Vanessa van Weelden
About:
I am a German qualified antitrust lawyer based in Brussels advising on all aspects of EU and German competition law including merger control and foreign investment proceedings as well as antitrust compliance and antitrust investigations. In addition, I focus on novel EU regulation including the Digital Markets Act and the Foreign Subsidies Regulation.
languages
English, German
Expertise:
Experience:
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
Principal Associate at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
March 2020 - Present • Brussels, Belgium
As a Principal Associate in Freshfield's ACT team I advise on all aspects of competition law including complex cross-border merger transactions, investigations before the European Commission, digital market regulation, foreign subsidy as well as foreign investment screening.Milbank
Associate at Milbank
4 years 5 mth • September 2015 - February 2020 • Munich, Germany
As an Associate at Milbank's competition team I have advised on all aspects of EU and German competition law including merger control, FDI screenings, antitrust compliance and antitrust investigations.Education:
Higher Regional Court of Munich
2013 - 2015
Legal traineeship (Rechtsreferendariat) with stage at the District Court of Freising, the Public Prosecution Office of Landshut, the Administrative District Office (Landratsamt) Landshut, the European Commission / DG Competition D/2 Antitrust Financial Services, Milbank LLP and Bertelsman, Inc. Compliance
University of Heidelberg
2010 - 2011
Law degree (1. Staatsexamen)
China University of Political Science and Law Beijing
2008 - 2010
Studies of Chinese law and Mandarin
University of Freiburg
2005 - 2008
Undergraduate law degree (Zwischenprüfung) and Major (Schwerpunktbereich) in business law