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Richard
Stäuber

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Richard Stäuber’s practice focuses on Swiss and European competition law. He represents businesses in competition law investigations and merger control proceedings and advises clients on distribution arrangements, cooperation projects and license agreements. His areas of expertise also include regulatory affairs and administrative law. Richard Stäuber is Non-Governmental Advisor to the Swiss Competition Commission for the International Competition Network (ICN) and co-editor of the Swiss Journal of Competition Law (Schweizerische Zeitschrift für Kartellrecht).

Richard Stäuber′s practice focuses on Swiss and European competition law. He has broad experience in representing businesses before authorities and courts in competition law investigations and merger control proceedings. He regularly advises clients on distribution arrangements, cooperation projects and license agreements. His areas of expertise also include regulatory affairs and administrative law.

Technology and Digital EconomyCompetitionRegulatoryHealthcare / Life Sciences
2020
Partner at Homburger
2017
King's College London (M.A. in Economics for Competition Law)
2013
Associate at Homburger
2012
Foreign Associate at Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton, Brussels
2011
University of St. Gallen (Dr. iur.)
2011
Associate at Homburger
2010
Harvard Law School (LL.M.)
2006
Research assistant at the University of St. Gallen
2006
Bar admission
2005
University of St. Gallen (lic. iur.)

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2022

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2022

The collaboration with Richard Stäuber is very efficient, he delivers work in very high quality and timely.

2022

Richard Stäuber comes highly recommended by respondents as ‹the standout name in the field and a go-to reference for competition law›.

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Homburger advises Solenis on the acquisition of Kolb's paper process chemicals business

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Homburger advised Sandvik on its acquisition of precision tools manufacturer Sphinx Tools

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Homburger advises Bobst Group SA with respect to JBF Finance SA's announced public tender offer to acquire Bobst Group

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Richard Stäuber

Partner

Richard Stäuber′s practice focuses on Swiss and European competition law. He has broad experience in representing businesses before authorities and courts in competition law investigations and merger control proceedings. He regularly advises clients on distribution arrangements, cooperation projects and license agreements. His areas of expertise also include regulatory affairs and administrative law.

Richard Stäuber studied law at the universities of St.Gallen and Geneva, graduated in 2005 and was admitted to the bar in 2006. He earned a Master of Laws (LL.M.) from Harvard Law School in 2010, a doctorate from the University of St.Gallen in 2011 and a Master of Arts in Economics for Competition Law (M.A.) from King′s College London in 2017. Richard Stäuber joined Homburger as an associate in 2011. From 2012 to 2013 he worked as a foreign associate in a leading international law firm in Brussels.
Richard Stäuber regularly publishes and speaks on topics within his fields of expertise. Richard Stäuber is Non-Governmental Advisor to the Swiss Competition Commission for the International Competition Network (ICN) and co-editor of the Swiss Journal of Competition Law (Schweizerische Zeitschrift für Kartellrecht).

Career

2020
Partner at Homburger
2017
King's College London (M.A. in Economics for Competition Law)
2013
Associate at Homburger
2012
Foreign Associate at Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton, Brussels
2011
University of St. Gallen (Dr. iur.)
2011
Associate at Homburger
2010
Visiting researcher at Max-Planck-Institute, Hamburg
2010
Harvard Law School (LL.M.)
2006
Research assistant at the University of St. Gallen
2006
Bar admission
2005
Law clerk at the Cantonal and Commercial Court of St. Gallen
2005
University of St. Gallen (lic. iur.)

Languages

English, German

Bar Registration

Admitted to the Swiss bar

Teams

Technology and Digital EconomyCompetitionRegulatoryHealthcare / Life Sciences