David Marder counsels on all aspects of German and EU competition law as well as on foreign direct investment control (FDI). He represents international companies before competition authorities, in particular the European Commission (EC) and the German Federal Cartel Office (FCO).

He has advised clients in a number of complex and high-profile merger control proceedings and has experience across various industries, including media, technology, the fitness sector, automotive, air transport, semiconductors, banking, retail, and airport logistics.

Prior to joining Latham, David worked as an associate and law clerk at the Düsseldorf and New York offices of another international law firm.

He is a member of Studienvereinigung Kartellrecht.

David’s experience includes representing:

  • Paramount Skydance Corporation in its US$110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery 
  • EGYM, a Munich-headquartered global innovation leader in smart fitness technology, AI-enabled workout programming, and corporate wellness solutions, in its US$7.5 billion merger with US-based Playlist, the parent brand of Mindbody, Booker, and ClassPass
  • Autotalks, a fabless semiconductor company devoted to vehicle-to-everything (V2X) communications for manned and autonomous vehicles, in its contemplated sale to Qualcomm (Article 22 EUMR referral case without national filing requirements and related CMA proceedings)*
  • Vanderlande Industries, a 100% subsidiary of Toyota Industries Corporation and industry leader in the intralogistics sector specialized in the warehousing, parcel, and airport segments, in its acquisition of Siemens’ airport logistics business*
  • Air France-KLM, a leading global airline, in the acquisition of a 19.9% non-controlling stake in the share capital of Scandinavia’s leading airline, Scandinavian Airlines (SAS AB)*
  • ABN AMRO in its acquisition of Hauck Aufhäuser Lampe Privatbank from Fosun International*
  • Symrise in connection with the EC’s antitrust proceedings against leading fragrance manufacturers*
  • A retail company in a cartel investigation by the FCO*
  • A wholesale retail company in a cartel investigation by the FCO*
  • An electronics retailer in an investigation by the FCO into alleged resale price maintenance practices, resulting in the closing of the investigation without imposition of a fine*

*Matter handled prior to joining Latham

Bar Qualification

  • Rechtsanwalt (Germany)

Education

  • Second German State Exam, Higher Regional Court, Cologne, 2022
  • First German State Exam, University of Bonn, 2019

Languages Spoken

  • English
  • German