SJ Berwin LLP

Alexander Rinne joined SJ Berwin's Munich office as partner in 2001. Head of the German EU and competition practice, he specialises in German and European competition law, including related regulatory areas such as energy, recycling and telecommunications.

He has extensive experience in contentious competition cases, cartel investigations and proceedings dealing with the abuse of dominant positions in which he has represented German and international clients before the German Federal Cartel Office, the European Commission as well as the European Court of Justice and national courts. Alexander is also widely involved in EU and German mergers and joint ventures. His practice includes in particular the application of the merger provisions to complex private equity transactions, advising in close conjunction with the firm's private equity group.

Alexander received his Doctorate in EU Competition Law in 1997. He lectures and publishes regularly on various subjects relating to competition law. He is a member of the Association of Antitrust Law and the Association of Intellectual Property and Copyright Law.