Between the lines

A blog on competition law, technology and lawyering.

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Dr. Florian Reiter-Werzin

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Between the lines looks at what matters in Austrian and EU competition law — alongside technology and the practice of lawyering, the topics we care about most. The aim is a genuine perspective, not just commentary, and something worth your time. Feedback is always welcome.

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These pieces are written the way we work: the topic, the analysis, the argument and the final wording are ours. We use AI as a research and drafting tool along the way. The result is meant to speak for itself.

Merger controlLawyering 7 min read

Approved by silence, prohibited only by a court: navigating Austrian merger control

A merger control proceeding with the Austrian competition authorities runs a bit differently from anywhere else, and if you enter phase 2, the dynamic changes completely to a court-led system. International counsel have described the Austrian system to me as “surprising” and “nerve-wracking”. It should not be, and this post unpacks it.

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