She advises and represents national and international clients in complex competition law proceedings, in particular in cartel damages actions before German courts, as well as in regulatory investigations before the German Federal Cartel Office and the European Commission.
Katja has particular experience in cartel damages litigation and has been involved in a number of landmark decisions of the German Federal Court of Justice.
In addition, she advises clients on the competition law-compliant design of distribution systems, the structuring of joint ventures and cooperation agreements between competitors, as well as on competition law merger control and foreign direct investment screening in the context of corporate transactions.
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Katja has represented a large number of clients in antitrust investigations in a wide range of industries. Her recent experience includes:
- Successfully defending a German cable wholesaler in an investigation by the Federal Cartel Office; the investigation was officially closed in March 2026 without any findings of infringements
- Defending rail infrastructure company against more than 60 antitrust follow-on damage claims before various courts of first and second instance
- DKN Kartellrecht Summit, September 2024
- Best Lawyers: Ones to watch edition 2024 and 2025
- Katja regularly publishes on competition law topics, particularly “Newsdienst Compliance“ (Beck Publishing, Munich)
- Admitted to the bar in Germany (2016)
- Eberhard Karls University of Tübingen and the University of Copenhagen: Studies in Law and Business Administration (B.Sc.)