Dr. Nicolas Kredel LL.M.

Biography

Dr. Nicolas Kredel chairs Baker McKenzie's EMEA Antitrust & Competition Practice Group as well as the Firm’s global Future Mobility Group, he co-heads Baker McKenzie's German / Austrian antitrust practice and co-heads the Firm’s global Competition economics group. Nicolas has more than 15 years' experience advising on antitrust and competition law and is based in the Firm's Dusseldorf office.

A seasoned antitrust lawyer, Nicolas is consistently recommended in various legal directories, including Chambers, Legal 500 and JUVE. He was awarded the ILO Client Choice Award three times in 2016, 2018 and 2020 for Antitrust (Germany).

Practice Focus

Nicolas advises clients in EU and German competition law matters, including domestic and international cartel investigations, merger control proceedings and abuse of dominance cases. He routinely leads global projects for antitrust risk prevention (compliance systems), international investigations and transactions.

Nicolas also provides competition law advice on cooperation agreements with competitors, as well as supply agreements and distribution systems. He has extensive experience in a variety of industries, including the automotive, telecommunications, FMCG, retail, defense, aviation and pharmaceutical sectors.

Representative Legal Matters

Coordinates the antitrust work for Daimler Group on a global basis, and advises the client on various local and global projects from a merger control and antitrust perspective.
Advised Tessenderlo Group in cartel proceedings before the EU Commission relating to alleged infringements in the construction materials sector.
Advised Segafredo Zanetti Group in appellate proceedings against a fining decision by the German Federal Cartel Office.
Regularly advises a leading supplier of rail vehicle components in multijurisdictional merger control proceedings, as well as on general competition law matters.
Advises a leading EU producer of industrial products on the development and implementation of a group-wide compliance program.
Advises a leading supplier of medical devices with regard to the development and implementation of a new distribution structure for medical products.

Professional Honors

Leading individual in antitrust & competition law, Legal 500 Europe, 2021/22
Internationally recognised competition specialist who excels when it comes to EU and German competition law, Who's Who Legal, Germany - Competition 2021
Who's Who Legal 2020, Antitrust and Competition Germany
The Best Lawyers in Germany 2022 edition for Competition / Antitrust Law since 2019
Recommended in Competition Future Leaders (Partners), Who's Who Legal 2019
Client Choice Award for Antitrust and Competition (Germany), International Law Office, 2016, 2018 and 2020

Professional Associations and Memberships

Studienvereinigung Kartellrecht - Member
American Bar Association - Member

Admissions

Germany (2005)

Education

Civil Court Munich (Second State Exam) (2005)
University of Munich (Doctorate, s.c.l.) (2004)
University of Michigan at Ann Arbor (LL.M.) (2002)
University of Munich (First State Exam) (2001)

Languages

English
French
German

Co-author (with Mark H. Hamer and Stephen Crosswell), "Developing a Global Settlement Strategy," Part I: Strategic Considerations for Antitrust Settlements, GCR Insight - The Settlements Guide - First Edition, Editor Mark H. Hamer, January 2021

Co-author (with Jan Kresken), "Last-Minute-Änderungen im Kartellrecht," Legal Tribune Online, 26.1.2021 (German language)

Co-author (with Janet Butler, Johannes Döveling, Caroline Heinickel, Holger Lutz, Jens Rubart, Joachim Scherer, Matthias Scholz), "TKG - Telekommunikationsgesetz Kommentar," 3rd edition 2021, ESV Medien, 10.11.2020

Co-editor (with Matthias Scholz, Janet Butler, Caroline Heinickel, Joachim Scherer, Holger Lutz, Jens Rubart), "TKG - Telekommunikationsgesetz - Kommentar," 3. Auflage 2020, Erich Schmidt Verlag, September 2020

Co-author, "Kartellschadensersatz," Beitrag in Momsen/Grützner, Wirtschafts- und Steuerstrafrecht, 2. Auflage, 5.8.2020

Co-author, "Global Guide to Competition Litigation," June 2020

Co-author, "Global Private M&A Guide," June 2020

Co-author (with Jan Kresken), "The GWB 10.0" - Main contents of the draft competition law bill relating to digitalization," NZKart 2020, p. 2 (German language)

Co-author, "Was lange währt…? – Eckpunkte des Gesetzentwurfs für das GWBDigitalisierungsgesetz," NZKart, 2020 -20184 -1

Co-author, "Das Weißbuch der Europäischen Kommission zu Drittstaatensubventionen Protektionismus oder Level Playing Field?" Betriebsberater -28/29|2020 die Erste Seite

Co-author, "Das GWB 10.0 – Eckpunkte des Referentenentwurfs für das GWB Digitalisierungsgesetz", NZKart 2020, 2

Co-author (with Jan Kresken), "The GWB 10.0" - Main contents of the draft competition law bill relating to digitalization," NZKart 2020, p. 2 (German)

Co-author (with Jan Kresken), "GWB 10.0" – Adaption of German competition law to digitalization", Legal Tribune Online (LTO), 17.10.2019 (German)

Co-author, TKG-Kommentar 4th edition, not yet published, 3rd edition 2018

Co-author (with Jan Kresken), "Reform with uncertainties - EU Commission does not intend to prolong Block Exemption Regulation for insurance industry," Zeitschrift für Versicherungswirtschaft, 5/2016, p. 63 (German language)

Co-author (with Jan Kresken), Kommentar zu: EuGH, 21.1.2016 – C-74/14, Compliance-Berater | 7/2016 | 5.7.2016

Co-author (with Jan Kresken), "Reform with uncertainties - EU Commission does not intend to prolong Block Exemption Regulation for insurance industry," Zeitschrift für Versicherungswirtschaft, 5/2016, p. 63 (German)

Co-author, Interview VW heute, den Tagesreport für die Versicherungswirtschaft zur Nicht-Verlängerung der EU-Gruppenfreistellung, 27.4.2016

Co-author, "EuGH: Kartellrechtliche Kronzeugenregelungen der EU und der Mitgliedstaaten existieren eigenständig nebeneinander," Compliance-Berater, 3/2016, 1.3.2016

Co-author, BGH: Verhängung eines Bußgelds gegen Rechtsnachfolger nur bei Nahezu-Identität, Compliance-Berater | 7/2015 | 7.7.2015

Co-author, "Die Inregressnahme von Organvertretern in Bezug auf Kartellbußgelder," 276-280 | KSzW 04.2015

Co-author (with Jan Kresken), "Claims of recourse against company representatives re antitrust fines", KSzW 2015, p. 276, German language

Co-author, Zulässige Nutzung von Kundendaten für E-Mail-Werbung nach einer Verschmelzung von Rechtsträgern, BB 49-2015, S-2990

Co-author (with Jan Kresken), "Claims of recourse against company representatives re antitrust fines," KSzW 2015, p. 276 (German language)

Co-author (with Jan Kresken), "BER facilitates access to the market – Consultation of EU Commission re renewal of Block Exemption Regulation," Zeitschrift für Versicherungswirtschaft 12/2014, p. 40, , German language

Co-author (with Jan Kresken),"Pay for Delay"-Agreements and "Patent Settlements" as infringement of competition law?," Pharmind. 7/2014, p. 1103, German language

Co-author, Kartell- und beihilferechtliche Compliance in öffentlichen Unternehmen, Compliance-Berater | 6/2014 | 3.6.2014

Co-author (with Nina Niejahr and Jan Kresken), "Antitrust and state aid law compliance in public companies," Compliance-Berater 6/2014, p. 199, German language

Co-author, BB-Standpunkt online zur Schienenkartell-Entscheidung

Co-author, "Pay for Delay," "Patent Settlements" und "Co-Promotion" "als Kartellverstoß?," Pharm. Ind. 76, Nr.7, 1103-1107 (2014)

Co-author, Kommentierung der §§ 42, 43 TKG, in: Arndt/Fetzer/Scherer, Kommentar zum TKG, 2. Auflage (noch nicht veröffentlicht)

Co-author (with Jan Kresken), "Federal Cartel Office admonishes HRS due to best price clause," Legal Tribune Online, 5.8.2013, German language

Co-author (with Jan Kresken), "Antitrust Focus shifts to Coinsurance," Zeitschrift für Versicherungswirtschaft 8/2013, p. 20 (German)

Co-author (with Jan Kresken), "Kartellamt mahnt HRS wegen Bestpreisklausel ab – Allenfalls eine Wettbewerbsbeschränkung," Legal Tribune Online, 5.8.2013

Co-author (with Jan Kresken), "Private Damage Claims against cartel members and the new Guideline Proposal of the EU Commission," Compliance-Berater 6/2013, p. 258, German language

Co-author, "Private Schadensersatzklagen gegen Kartellanten und der neue Richtlinien-Vorschlag der EU Kommission," Compliance-Berater 6/2013, S. 258

Co-author, "Mitversicherung rückt in den kartellrechtlichen Fokus, Versicherungswirtschaft," 8/2013, 15.4.2013, S. 20

Co-author, "Horizontal agreements between undertakings," in: Hobe/v. Ruckteschell, Compendium on Air Law in Europe, Cologne, 2013

Co-author, Kommentar zum Vorlagebeschluss des BGH zum Gesamtschuldner-Innenausgleich zwischen Kartellanten, Betriebs-Berater 44/2013, S. 2644

Co-author, Beitrag zu den neuen Bußgeldleitlinien des BKartA für NJW-aktuell

Co-author, "Groß gleich Böse": Die neuen Bußgeldleitlinien des Bundeskartellamts, NJW-aktuell 34/2013, S. 14

Co-author, Anmerkung zur Entscheidung des EuGH zur Entscheidung Slowakische Banken, Betriebs-Berater 21/2013, Seite 1236

Co-author, "Bundeskartellamt muss Bonusanträge nicht offenlegen," Betriebs-Berater 7/2012, S. 393

Co-author, "Gute Neuigkeiten für "Kartell-Aussteiger," Betriebs-Berater 50/2012, S. 3085

Co-author (with Sarwenaz Kiani), "BGH zu Total-Oligopol," Legal Tribune Online, 7.12.2011

Co-author, Audimax Interview zum Thema Kartellrecht, Januar 2011

Co-author, "Viel Licht, auf Schatten: Der Referentenentwurf für die 8. GWB-Novelle," Betriebs-Berater 47/2011, I

Co-author, "Auf dem Prüfstand: Die Verzinsung von Kartellbußen gegen Unternehmen," Betriebs-Berater 26/2011, S. 1601

Co-author, Die kartellrechtliche Beurteilung von Vereinbarungen zwischen Unternehmen der Luftfahrtindustrie, in: Hobe/v. Ruckteschell, Kölner Kompendium des Luftrechts, Band 3, Köln, 2010