RBB

Milan Berger

Milan is an Associate Principal based in RBB Economics’ Düsseldorf office. He has more than a decade of experience as a competition economist, with expertise spanning antitrust investigations, private enforcement litigations, market studies and Phase I/II merger reviews, including both horizontal and vertical issues.

Milan has extensive experience advising on antitrust investigations, including cases involving abuse of dominance, information exchange and cartels as well as on both Phase I and Phase II merger reviews at the German, UK and EU level.

Milan has advised on numerous follow-on and stand-alone litigations, preparing economic and econometric evidence on the likelihood and quantum of damages, pass-on and other matters for the proceedings across multiple local courts across Europe.

On mergers, Milan has worked extensively on several Phase I and Phase II merger before the European Commission and the competition authorities in the UK and Germany.

His sectoral experience spans a wide range of industries, including chip design (EDA), satellites, trucks, white goods, retail, consumer goods, and various industrial products.

Milan holds a Master’s degree in International Economics from the University of Göttingen and a Bachelor’s degree in Economics from the University of Cologne.

As a German national, Milan is fluent in German and English.

Selected Cases

  • Synopys/Ansys

    Merger, EU, UK & Global

  • Viasat/Inmarsat

    Merger, EU & UK

  • Scania: Trucks Cartel

    Follow-on litigation, UK & EU

  • Tronox/Cristal

    Merger, EU

  • Whirlpool

    Horizontal practices investigation, France

  • Sugar cartel

    Damages litigation, Germany

  • Thalia/Mayersche

    Merger, Germany

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