Hammonds LLP

Jochen joined Hammonds LLP's Brussels office in March 2007 after having worked with Gleiss Lutz Rechtsanwälte and Vermulst, Verhaeghe and Graafsma. Jochen obtained his basic degree and a PhD in European law from the Vienna University and an LLM from Cornell Law School in New York State. He clerk-shipped for judges at an Austrian district and appellate court and was a research assistant during his second semester in Cornell. He is a qualified NY attorney-at-law and a UK solicitor.

Jochen works in both Hammonds LLP's trade and competition teams. Jochen advises clients in all aspects of European and national competition law, including merger control, horizontal and vertical cooperation agreements, and antitrust litigation before national courts and in an arbitration proceeding. He has assisted clients in cartel investigations including during dawn raids. Jochen also handles WTO-related matters and advises clients in relation to negotiations of FTAs and EPAs. Jochen has represented a third-party government in a major WTO dispute settlement proceeding. He has profound experience in handling trade defence investigations including anti-dumping, anti-subsidy and safeguards. Jochen also advises clients on customs matters and on export control, including delivering compliance seminars and training sessions. Jochen speaks German, English and French and has basic knowledge of Spanish.