Lars‑Peter Rudolf
Senior Attorney
Lars-Peter Rudolf’s practice focuses on European and German competition law.
Lars joined the firm in 2002 and became a senior attorney in 2008. He was resident in the Frankfurt office from 2002 to the beginning of 2004, and he was resident for one year in the Cologne office before joining the Brussels office in 2005.
Lars has also obtained a diploma in biochemistry and the first state examination in medicine, both in Berlin.
Notable Experience
Merger Control
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Henkel in merger control proceedings before the European Commission, e.g. in its acquisition of Stahl Group and Sovereign Specialty Chemicals, and the German Bundeskartellamt.
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IQVIA in merger control proceedings before the Bundeskartellamt in its acquisition of DAVASO GmbH.
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Alstom on the global antitrust aspects of its €7 billion acquisition of Bombardier’s Train Unit.
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International Flavors & Fragrances in merger control proceedings before the European Commission in the sale of its Savory Solutions Group to PAI Partners.
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Dow in its merger with DuPont in proceedings before the European Commission, combining two major U.S. chemical and agricultural giants (Dow Chemical and DuPont) with a combined market capitalization of roughly $130 billion.
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GlaxoSmithKline on the global antitrust aspects of its game-changing, multibillion-euro, three-part transaction with Novartis involving its consumer healthcare, vaccines, and oncology businesses.
Restrictive Practices, Abuse of Dominance
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Recticel on a European Commission cartel investigation.
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NSK in a EU cartel settlement concerning bearings and in follow-on damages claims.
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ExxonMobil in securing a €20 million fine reduction before the EU General Court in connection with the paraffin wax cartel.
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Google with regard to a complaint by the German newspaper and magazine publishers’ association to the Bundeskartellamt.
Publications
- Co-author of, “EU Antitrust Procedural Framework Revision – Our Contribution,” Cleary Antitrust Watch blog, October 22, 2025.
- Co-author of, “German Court Confirms Narrow Scope of Transaction Value Threshold in Merger Control,” Cleary Antitrust Watch blog, March 3, 2025.
- Commentary on Article 17–19, 22 and 28 Regulation 1/2003 in: Kersting/Meyer-Lindemann/Podszun, Kartellrecht, co-author with Stephan Barthelmess, 5th ed., 2025
- Commentary on Article 185(2) GWB and on the geographic scope of application of the EU Competition Rules in: Frankfurter Kommentar zum Kartellrecht, 2024
- Author of, “Austria Asphalt: Only Full-function Joint Ventures Subject to Review Under the EUMR,” Journal of European Competition Law & Practice, February 2018, Vol. 9, No. 2, pp. 107-109.
- Co-author of an article on standardization and competition law, “Die ‘Unbedingtheit’ eines Lizenzangebotes als Voraussetzung des kartellrechtlichen Zwangslizenzeinwands im patentrechtlichen Unterlassungsverfahren.”
- Author of, “Joint Ventures—The Relevance of the Full Functionality Criterion Under the EU Merger Regulation: There Remains a Need for Clarification,” Journal of European Competition Law & Practice, May 9, 2012.