Michael Hofmann

Associate, Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Michael Hofmann is an associate in the antitrust and competition practice group in the firm’s Brussels office. He is a member of the firm’s EU competition and regulatory practice and focuses on all aspects of European and German competition law matters. He regularly advises clients on merger notifications with the European Commission, the German Federal Cartel Office and other competition authorities. Michael further advises on cartel investigations and abuse-of-dominance proceedings both before the European Commission and national competition authorities. He has extensive experience in a variety of industry sectors including energy, railway, postal services, consumer goods and telecommunications.

Prior to joining Sheppard Mullin, Michael worked as a research associate at the Institute of European and International Business Law of the University of St.Gallen HSG in Switzerland and at the EFTA Court in Luxembourg. After that, he worked for several years with another international law firm as a competition lawyer in Brussels before joining Sheppard Mullin.