Oliver Heinisch

Oliver Heinisch is a partner in the Antitrust and Competition Practice Group in the firm's London office.

Areas of Practice

Oliver advises on all areas of EU, UK and German competition law with a focus on international cartel and abuse of dominance procedures, including related antitrust litigation matters as well as merger control law. He often advises on the interface between intellectual property and competition law mainly in the context of complaint cases, investigations of competition authorities and intellectual property litigation.

Oliver's additional experience includes advising on parallel imports, complex IP licensing, R&D and cooperation arrangements. The majority of his clients are technology and life sciences companies, and he also works for financial services, insurance, automotive, industrial and food clients.

Oliver is ranked in Legal 500 and Chambers Global, Europe and UK and is described by clients as “very promising and bright,” a very sharp professional and an excellent lawyer with a good understanding of our business needs.

Brexit
Oliver regularly advises clients on questions relating to the UK’s decision to leave the European Union. He assists client with strategic advice to deal with the uncertainty in the market, and the impact of Brexit on investment decisions, data protection, ongoing litigation and investigation as well as on the impact of Brexit on commercial agreements.

Data Protection and GDPR
Oliver also has substantial experience in advising clients on data protection issues in Europe, Germany and the UK. He has advised a number of multinational companies on issues relating to Big Data, data breaches, data transfers and data protection defenses in the context of litigation discovery; and questions relating to HR and employment, retail and online selling. In addition, he has been involved in several projects helping companies prepare for GDPR compliance and regularly publishes and presents on the GDPR.

Honors

•JUVE, 2018-2019

•Legal 500 Europe, EU, Global Competition Law 2013 - 2020, singled out by clients as a name to note in this area, with expertise in cartel and abuse of dominance investigations and “very experienced and client-oriented”. “He has a strong sense of responsibility, is very responsive to a client’s needs and is easy to work with”

•Chambers UK 2016, noted by clients as “very promising and bright”
•Chambers Global, Europe and UK, 2014, 2015 noted by clients for his “excellent understanding of our business”

Digital Media

Nota Bene Episode 65: European Check In: Environmental Protection, Privacy Regulations, Digital Market Definition, and Brexit with Oliver Heinisch

Nota Bene Episode 55: Updates on the European Commission and Brexit with Isabelle Rahman and Oliver Heinisch

Nota Bene Episode 26: Unpacking the Latest News on the Brexit Negotiations with Oliver Heinisch

Nota Bene Episode 5: The Brexit Deadline and Its Impacts on Multinational Businesses with Oliver Heinisch

Insights

Articles

•Eyes Across the Atlantic: Coordination and Management of Global Private Antitrust Litigation
ABA Section of Antitrust Law, 05.08.2017
•Originator/Generic Competition in the UK: The First CMA Case on Pay-For-Delay
Practical Law, 03.23.2017
•The Rapidly Changing Landscape of Private Global Antitrust Litigation: Increasingly Serious Implications for U.S. Practitioners
Competition (Calif. State Bar Antitrust Section publication), Fall 2016
•Oi! Ref!
Competition Law Insight, 06.07.2016
•A Matter of Class: A look at the collective action regimes in the UK and US
Competition Law Insight, 12.08.2015
• The object of the exercise: A look at the ECJ’s landmark Groupement des Cartes Bancaires decision, CLI, November 2014
• Travellers’ tales: The authorities are checking out the online hotel reservation sector, CLI, July 2014
• Clarity on jurisdiction? The Court of Appeal rules on the jurisdiction of the English courts in private damages actions, CLI, November 2012
• Access to leniency documents: The European Commission is ordered to rethink its blanket approach, CLI, July 2012
• Access to leniency documents: Pfleiderer applied in the English High Court, CLI, May 2012
• Jurisdiction revisited: The Toshiba Carrier case raises further complex issues post Provimi and Cooper Tire in antitrust damages actions, CLI, November 2011
•Co-author, IP Licensing chapter, PLC EC and UK Competition Law Handbook
•Co-author, Private Enforcement chapter, PLC Cross-border Competition Handbook

Antitrust Law Blog Posts

• New Lower UK Thresholds for Scrutiny of Mergers Affecting National Security, June 25, 2018
• Selective Distribution Systems and Bans on Sales of Luxury Products via Online Market Platforms: Initial Thoughts on the CJEU’s Coty Judgment, December 7, 2017
• An EC Communication on SEPs - Not More Not Less, November 30, 2017
• Eyes Across the Atlantic: Coordination and Management of Global Private Antitrust Litigation, May 23, 2017
• European Commission Blocks Merger of London Stock Exchange and Deutsche BOrse, April 6, 2017
• Company Directors Beware - the CMA’s Disqualification Order, January 24, 2017
• Top 12 EU Legal Developments to Watch in 2017, January 23, 2017
• Brexit News: UK Judges Throw a Block in the Road of Article 50, November 3, 2016
• On the Way to a European Digital Single Market: Whether You Sell Online or Offline - Listen Up!, October 5, 2016
• Brexit, Here We Come (or Go), June 24, 2016
• Evolving Private Remedies for Competition Infringements in Europe: Class Actions in the U.K., October 19, 2015

Global Trade Law Blog Posts

• 2018 EU Trade, Regulatory and Competition Trends, February 8, 2018
• Bre(xit)aking News, January 24, 2017

Media Mentions

•2018 EU Competition & Regulatory Trends
Sheppard Mullin EU Competition Alert, 01.24.2018
•CMA Swings at Golf Club Maker’s Online Sales Ban
Global Competition Review, 06.09.2016
•Ranked in Chambers Europe 2016
Chambers Europe 2016, 05.24.2016
•CMA Imposes Fresh Fine for Price Maintenance
Global Competition Review, 05.24.2016
•Interview with Oliver Heinisch: Sheppard Mullin’s highly regarded antitrust partner talks to CLI
Competition Law Insight, 11.10.2015
•Sheppard Mullin Snags Ex-Simmons Competition Pro
Law360, 07.17.2015

Speaking Engagements

• European Competition Law in the Nationalist Era: What You Need to Know at the Dawn of Divergence, Silicon Valley Association of General Counsel, April 21, 2017

Events

•Data Breach Simulation
IAPP Data Protection Intensive: UK 2019, 03.12.2019

• Breakfast with Europe Webinar Series
12.21.2017

• Breakfast with Europe Webinar Series
10.19.2017

• Breakfast with Europe Webinar Series
06.15.2017

• Breakfast with Europe Webinar Series
03.16.2017

• Breakfast with Europe Webinar Series
01.19.2017