Christian Ritz, LL.M. (USYD)

Christian Ritz handles complex antitrust and competition law matters, multi-jurisdictional authority investigations as well as internal investigations and compliance issues.

In particular, Christian's practice focuses on representing his clients in dawn raids and providing them with strategic guidance and legal advice in multi-jurisdictional cartel and white-collar investigations, including complex internal investigations. Christian represents his clients in cartel damages litigation and regularly advises them on the development and implementation of global compliance systems. 

He also advises regularly on global merger control and cooperation agreements.

A specific focus of his practice is on ESG related topics both in the field of competition law ("Green Competition") and compliance ("ESG Compliance"). Christian regularly advises his clients on the development, structure and implementation of their compliance management systems to comply with global requirements in the areas of ESG and Supply Chain Due Diligence, in particular regarding the German Supply Chain Due Diligence Act (SCDDA) and the EU Commission’s proposal for the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD).

Clients praise Christian’s ‘very extensive experience paired with a high level of pragmatism and extreme solution orientation’ (Legal 500 Germany, 2022).

Christian has been ranked as the only lawyer from Germany as 'Though Leader Global Elite - Competition - Under 45 2023' by Who's Who Legal. He has been ranked among the 'Most Highly Regarded" partners aged under 45 for Competition in the EMEA Region by Who's Who Legal 2022, praised by market sources as 'a brilliant lawyer with impressive experience in cartel litigation and antitrust compliance'. Legal 500 has recommended Christian for antitrust, compliance, and investigations in Germany in 2022.