Friederike Hammwöhner is an associate in the Brussels office of Latham & Watkins and a member of the firm’s global Antitrust & Competition Practice.
Friederike advises clients on a wide range of EU competition law aspects and represents them before the German Federal Cartel Office and the European Commission. She assists clients in navigating the increasingly complex regulatory landscape comprised of FDI, merger control, and foreign subsidies rules in the EU and globally.
Her experience covers several industry sectors, including healthcare, retail and consumer, transport and infrastructure, software, and insurance.
Prior to joining Latham, Friederike worked as an associate at another international law firm in Brussels, and as a trainee at the European Commission and the Permanent Mission of Germany to the United Nations.
Experience
Friederike’s representative experience includes advising:
Lufthansa in the European Commission interim measures proceeding
Demant on the acquisition of Ohrwerk Group
Inflexion on Acquisition of Finanzen.net From Axel Springer
Alleghany Corporation on its sale to Berkshire Hathaway*
Take-Two Interactive on the acquisition of Zynga*
CMA CGM on the acquisition of Bolloré Logistics*
*Matter handled prior to joining Latham
Qualifications
Bar Qualification
Brussels Bar - E List
Rechtsanwältin (Germany)
Education
Second German State Exam, Higher Regional Court, Düsseldorf
A Brussels and Düsseldorf-based Latham antitrust team, led by Sven Völcker and Dr. Michael Esser, successfully persuaded the European Commission to close without action or remedy, its interim measures investigation against Lufthansa.
Multidisciplinary cross-border team represents the next-generation global media and entertainment company in the combination of two of the world’s most recognizable entertainment companies, forming a single creative powerhouse.
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