Andreas Reindl
Managing Partner
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Andreas was named VBB’s Managing Partner in January 2024. He has more than 30 years’ experience advising international clients on a wide range of high-profile competition matters, including major EU merger control cases and behavioural investigations.

Andreas also frequently counsels on a range of complex antitrust issues in connection with product development, pricing, and distribution strategies.

Andreas leads VBB’s cross-practice group on the EU Foreign Subsidies Regulation (FSR). He counsels international clients on FSR compliance and has represented clients in FSR notifications and investigations. He works across a broad range of sectors, with particular expertise in the digital & tech, transport, and consumer products sectors.

In addition to his time in private practice, which has involved working in both Brussels and Washington, DC, Andreas has 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 in Paris. He is a member of the Board of the American Chamber of Commerce to the European Union (AmCham EU).

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.

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Andreas Reindl is an absolute gem. In addition to his deep expertise in competition law, he is an outstanding service provider. He is responsive, has taken the time to truly learn our business, provides practical and easy to understand advice, and is a reassuring presence on all matters.
Client, Legal 500, Competition: EU and global

Representative matters

  1. Gigaset Communications LLC, a manufacturer of mobile phones and other telecommunications equipment, as an intervener in support of Google in Google’s appeal to the EU Court of Justice against the General Court’s judgment upholding parts of the European Commission decision in the Google/Android case.
  2. Nuctech in an ongoing FSR ex-officio investigation that was initiated by the European Commission’s first unannounced inspection, in particular with regard to appeals against the Commission’s inspection decision.
  3. Intel in its appeal against the EUR 376 million fine imposed in 2023 by the European Commission for certain restrictions which were not annulled by the General Court in its previous judgment finding that the Commission had failed to establish that Intel’s rebates infringed Article 102 TFEU (in which we also acted for Intel and the Association for Competitive Technology).
  4. Longstanding client Nippon Steel on the EU merger control and FSR aspects of its proposed USD 14.9 billion acquisition of US Steel.
  5. Boeing on the EU merger control aspects of its proposed acquisition of Brazilian regional jet manufacturer Embraer, subject to an EU Phase 2 review until the transaction was aborted.
  6. Carlsberg in an investigation by the Swedish competition authority (Konkurrensverket) concerning distribution practices for beer in the Swedish horeca sector.

Professional

  1. Admitted to Brussels Bar, 2016
  2. Admitted to New York Bar, 1998

Academic

  1. Doctorate in Law, University of Vienna, 1993, summa cum laude
  2. L.M, University of Michigan, 1987
  3. Master of Laws, University of Vienna, 1987

Andreas plays an active part in the firm’s D&I initiatives.

  1. American Chamber of Commerce to the European Union (AmCham EU) (Board Member)
  2. American Bar Association (Senior Editor, ABA Antitrust Law Section’s Antitrust Law Journal)
  1. Next Generation Partner, Competition: EU & Global, Legal 500 2025
  2. Key Lawyer, Competition: EU & Global, Legal 500 2025
  3. “Andreas Reindl is particularly recommended for antitrust investigations before the European Commission.” Competition: EU and global, Legal 500 2025
  4. “Andreas Reindl brings us up-to-date information about enforcement and practice trends, which helps us understand when we should consult EU lawyers and UK lawyers in advising clients. Andreas is very creative and sophisticated, hard-working lawyer.” Client, Competition: EU and global, Legal 500 2025
  1. The EU Foreign Subsidies Regulation, 1st edition, Concurrences (2024): co-author
  2. ECJ Fiat Ruling Sets Clear Boundaries For EU State Aid Law, Law360 (2023): co-author
  3. Questions On Market Rules In Google Android Decision, Law360 (2022): co-author
  4. The EU Commission publishes the draft revised Vertical Block Exemption Regulation and draft revised Guidelines on Vertical Restraint, Concurrences Bulletin (2021): co-author
  5. Van Bael & Bellis, Competition Law of the European Union, 6th edition, Kluwer (2021): contributing author (Special Sectors chapter)

Speaking engagements

  1. The rise of environmental sustainability, labour, resilience and security concerns: Are we moving towards a de facto public interest test in EU Merger Control?, UCL conference on The New EU Merger Control and Environmental and Social Sustainability Concerns, Brussels, 1 July 2025 (panellist)
  2. Complaw: FDI Regimes and Foreign Subsidies Regulation 2025, Informa Connect conference, Brussels, 29 April 2025 (chair and moderator of panel on experiences with the FSR)
  3. The FSR: Key Takeaways and Future Outlook, workshop with Concurrences, Brussels, 8 April 2025 (organiser and speaker)
  4. Article 102: Update on Draft Guidelines & Other Developments, Complaw: Nordic conference, Informa Connect, Stockholm, 25 March 2025 (moderator)