Weil, Gotshal & Manges has hired two antitrust partners into its office in Munich from rival US firms.
Ingo Brinker, who is recognised by Legal 500 in the Hall of Fame for antitrust in Germany, joins from White & Case, where he has spent the last two years. Prior to this, he worked for German firm Gleiss Lutz for over 30 years.
Additionally, Niklas Brueggemann, previously counsel at Latham & Watkins, joins Weil as a partner. He first joined Latham in Hamburg in 2017, and rejoined the firm in 2025, after a four and a half year stint at the Directorate-General for Competition at the European Commission in Brussels.
The two additions mark eight partner hires for Weil in Germany in the last six months, including recent hires in the PE space Sebastian Pauls, also from Latham and Kamyar Abrar, who rejoined the firm after six years as co-managing partner at Willkie Farr & Gallagher’s German offices.
Commenting on his move, Brinker said: ‘Weil has one of the most dynamic practices in Germany now, and the success of its European antitrust bench is phenomenal. Niklas and I are delighted to be joining.’
The pair will join Weil’s European antirust practice, which works closely with partners across offices in Paris and Brussels.
Co-managing Partner of Weil’s German offices, Britta Grauke, said: ‘Ingo and Niklas are extremely highly regarded partners who advise on bet-the-company matters that require extensive experience and judgment.’
‘They bring heavyweight credentials in merger control and European antitrust litigation, at a time when Germany remains one of the most active jurisdictions in Europe for cartel damages claims and follow-on actions,’ she concluded.
A White & Case spokesperson said: ‘We can confirm that Ingo Brinker is leaving White & Case. We wish him well in the future.’
