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Dr. Donata Beck

+49 (0)711 60187-214
beck@oppenlaender.de

Dr Donata Beck is team member of the antitrust team awarded by JUVE

Donata Beck develops solutions for her clients. When providing antitrust law compliant advice Donata Beck has the development on the market and the interests of her clients in view. She pursues her clients’ objectives with great tenacity and tactical awareness, not least because she can draw on her former experience as strategic management consultant.

Donata Beck studied at the Universities of Freiburg im Breisgau, Aberdeen (Scotland) and Heidelberg and completed her legal training at the Kammergericht Berlin. She achieved her doctorate in Heidelberg.

Languages: English, Portuguese

Expertise

Donata Beck advises comprehensively on German and European antitrust law. A core of Donata Beck’s practice is the elaboration of compliant cooperation forms, among others the formation of joint ventures. She conducts national and international merger control procedures. Donata Beck also advises on the liability of board members under antitrust law. Her aim is the problem resolution, not the noisy spectacle.

Donata Beck has special industry expertise in publishing markets (books, newspapers and magazines), TV, radio and cable markets, but also in advertising markets.

Donata Beck is a member of the Studienvereinigung Kartellrecht (an association of cartel law professionals) where she heads the regional group of Stuttgart.

News

20. November 2024

Legal 500 Germany Awards 2025: OPPENLÄNDER nominated

OPPENLÄNDER was nominated as ‘Antitrust Team of the Year’ in antitrust law. Prof Dr Albrecht Bach and Dr Andreas Hahn are also on the shortlist for ‘Antitrust Lawyer of the Year’.

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14. June 2024

OPPENLÄNDER honoured by Best Lawyers

Handelsblatt has published the latest ranking of Best Lawyers and OPPENLÄNDER has been honoured several times.

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20. February 2024

Legal 500: OPPENLÄNDER receives the Germany Awards 2024 for antitrust law

OPPENLÄNDER was honoured by Legal 500 with the Germany Awards 2024 for antitrust law.

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19. February 2024

Chambers and Partners Global Guide 2024 ranks OPPENLÄNDER in competition law

Chambers and Partners Global Guide 2024 ranks OPPENLÄNDER as Band 3 law firm for competition law! For 17 years, our competition law practice is part of this guide.

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18. August 2023

JUVE nominates OPPENLÄNDER as law firm of the year for antitrust law

We are delighted with our antitrust team, which has once again been nominated for this award. We see this as a clear confirmation of the successful work in the interest of our clients.

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12. April 2023

Breakthrough for Hubert Burda Media and FUNKE-Verlag achieved

OPPENLÄNDER's antitrust practice obtains green light for a marketing joint venture between Burda and FUNKE.

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27. January 2023

OPPENLÄNDER strengthens antitrust law with new lawyer

Attorney-at-law Christian Geyer joins OPPENLÄNDER's antitrust team around partner Dr. Christoph Wolf as of January 16, 2023.

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01. October 2021

Theory meets practice

Our attorneys pass on their practical knowledge to students as lecturers at numerous universities. In the winter semester 2021/22, Dr. Carl Höfer, Simon Schmauder and Dr. Raphael Höll will give a lecture on "Civil Procedure and Litigation Tactics in Commercial Law Firms" at the University of Heidelberg.

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08. March 2021

International Women’s Day with four partners

We are proud of our four female partners who have made OPPENLÄNDER their firm.

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12. January 2021

SZ and F.A.Z. establish joint venture

Dr. Donata Beck und Dr. Ulrich Klumpp erwirken vor dem Bundeskartellamt grünes Licht für eine Anzeigenkooperation zwischen Süddeutsche Zeitung und Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung.

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20. November 2020

No Management Board Liability at Villeroy & Boch

OPPENLÄNDER fends off 70 million lawsuit. Dr. Thomas Trölitzsch and Dr. Donata Beck successful for Mr. Wendelin von Boch.

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Vita

  • Admitted as lawyer since

    2003
  • Consultant with Boston Consulting Group

    2001-2003
  • Legal traineeship at the Kammergericht Berlin

    1999-2001
  • Doctorate

    2000
  • Studies in Freiburg, Aberdeen (Scotland) and Heidelberg

    1992-1997