27 May 2013

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Marc Besen

Marc Besen

Title
Partner
Office
Clifford Chance, Düsseldorf | View map
Practice
Antitrust & competition
Sector
Healthcare, life sciences & chemicals, Industrials
Publications
8

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+4921143555312

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

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