White & Case LLP - Lawyers - Dr. Börries Ahrens

Practice Experience

Börries Ahrens advises clients on all aspects of EU and German competition law. He frequently represents clients in merger control proceedings before the EU Commission and the Bundeskartellamt.

Mr. Ahrens also defends clients in antitrust investigations and court disputes, and advises on all aspects of joint ventures and distribution schemes. He also helps companies to maintain effective antitrust compliance programs.

His recent industry experience includes machinery, pharmaceuticals, trade, automotive and cinemas.

Bars and Courts
Rechtsanwalt, Regional Court of Hamburg, 2001

Education
Dr. jur., First State Exam, University of Rostock Law School, 2001
First State Exam, Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn, 1996

Publications
Ed. Ahrens, Börries, Peter Behrens and Philipp von Dietze: Market Power and Abuse (Marktmacht und Missbrauch). Baden-Baden, 2007
Ahrens, Börries: The standing of associations before the European Courts (Die Klagebefugnis von Verbänden im Europäischen Gemeinschaftsrecht). Dissertation, Baden-Baden, 2001

Languages
German
English
French

Citizenship
Germany