Benjamin Geisel

Overview

Clients with EU and German competition law issues rely on Benjamin Geisel’s solution-oriented and pragmatic advice. He is especially well-known for his experience in managing international merger control proceedings and complex cartel investigations.

Benjamin is a counsel in Crowell & Moring’s Antitrust and Competition Group and is based in Brussels. He advises clients on all aspects of EU and German competition law, and his practice covers a broad range of sectors, including finance, technology, energy and chemicals.

Benjamin frequently represents clients before the European Commission and the German Federal Cartel Office (Bundeskartellamt).

Earlier in his career, Benjamin completed an internship with the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Competition. He also worked in the business development team of an e-commerce start-up company in Berlin.

Career & Education

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International Business Development Specialist, DaWanda GmbH, 2012-2013

Second State Exam in law (Zweites Staatsexamen), Kammergericht Berlin, 2015

First State Exam in law (Erstes Staatsexamen), Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, 2012
- International Business Development Specialist, DaWanda GmbH, 2012-2013
- Second State Exam in law (Zweites Staatsexamen), Kammergericht Berlin, 2015
- First State Exam in law (Erstes Staatsexamen), Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, 2012
Humboldt University of Berlin, 2012
King's College London, PGDip, EU Competition Law, 2016
- Humboldt University of Berlin, 2012
- King's College London, PGDip, EU Competition Law, 2016
Brussels
Berlin
- Brussels
- Berlin
Member of the Studienvereinigung Kartellrecht, an association of German-speaking competition lawyers and economists.
- Member of the Studienvereinigung Kartellrecht, an association of German-speaking competition lawyers and economists.
German
English
Dutch
French
- German
- English
- Dutch
- French

Benjamin's Insights

Publication | 01.16.25

The European Commission’s Draft Guidelines on Exclusionary Abuses: Toward Stricter Enforcement?

Client Alert | 11 min read | 12.03.24
The EU Foreign Subsidies Regulation One Year On: An Effective Tool or Just More Red Tape?
Client Alert | 5 min read | 11.05.24
The EU Court of Justice’s Judgment in Illumina/Grail – Has the Killer of “Killer Acquisitions” Been Disarmed?
Event | 10.23.24
Your First Steps Towards a Successful Career - Diversity, Inclusion and CV / Application Workshop

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Representative Matters

Advised a global financial institution on several cartel investigations undertaken by the European Commission.
Advised a global private equity investor concerning the merger control aspects of the sale of a chemicals subsidiary, a transaction that included numerous vertical and conglomerate relationships between the parties, and a deal valued at approximately €4 billion.
Advised a global technology company in relation to the online advertising sector inquiry of the German Federal Cartel Office.
Advised a global insurance company in relation to the establishment of a multi-national insurance distribution cooperation project in Latin America.
Advised a German utilities company on the merger control aspects of its majority acquisition by another energy company in a hostile takeover. The deal was valued at approximately €2.3 billion.