Member Profiles

Dr. Constanze Bandilla-Dany is a litigation lawyer based in Hamburg. She focuses on litigation matters in a variety of industries and her clients range from privately owned companies to listed and international companies. She has extensive experience in representing her clients in juridical proceedings at German courts, including advising her clients on proceedings at the German High Court. She handles court proceedings mainly in commercial, corporate and insolvency matters. Her main industry focus lies on special-use properties such as shopping centers. Her clients include, among others, real estate funds, insurance companies and real estate management companies. Furthermore she advises on all aspects of commercial tenancy law. Constanze works closely with our Transform initiative in using legal tech to service clients more efficiently. Constanze studied law in Würzburg and Paris. Prior to joining the firm, she worked for another international law firm as a litigation lawyer in London und Germany. Constanze is a German native speaker and fluent in English.

Fabian Badtke heads the firm’s antitrust and competition group. He advises and represents national and international clients on all aspects of European and German antitrust law, including merger control and coordination of multi-jurisdictional filings, antitrust investigations, behavioural matters, antitrust litigation and compliance programmes. Fabian has particular industry know-how in the financial services, healthcare and life sciences, retail and media sectors. Projects DAF Trucks / Paccar in the defence against numerous antitrust damages claims brought before German courts ICON on its $12bn acquisition of PRA Health Sciences RIB Software on a €1.4bn public takeover bid by Schneider Electric Fresenius/Helios: Advising on its €3bn acquisition of 40 hospitals and 13 medical care centres from Rhoen Klinikum Fresenius Kabi on the implementation of a Europe-wide antitrust compliance program ThyssenKrupp: Advising the company on its internal compliance investigations ABN AMRO: Advising on the acquisition of Credit Suisse´s private banking business in Germany Distinctions Frequently recommended lawyer for antitrust law (JUVE Handbook, on-going since 2017; “really good, very pragmatic” (client), “ambitious and dedicated” (competitor)) Frequently recommended by GCR Competition Review in “Who’s Who Legal: Competition – Future Leaders” (“really impressive for merger filings” and also “well known for his strong antitrust practice, receiving international endorsements for his work on complex cartel damages claims”) Recommended advisor for healthcare antitrust law (JUVE 2021/2022, "very satisfied, excellent lawyer in whom we have great confidence" (client)) Top lawyer for antitrust and competition, German business weekly WirtschaftsWoche (2021) Frequently listed as an "antitrust Cartel law expert", " in Germany’s "Handelsblatt" newspaper In 2008, he was awarded a prize for the best dissertation in competition law, corporate law and intellectual property rights by the Humboldt-University of Berlin Career Legal studies at the Universities of Potsdam and Cambridge, (UK)  (LL.M.) and at the Humboldt-University of Berlin Secondment to Deutsche Bank (2014) Experience as a lawyer in a law firm specialising in medical law in Berlin At Noerr since 2007 Admitted to the Berlin Chamber of Lawyers since 2006 Memberships American Bar Association (ABA), Antitrust Section Member of the antitrust research association Studienvereinigung Kartellrecht KartellrechtsForum Frankfurt am Main International Bar Association (IBA) Lectures Regular activity as moderator and speaker at the annual Noerr Competition Day Regular live-webinars on antitrust litigation, antitrust compliance and distribution law Publications Antitrust in the financial services sector, Bankrecht, 6th ed. 2022, Carl Heymanns Verlag Antitrust and R&D agreements, Verträge über Forschung und Entwicklung, 3rd ed. 2018, Carl Heymanns Verlag Wer zahlt Kartellbußen? – Bundesarbeitsgericht zur Managerhaftung, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung 28/06/2017, Recht und Steuern Aktuelle Entwicklungen beim Akteneinsichtsrecht in Wettbewerbsverfahren (with Jan Moritz Lang), Wirtschaft und Wettbewerb (WuW 2016) Should the Acquisition of Non-controlling Minority Shareholdings be Treated as Concentra-tions? (with Rea Diamantatou), Journal of European Competition Law & Practice, 2016, Vol. 7 Kollektive Marktbeherrschung im Kraftstoffmarkt? (with Dr Oliver Vahrenholt), Zeitschrift für Wettbewerbsrecht (ZWeR), 2012 Die Bedeutung des Kartellrechts bei M&A-Transaktionen, Kölner Schrift zum Wirtschaftsrecht (KSzW), 2011 Das Kartellrecht und die aktuelle Debatte um die Laufzeitverlängerung von Atomkraftwerken – eine kritische Würdigung (with Oliver Vahrenholt), Wettbewerb in Recht und Praxis (WRP) 2010 Der “Rhön-Beschluss” des BGH – endlich Klarheit bei der Zusammenschlusskontrolle von Krankenhausfusionen?, Zeitschrift für das gesamte Krankenhausrecht (KHR), 2008 Die Anwendbarkeit der deutschen und europäischen Fusionskontrolle auf Zusammenschlüsse von Krankenhäusern, Nomos Verlag, 2008 Die kartellrechtliche Bewertung des “AOK-Modells” beim Abschluss von Rabattverträgen, Wirtschaft und Wettbewerb (WuW), 2007

Attorney Dr. Lars Grube is a specialist lawyer in inheritance law and has been a self-employed lawyer since 1995, after previously working as an employed lawyer for renowned law firms during his traineeship and then for five years. The focus of his legal work for companies, entrepreneurs and private individuals is inheritance law, contract law and individual asset succession (security) . Due to his personal career with study visits to various European countries (France, Italy, Spain, Switzerland), RA Dr. Grube is also a suitable contact person for some international issues - both in the private environment (holiday properties, international inheritance law, etc.) and in the business environment - especially in the context of Spain. RA Dr. values Grube focuses on finding quick and efficient solutions to his clients' legal problems - be it for business clients or for private individuals who turn to him. Attorney Dr. Grube completed his law studies at the Ludwig Maximilian University in Munich and the Université de Lausanne (Switzerland). He also holds a diploma in comparative law from the Faculté Internationale de droit comparé at the Université de Strasbourg (France).

SUDVERS is the efficient and powerful International Insurance Broker, Risk-Manager and Financial-Service Provider that enjoys a high amount of trust as a family Business. Our clients, often medium sized family businesses from a large variety of sectors, rely on our highly respected reputation. They place their trust in us regarding the protection of all the possible risks of their business and also their personal protection and that of their employees. Due to our growing and long-standing client relationships we have evolved on a national and international level into a comprehensive specialist in the fields of Risk- and Insurance-Analyzation, Managing Risks, Credit- and Bonds-Management and corporate and private Provision. Nowadays we are trusted by businesses of all different sizes and sectors regarding their insurable risks. These businesses range from small, family lead businesses, up to stock exchange noted billion-turnover companies with over 100 different entities.

Achim Heuser founded the law firm HEUSER RECHT UND STEUERN which specialized in arrangement and organization of  international assignments. Achim Heuser advises companies on the realization of their international sales and growth strategies. He authored and issued various publications and specialist articles on these topics. He is a frequent speaker at national and international institutions and events. Apart from his professional qualification as a lawyer, he has gained his experience working for a big company in the industrial sector. Mister Heuser is a member of the German Bar Association in Bonn, a graduate of the Cambridge Course English Legal Methods and a frequent speaker at the Center of International Legal Studies in Salzburg, Austria.