycle Management software and services
- Glatfelter Corporation in its acquisition of the Lydney wetlaid fibre business, and its acquisition of MPL
- eMusic in its relationship with certain European collecting societies
- Eramet in various acquisition procedures
Chambers Global: The World's Leading Lawyers for Business 2009-2013 for Competition/European Law: Belgium
Global Competition Review 2013 Women in Antitrust
JUVE Handbook 2012/13 - Recommended Lawyer
Ranked by JUVE for German competition law as one of very few law firms without a German office.
"Respected practice in antitrust at a highly respected US firm. The former Shearman lawyers who joined the firm in Brussels in 2009 were integrated very successfully thanks to their strong international focus."
Strengths: International practice, very respected in the US.
Recommended lawyers: Annette Luise Schild ("I esteem her greatly", - client; "enviably good contacts in France", - competitor)
JUVE Handbook 2010
Euromoney's Guide to Women in Business Law 2010: included as an Expert in Competition and Antitrust
Global Competition Review's "Women in Antitrust" 2009
Global Competition Review's 2012 "GCR Highly recommended"
PLC Which lawyer? 2012 - Recommended for EU Competition
Chambers Europe: Europe’s Leading Lawyers for Business 2011 for Competition/European Law
The Legal 500 EMEA 2011 for Competition
The International Who's Who of Competition Lawyers 2011
Professional Activity
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Member, American Bar Association, Section of Antitrust Law
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Member, International Bar Association
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Member, Studienvereinigung Kartellrecht
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Member, Forschunsinstitut für Wirtschafsverfassung und Wettbewerb e.V.
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Member, Tönissteiner Kreis
Annette Luise Schild "Collecting Societies and competition law: An overview of EU and national case law" (PDF: 122 kB) e-Competitions, No45816, www.concurrences.com 10 May. (2012)