GÖTZ DRAUZ
GÖTZ DRAUZPartner
Antitrust
Götz Drauz is a partner in Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati's Brussels office. His practice is focused on European Union and German antitrust and competition law, and he has represented companies in some of the most significant merger, conduct, and cartel investigations in Europe. His client base spans a wide range of industries, including aviation, consumer products, chemicals, defense, energy, food products, pharmaceuticals, rail transport, software, and telecommunications. Named an "elite" practitioner by Global Competition Review, Götz is recognized in all the principal directories as a leading EC and German competition attorney.
Prior to entering private practice, Götz served at the European Commission for 25 years, most recently as the Deputy Director-General for Competition and previously as the head of the Merger Task Force. In these roles, he managed and coordinated all of the EC's merger control activity for nearly a decade.
Prior to joining Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, Götz was an antitrust and competition partner in the Brussels offices of Shearman & Sterling and Howrey.
SELECT REPRESENTATIONS:
- Represented Caterpillar in its acquisitions of Bucyrus and MWM before the European Commission (2011)
- Represented Nestlé in the sale of its Alcon eye-care business to Novartis before the European Commission (2010)
- Represented Medco Health Solutions in connection with the creation of a joint venture with Celesio for health-related services before the Bundeskartellamt (2010)
- Represented Schering-Plough in its merger with Merck before the European Commission (2009)
- Represented leading mapping data supplier NAVTEQ in its acquisition by Nokia (2009)
- Represented EDF in its acquisition of British Energy (2008)
- Represented Samsung Electronics before the European Commission in a variety of matters, including its settlement of the DRAM cartel inquiry (2007-2010)
- Represented Schering-Plough in its acquisition of Akzo's Organon human and animal health businesses before the European Commission and 12 other competition authorities, including Brazil, Canada, Mexico, South Africa, Thailand, South Korea, Japan, Turkey, and the Ukraine (2007)
- Represented Nestlé in its acquisition of the Gerber baby-food business from Novartis before the European Commission (2007)
- Represented Syniverse in its acquisition of BSG Wireless before the European Commission and secured early Phase 2 clearance without conditions (2007)
- Represented an alliance of seven major European rail operators in the area of cross-border, high-speed rail transport. Provided strategic advice in relation to both competition law aspects and transport policy issues at both the European Union and national levels. (2006-2007)
- Successfully represented Qualcomm, the world's leading developer of wireless communication technology, in connection with the European Commission's investigation into the alleged abuse of a dominant position in wireless phone and data technology (2005-2009)
- Second State Exam, Berlin 1974
- First State Exam, Freie Universität Berlin Law School, 1970
- Studied Law and Economics, Freie Universität Berlin, 1964-1970
- Member, Studienvereinigung Kartellrecht
- Member, European Competition Lawyers Forum
- Member, International Bar Association
- Honored with the "Best Business Mergers Article - 2012 Antitrust Writing Award" from the Institute of Competition Law for co-authoring "EU and U.S. Antitrust Authorities Update: Best Practices on Cooperation in Merger Investigations"
- Selected for inclusion in The International Who's Who of Competition Lawyers & Economists, 2012
- Recognized by The International Who's Who of Business Lawyers 2010 as a "most highly regarded individual" (Competition Elite List)
- Recognized by Chambers Global as a leader in the field of Competition/European Law, 2008-2013
- Recognized by Chambers Europe as a leader in the field of Competition/European Law, 2013
- Recognized by JUVE as an "often recommended practitioner," 2008-2011
- Co-author of "EU Competition" chapter, The Mergers & Acquisitions Review, Sixth Edition, Law Business Research, 2012
- Co-author of "Germany" chapter, The Merger Control Review, Third Edition, Law Business Research, 2012
- "The Pharmaceutical Sector and Competition Law in Europe," New Pharma, March 2012
- Co-author with C.W. Jones, EU Competition Law Volume II: Mergers and Acquisitions, Claeys & Casteels, Second Edition, 2011
- Co-author with M. König, "The GE/Honeywell Judgment: Conglomerate Mergers and Beyond," ZWeR Journal of Competition Law, June 2006
- "Remedies Under the Merger Regulation," Mergers & Acquisitions and Joint Ventures, Fordham Corporate Law Institute, 2004
- Co-author with M. Reynolds, EC Merger Control: A Major Reform in Progress, Richmond Law & Tax, 2003
- "An Efficiency Defence for Mergers: Putting an Intricate Puzzle Together," ZWeR Journal of Competition Law, Volume 3, September 2003
- "Unbundling GE/Honeywell: The Assessment of Conglomerate Mergers Under EC Competition Law," Fordham International Law Journal, Volume 25, April 2002
- Speaker, "The Effects Based Approach under the SIEC-Test – Open Issues," IBA Conference on Merger Regulation in the EU after 20 Years – Past, Present and Future, Brussels, March 10, 2011
- Speaker, "Multinational Merger Developments," Georgetown Law School's Global Antitrust Enforcement Symposium, Washington, D.C., September 23, 2008
- Speaker, "Draft Guidelines on Non-Horizontal Mergers - Have the Lessons from the European Courts Been Learnt?" IBA 11th Annual Competition Conference, Fiesole, Italy, September 7, 2007
- Speaker, "Competition Issues in Partnering," European Aerospace & Defence Legal Counsel Forum, London, June 26, 2007
- Speaker, "Collective Dominance and the Airtours Test," College of Europe's Global Competition Law Center Lunch Talk, Bruges, April 12, 2007
- Speaker, "New Evidentiary Hurdles for Merging Parties and Government Regulators," George Mason Law Review Antitrust Symposium on Antitrust Issues in a Global Market, Washington, D.C., September 13, 2006
- Rechtsanwalt, Cologne, Germany
- Avocat établi à Bruxelles
- European General Court (EGC)
- European Court of Justice
