Prof. Dr. iur. Patrick L. Krauskopf Competition / Antitrust Lawyer of the Year Switzerland

Firm Profile

Krauskopf Wagner & Partner (KWP) is a leading full-service Competition law & policy law firm in Switzerland and the Legal Department of “Agon Partners.”

(i) Clients: Domestic and foreign companies and associations, ranging from small and medium sized enterprises (SME) to large multinational corporations.

(ii) Full service provider: KWP advises and represents its clients in all legal and economic competition law and policy matters, such as administrative and civil procedures in cartel and unilateral conduct cases (including claims for damages), merger notifica- tions, designing and implementing customized compliance programs and organising economic empirical studies.

(iii) Our Philosophy: KWP provides legal and economic advice and representation that excels in quality, efficiency and availability, giving its clients a real edge over the competition.

(iv) Our Network:

Scholarship KWP’s experts have an excellent academic

Individual Profile

Prof. Dr. iur. Patrick L. Krauskopf Attorney-at-law (Zurich/New York), LL.M. (Harvard)

Partner: Krauskopf Wagner & Partner (KWP) & Agon Partners

Chairman: Centre for Competition and Commercial Law at School of Management and Law (ZHAW)

Languages:German, French, English, Spanish

Memberships: Zurich Bar Association ZAV, Swiss Bar Association SAV, American Bar Association ABA, New York State Bar Association NYSBA, International Bar Association IBA, Studienvereinigung Kartellrecht e.V., International

League of Competition Law

LIDC/ASAS, Academic Society for Competition Law ASCOLA

Education: Studies at the Universities of Fribourg and Berkeley (Master of Laws & PhD); Harvard Law School (LL.M.); Admitted to the bar in Switzerland and in the State of New York.

34 Contact

Prof. Dr. iur. Patrick L. Krauskopf Tel. +41 (0) 43 344 95 81 Mobile +41 (0) 76 567 14 07 Email: patrick.krauskopf@kw-p.ch

Awards: Master of Laws (summa cum laude), PhD (summa cum laude), Walther Hug Award (Best PhD of the year).

Career: Attorney in a medium-size law firm (Zurich); Clerk to a Justice at the Supreme Court of Switzerland (Lausanne); Vice-Director of the Swiss Competition Commission COMCO (Berne)

Activities: Professor for competition and contract law as well as negotiation techniques at Zurich University (ZHAW); Lecturer in competition law at various Universities; Advisor to the International Competition Network (ICN), WTO and UNCTAD; Chairman of the Swiss Chapter (New York State Bar Association), International Advisory Council to UC Berkeley Law School.

background and strong ties to a network of academic institutions,

regularly providing

comprehensive legal and economic analysis and opinions. Also, they frequently publish articles on current issues of antitrust law in renowned journals, commentaries and textbooks, thus participating in the scientific and practical discussion of antitrust matters and continued development of antitrust law and policy.

Training KWP’s experts frequently speak at training events or organize them, both in Switzerland and internationally. They are highly qualified to respond to clients’ legal and strategic antitrust issues at conferences, seminars and compliance training events.

Events KWP promotes and co-organizes a variety of events in the area of competition law, including the well-established "Ateliers de la Concurrence" (interdisciplinary events focusing on competition law and policy, bilingual German / French) and "Debating Competition Dinners" (events for young talent and professionals focusing on antitrust law and economics).

Notable Legal Work

Advisory work and representation before Agency and Appeal Courts (inter alia): car industry, banks, credit cards, brand manufacturer, watch industry, books, real estate, media, publicity, railway, patents, construction.

Legislative work (2002–today): (i) Drafting

implementing the Federal Cartel Act of 2003; the Ordinance of fines and leniency program of 2004; the Block Exemption Regulations (“Communications”) on vertical restraints of 2007 and on Motor Vehicle of 2002. (ii) Advisory Expert to the Swiss parliament regarding the new Federal Cartel Act (2013).

Technical assistance in Competition Law/Policy (2002– today): (i) South America: Colombia, Peru, Salvador, Nicaragua;(ii) Asia: Vietnam, Bangladesh; (iii) Africa: UEMOA, Namibia, Botswana, Zambia.

Legal Educational (2009–today): (i) Leading Competition Seminars (www.atelier-concurrence.ch; www.debatingcompetition.ch); (ii) Unique Certificate (CAS) in Competition Law (www.sml.zhaw.ch).

Areas of Expertise (i) Advisory and Public Litigation • Collusion & Agreements • Vertical restraints & Distribution • Market power & Monopoly (abuse of) • Merger Filing • Agency & appeal procedures • Settlements & Plea bargaining

(ii) Civil Litigation • Civil antitrust proceedings • Damage Claims & Class actions • B2B - ADR

(iii) Compliance • Agency-proved compliance programs • Training • Code of conduct

(iv) Crisis Communication • Press issues • Press & Media training • Dealing with authorities

(v) Campaigning • Prevention • Public awareness • Politics & Government

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