Dr. Florian Schmidt-Volkmar

+49 (711) 60187-262
schmidt-volkmar@oppenlaender.de

JUVE Handbook 2021/2022 lists Dr. Florian Schmidt-Volkmar as one of the frequently recommended lawyers for antitrust law and quotes one client with the statement: “positively noticed” and a competitor: “reliable, experienced in merger control”.

Juve-Handbook 2021/2022

Florian Schmidt-Volkmar was born in Stuttgart. He studied at the Universities of Bayreuth, Lausanne and Freiburg. He received his doctorate at the University of Freiburg under Prof. Dr. Joachim Bornkamm with an anti-trust thesis.

Florian Schmidt-Volkmar has worked as a lawyer since 2011. From 2012 to 2024 he was a lecturer at Hohenheim University. He is author of several publications and a member of the Study Association Antitrust Law.

Languages: English, French

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Expertise

Florian Schmidt-Volkmar advises on German and European antitrust law. His expertise covers the entire width of antitrust law. An emphasis of work consists in major cartel compensation complexes. He has comprehensive experience in representing both plaintiffs and defendants and therefore appreciates the difficulties of both sides. Florian Schmidt-Volkmar also advises regularly in complex abuse proceedings. In such proceedings, he has repeatedly defended clients, including in court, successfully vis-à-vis the anti-trust authorities.

In addition, Florian Schmidt-Volkmar is specialised on crisis and compliance advice. Besides his antitrust law expertise, he also covers criminal law-related issues in this context, inter alia the anti-corruption area. In crisis situations Florian Schmidt-Volkmar provides comprehensive support. That includes defense in financial penalty proceedings, rapid assistance in search situations and support in internal investigations. Florian Schmidt-Volkmar has special industry knowledge in the areas automotive, energy, telecommunications, steel and cosmetics.

Expertise areas

Others about Dr. Florian Schmidt-Volkmar

Client: “We work with Albrecht Bach, Florian Schmidt-Volkmar and Christoph Wolf. All three are approachable, responsive and great sparring partners. In terms of antitrust law, the three of them are top-notch. But what makes the collaboration very valuable for us is their in-depth knowledge of the automotive industry. They know how the industry works and what is normal and what is not. This creates added value every time, which goes far beyond the purely legal handling of cases.”

Legal 500 Germany 2024

Client about Dr Florian Schmidt-Volkmar in antitrust law: “Always available, technically excellent and pragmatic solutions.”

Legal 500 Germany 2024

Client about Dr Florian Schmidt-Volkmar in antitrust law: “a lot of know-how in the automotive sector, pragmatic and practice-orientated”

JUVE Handbuch 2023/2024

JUVE Handbook 2021/2022 lists Dr. Florian Schmidt-Volkmar as one of the frequently recommended lawyers for antitrust law and quotes one client with the statement: “positively noticed” and a competitor: “reliable, experienced in merger control”.

JUVE-Handbook 2021/2022

JUVE-Handbook 2020/2021 ranks Dr. Florian Schmidt-Volkmar as one of the most frequently recommended lawyers in antitrust law and quotes a client: „high professional level, pleasant to work with“ and a competitor: „reliable and experienced.

JUVE-Handbook 2020/2021

Vita

Admitted as lawyer since

2011
Doctorate

2007 - 2009
Research assistant at the Institute for German and Foreign Civil Procedural Law at the University of Freiburg
(Prof. Dr. Andreas Piekenbrock)

2007 - 2008
Studies in Bayreuth, Lausanne and Freiburg

2001 - 2007