Claus Wenzler advises multinational and UK businesses across the full spectrum of competition law and foreign direct investment, with a particular focus on investigations and litigation.
Claus has acted for both claimants and defendants in over a dozen follow-on and standalone competition law damages claims, including collective proceedings, before the UK Courts, the Competition Appeal Tribunal and the General Court. He has advised on a number of cutting-edge competition disputes, including providing strategic advice to businesses facing bet-the-company competition law damages claims across multiple jurisdictions.
Claus' has experience advising on competition law issues and disputes across multiple industries, including petrochemicals, financial services, sports and media, manufacturing, and digital markets.
Professional QualificationsSolicitor of the Senior Courts of England and Wales
Education
King's College London, Post Graduate Diploma in EU Competition Law, 2023
University of Sussex, LLM in Public International Law, 2015
University of Sussex, LLB in Law with International Relations, 2014
EXPERIENCE
Advising General Electric on its extensive reorganisation, formation and spin-off of GE HealthCare, GE Vernova and GE Aerospace.
Advising a confidential client on the CMA's construction services investigation and related litigation matters.
Advising a Class Representative in collective proceedings alleging an abuse of a dominant position in relation to user data by a major tech company.*
Advising a US government agency in respect of cartel damages claims relating to the manipulation of LIBOR.*
Defending a European petrochemicals company in relation to multiple follow-on cartel damages claims across Europe.*
Defending a European petrochemicals company in relation to a standalone cartel damages claim in the UK.*
Advising a tech company in relation to follow-on and standalone damages claims relating to the abuse of a dominant position by a major tech company, including its intervention in appeal proceedings before the General Court.*
Advising multiple car manufacturers in multiple separate follow-on cartel damages claims against suppliers.*
Advising a group of over 100 corporate claimants in follow-on and standalone cartel damages claims relating to the Air Cargo infringement decision.*
*Denotes experience from previous firm.
Languages
English
German
AWARDS AND RECOGNITION
Key Lawyer, Competition Litigation, Legal 500 UK
Additional News
Research Fellow, Max Planck Institute for Public International Law and Comparative Law, Heidelberg (2016-2017)
