Axel Gutermuth

Partner at Arnold & Porter

Speaker

Axel Gutermuth focuses on a wide range of European, German and global competition law issues. Having practiced in Brussels for more than 20 years, Axel was nominated in 2021 for the GCR Award in the global category “Antitrust Lawyer of the Year”.

Axel frequently represents clients in merger control proceedings before the European Commission and the German Federal Cartel Office and coordinates merger filings worldwide. He has represented clients in high profile merger cases that tested novel theories of harm and remedies, such as Google/Fitbit and Bayer/Monsanto—two cases that received the GCR Awards for Merger Control Matters of the Year in Europe in 2021 and 2019. In parallel with his merger control work, Axel frequently advises on Foreign Direct Investment aspects and coordinates national FDI clearance procedures.