Linus Witzenhausen is an associate in the Düsseldorf office of Latham & Watkins and a member of the firm’s Antitrust & Competition Practice.

Linus represents clients before the European Commission (EC) and the Federal Cartel Office (FCO) on all aspects of German and EU competition law, including merger control, abuse of dominance proceedings, and antitrust litigation. He advises clients across various industries, including digital markets, technology, software, industrial services, payments, defense and aviation.

Prior to joining Latham as an associate, Linus worked as a legal trainee in the firm’s Antitrust & Competition practice in Düsseldorf and Washington, D.C. and as a research associate in the litigation department of another international law firm in Düsseldorf. He also completed part of his legal traineeship at the German-Danish Chamber of Commerce in Copenhagen. 

He is a member of Studienvereinigung Kartellrecht.

Linus’s experience includes advising:

  • A leading airline on merger control and antitrust aspects in relation to the proposed inclusion of a subsidiary into an existing joint venture
  • Nemetschek SE in obtaining all regulatory approvals for its business combination of its Build & Construct software business with Heavy Construction Systems Specialists, LLC (HCSS)
  • Capitol Meridian Partners on ex-US FDI matters of its investment in RH Aero Systems, a provider of aerospace and defense tooling and ground support equipment
  • CVC Capital Partners on the merger control aspects of the sale of WWEX Group, a third-party logistics software provider, to Thoma Bravo
  • SPIE on the merger control aspects of its acquisition of ROFA Industrial Automation, system integrator specializing in automated intralogistics for the automotive and manufacturing sectors
  • SPIE on the merger control aspects of its acquisition of SGS Industrial Services, an Austria-based multi-technical services provider in energy and communication sectors

Bar Qualification

  • Rechtsanwalt (Germany)

Education

  • Second German State Exam, Higher Regional Court, Düsseldorf, 2025
  • First German State Exam, University of Muenster, 2022

Languages Spoken

  • German
  • English