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Jones Day Expands German Antitrust Practice with Senior Munich Hire

By  |  February 16, 2026

Global law firm Jones Day has strengthened its presence in Germany with the arrival of competition law attorney Sarah Blazek, who has joined the firm’s Munich office. The firm announced the move in a recent statement, highlighting Blazek’s extensive experience in German and European Union antitrust matters, state aid and subsidies, and foreign direct investment (FDI) regulation.

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    Blazek’s practice spans the full range of competition law, with a focus on advising clients in regulated sectors and guiding major transactions and projects. According to a statement from the firm, her recent experience includes work on significant matters involving Northvolt, Japan Pulp & Paper and Condor. She is also active in matters involving the EU Foreign Subsidies Regulation and represents clients before German competition authorities, the European Commission and the European courts.

    The firm indicated that Blazek will play a key role in its pan-European competition practice and will maintain a regular presence in Brussels, reflecting the cross-border nature of her work and the firm’s integrated European platform.

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    Ansgar Rempp, Jones Day’s Partner-in-Charge of Germany, commented on the appointment in a statement. “I am delighted that we have been able to recruit Sarah, a renowned and highly respected lawyer with a reputation for her collaborative approach to serving clients,” he said. “She is an important addition in the growth of our Antitrust and Competition Law practice in Germany and throughout Europe, increasing our competition headcount in Germany to four partners.”

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    Blazek joins Jones Day’s global Antitrust & Competition Law Practice, which includes lawyers across the United States, Europe and the Asia-Pacific region. Per a statement from the firm, the practice advises on a broad spectrum of EU and national competition issues, including merger control, cartel investigations, abuse of dominance cases, state aid matters, private damages claims, and foreign investment screening. The team is structured to handle multi-jurisdictional investigations and transactions, combining regulatory knowledge with commercially focused guidance.

    Alexandre Verheyden, co-leader of Jones Day’s Antitrust & Competition Law Practice, emphasized the strategic importance of the German market. “Sarah is a great addition to the Firm and makes our German and European competition practice even stronger across the board,” he said in a statement. “Germany is host to some of the EU’s largest manufacturing companies and a strong bench of German qualified competition partners is an important part of the Firm’s continued growth throughout Europe.”

    Blazek also addressed her move in a statement. “Jones Day combines outstanding antitrust and state-aid experience with a consistently integrated European and international presence. In particular, the close integration of the German practice with the strongly positioned Brussels team offers clients seamless advice on complex and cross-border proceedings – which is a very exciting opportunity. I look forward to working with my new colleagues.”

    Jones Day operates with approximately 2,500 lawyers across 40 offices on five continents.

    Source: Global Legal Chronicle