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Georg Berrisch is a German Rechtsanwalt in our Brussels office. He has practiced in Brussels since 1991, and prior to joining Covington & Burling in 2001 served as the Managing Partner of the Brussels Office of a large German firm.
Mr. Berrisch's practice concentrates on litigation before the European Court of Justice (ECJ) and the European Court of First Instance (CFI), where he has represented public and private sector clients in more than 80 cases over the past several years. His experience before the two European Courts covers the whole spectrum of cases (e.g., direct actions for annulment, actions for damages, appeals against CFI judgments, and interim measures) as well as a broad range of subject matters (e.g., competition, merger control, state aid, anti-dumping and anti-subsidy, pharmaceuticals, air transport, agriculture, access to documents, and social security, etc.)
In addition to his litigation practice before the EU Courts, Mr. Berrisch advises clients on a wide range of EU related matters and represents them in proceedings before the European Commission and national authorities. He has particular expertise in issues relating to competition, state aid, government procurement, trade (anti-dumping and anti-subsidy, customs, export control), and internal market. He is also active in assisting clients on issues arising in the World Trade Organization.
Representative Matters
- Counsel to Ryanair in its appeal against the European Commission's decision to block its proposed acquisition of Ireland's national carrier, Aer Lingus.
- Representing Microsoft in its dispute with the European Commission concerning the compliance with the Commission’s March 2004 Decision ordering Microsoft to make available interoperability information for its work group server operating systems.
- Representing the European Low Fares Airlines Association in its challenge of the new EU Regulation on passenger rights (Case C 344/04).
- Representing the Council of the European Union in the Korean DRAMs anti-subsidy case (Case T-383/03).
- Representing an intervener supporting Microsoft’s challenge of the Commission's competition decision (Case T-201/04 and Case T-201/04 R).
- Representing Qualcomm challenging the Commission's merger control decision relating to the installation and operation of a toll collect system on the German autobahn (Case T-48/04).
- Representing Merck and Schering Plough in two cases involving marketing authorizations for medicinal products (Case T-273/03 and Case T-133/03).
- Representing clients in merger control notifications before the German Bundeskartellamt and the European Commission.
- Advising a client on a defense procurement matter in Germany and representing it in a bid protest.
Honors and Rankings
- Legal 500 EMEA as a leading practitioner in the fields of Competition and Customs, Trade, WTO, and Anti-dumping (2008).
- Chambers Europe as a leading practitioner in the field of WTO/International Trade and Competition/European Law (2008).
- Chambers Global as a leading practitioner in the field of WTO/International Trade and Competition/European Law (2008).
- PLC as a leading practitioner in the field of EU Competition (2008).
- Juve, Customs & Trade, Leading WTO Lawyer (2007)
- Who's Who Legal, Trade & Customs, Recommended (2007)
Pro Bono
- Representing Transparency International in a libel case before the Landgericht Berlin against former Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic.
- Representing the Association of Corporate Counsel Europe as intervener in a case concerning the scope of legal privilege for in-house counsel in EU cartel investigations (Case T-253/03).
Memberships and Affiliations
- Member of the Permanent Delegation of the CCBE to the European Court of Justice and the Court of First Instance of the European Communities. The CCBE is the official representation of the bars and law societies in the EU Member States.
- Studienvereinigung Kartellrecht (German Antitrust Lawyers Association)
Publications and Speeches
- Publishes numerous articles in German and English and lectures regularly on European Community and trade law matters.
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