Dr. Manuel Knebelsberger

  • Counsel
  • Düsseldorf
  • manuel.knebelsberger@hausfeld.com
  • +49 211 81999 218
Dr. Manuel Knebelsberger

OVERVIEW

Dr. Manuel Knebelsberger is Counsel at Hausfeld in Düsseldorf, specializing in competition law and competition litigation. Before joining Hausfeld, Manuel worked in the competition department of one of the biggest international law firms where he acquired a broad experience in all aspects of competition law, ranging from classic antitrust and merger control to procurement and state aid matters.

In addition to advising clients on general competition law, Manuel regularly represents clients in all aspects of competition law before the German and the European courts. He has represented private companies as well as public entities, acting both on claimant and defendant side. A special focus of Manuel’s work lies on representing claimants in cartel damages litigation where he is involved in numerous complex German lawsuits.

Manuel graduated from Kiel (Germany) and Stockholm (Sweden) University, where he, inter alia, obtained a PhD in European Law as well as a master’s degree in International Arbitration Law, and underwent legal training in Hamburg (Germany) and Brussels (Belgium). In addition to his native German, Manuel is fluent in English and has a good command of Swedish.

EDUCATION

1. State Exam 2005

LL.M. in International Commercial Arbitration Law 2008

2. State Exam 2010

PhD in European law 2010

BAR ADMISSIONS

Attorney, Germany

NEWS

Handelsblatt "Germany's Best Lawyers 2022“ - Seven Hausfeld lawyers recognised in six categories

  • Antitrust / Competition
  • Technology & Data Breach
  • Commercial & Financial Disputes
  • Germany
  • Jun 27 2022

Hausfeld announces seven senior promotions globally

  • Antitrust / Competition
  • Commercial & Financial Disputes
  • Environmental & Product Liability
  • Human Rights
  • Technology & Data Breach
  • United States, France, Germany, United Kingdom, Netherlands, Sweden, Belgium
  • Jan 05 2022

German Federal Court of Justice upholds mass claim collection (Sammelklage-Inkasso)

  • Antitrust / Competition
  • Germany
  • Aug 05 2021

Hausfeld receives GCR 2020 award for pan-European Trucks Cartel litigation

  • Antitrust / Competition
  • France, Germany, United Kingdom, Netherlands, Sweden, Belgium
  • Nov 11 2020

JUVE shortlists Hausfeld for Dispute Resolution Law Firm Of The Year

  • Antitrust / Competition
  • Commercial & Financial Disputes
  • Germany
  • Aug 16 2019

PUBLICATIONS

The Airdeal ruling: German Federal Court of Justice strengthens collective redress in Germany

  • Antitrust / Competition
  • Germany
  • Aug 31 2021

German Supreme Court rules that statute of limitations is tolled for cartel damages claims that arose before July 2005

  • Antitrust / Competition
  • Germany
  • Aug 16 2018

EVENTS

ABA's 2019 Global Private Litigation Conference

  • Antitrust / Competition
  • Berlin

  • 17 Jun 2019

PERSPECTIVES

German Federal Court of Justice upholds mass claims collection model in ground-breaking ruling

  • Antitrust / Competition
  • Germany
  • Aug 10 2021

What I think

German Federal Court of Justice upholds mass claims collection model in ground-breaking ruling

  • Antitrust / Competition
  • Germany
  • Aug 10 2021