Marc Besen
Experience and career history
Specialises in EC and German competition law in particular mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, cartels, compliance programmes, distribution and licensing arrangements across a wide range of industry sectors. This particularly includes the pharmaceutical, medical device, biotech, food and chemicals sectors, in respect of which he also advises on all regulatory matters.
Broad experience in European and national merger control and cartel proceedings.
Member of the Studienvereinigung Kartellrecht e.V., Co-coordinator of the regional group "Rheinland".
Permanent speaker at FORUM Institut für Management.
Publications, incl.:
"Competition law pitfalls of category management", in: Betriebs-Berater 19/2010
"German merger control – Easements and further difficulties", in Euromoney Yearbooks (Competition & Antitrust Review), 2009
"Transfer of pharmaceutical marketing authorisations in the light of merger control" (in German language), in PharmR 1/2009
"Registration under REACH – Unavoidable Risks of Competition Law Infringements", in CHEManager Europe 6/2008
“Restructuring in the hospital sector", in European Hospital, Vol 17, Issue 3/08
University of Bonn
Admitted as a Lawyer in Germany 2000
Joined Clifford Chance 2000
Secondment to the London office 2002
Partner since 2006
Speaks German and English
International Law Office Client Choice Award Winner 2011
Publications
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Germany
15 December 2011Client Briefing -
Abuse of dominant position monopolisation, Cartels, Investigations, Antitrust & competition, Government & public policy, Mergers & joint ventures, Germany, Antitrust competition litigation, Dawn raids
22 November 2011Newsletter -
Germany
28 October 2011Client Briefing
New publications from Clifford Chance
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UK Government unveils plans for Deferred Prosecution Agreements
18 May 2012 -
Can new forms of finance provide support for the real economy?
17 May 2012 -
New aspects of the Spanish SOCIMI regime
16 May 2012