Andreas Reindl
Managing Partner
Overview
Andreas Reindl is a highly experienced competition lawyer who is currently VBB's managing partner.
Andreas has worked on a wide variety of competition law matters for nearly thirty years. A member of Van Bael & Bellis’ exceptional EU and UK competition team, he has worked with international clients in the digital, energy, transport, financial and other sectors, advising on the full range of EU competition law issues.
Andreas has worked on several high-profile merger investigations initiated by the European Commission and national competition authorities. Notable cases include Halliburton/BHI, where he advised Halliburton in the EU merger control filing and review of its proposed $34.6 billion acquisition of Baker Hughes; London Stock Exchange/Deutsche Börse; and Boeing’s proposed merger with Embraer.
Andreas has represented several clients in antitrust investigations by the European Commission and national competition authorities, concerning both abuse of dominance and restrictive practices cases. In addition, he has broad experience advising clients on online distribution, pricing strategies, patents & licensing, and collaboration agreements. He works with several well-known brands and is currently involved in a number of high-profile cases, including the Google/Android case.
Andreas receives high praise from clients for being ‘highly attentive’ and able to ‘quickly grasp the main issue, even when limited information is provided’ (Legal 500).
Andreas also serves as a senior editor of the ABA Antitrust Committee’s Antitrust Law Journal.
He previously served as Director of the Fordham Competition Law Institute at Fordham Law School, New York, and as a Principal Administrator at the OECD's Competition Division. Prior to joining the OECD, Andreas worked for several years for a major international law firm in Brussels and Washington, DC, practising both EU competition law and US antitrust law.
Languages
German, English, Swedish, French
Recommendations
- Legal 500 for Competition Law
Education
- University of Vienna, Doctorate in Law, summa cum laude, 1993
- University of Michigan, LL.M., 1989
- University of Vienna, Master of Laws, 1987
Publications
Andreas has published widely in the areas of antitrust law and intellectual property law.
Teaching Posts
Andreas has taught U.S. antitrust law, European competition law, intellectual property law and EU law at the University of Michigan Law School, and at Fordham Law School, New York, as well as in Europe.
Professional Membership
Andreas is a member of the American Bar Association.
Bar Admissions
Brussels
New York