Dr. Ingo Brinker

Partner, Düsseldorf

Biography

Overview

Ingo is a Partner in our global Antitrust practice based in Düsseldorf.

Ingo advises clients on German and European antitrust law, in particular in connection with merger control investigations and litigation, and compliance programs. He has led numerous important cases before the Federal Cartel Office and the European Commission as well as before the European General Court/European Court of Justice and the German antitrust courts.

Ingo is a member of various associations, including the Association for the Study of Antitrust Law (Chairman, Board Member), the International Bar Association and the Society of European Law (Board Member). He is co-publisher of the periodical Neue Zeitschrift für Kartellrecht (NZKart) and co-editor of the journal Europarecht (EuR). He regularly publishes on antitrust issues and European law, while also co-authoring the commentary on EU antitrust law (Beck'sche Gelbe Reihe, 3rd edition 2014, 4th edition under preparation).

Ingo is recognized in the "Hall of Fame" of Antitrust lawyers in Germany by Legal 500.

Bars and Courts
Rechtsanwalt
Education
Dr iur
Universities of Freiburg
LLM
University of Chicago
Languages
German
English

Experience

Publications

Beck'sche Gelbe Reihe, 4th edition 2023

Awards and Recognition

Band 1 Competition/European Law
Chambers Global 2024

Hall of Fame
Legal 500 Germany, Antitrust 2023 and 2024

"Best Lawyer" for Competition/Antitrust Law
Handelsblatt 2023

Most renowned antitrust lawyers in Germany
Wirtschaftswoche, 2023

Legal All Stars Kartellrecht
Wirtschaftswoche, 2021

Antitrust Lawyer of the year 
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