Christian O. Zschocke

Partner

Christian O. Zschocke is the managing partner of Morgan Lewis's Frankfurt office since 1997. His practice is concentrated in the areas of public takeovers as well as European and German antitrust law.

Prior to joining the firm, Christian Zschocke worked in the London, Brussels and Frankfurt offices of a New York-based international law firm. Dr. Zschocke also served as a trainee at the Commission of the European Communities, Directorate General IV for Competition, and for law firms in Barcelona, Buenos Aires, Hamburg and Paris.

Dr. Zschocke is a regular speaker at seminars, and an author of numerous publications on corporate and antitrust law, including a commentary on the German Takeover Code and a handbook on the German Takeover Act. The publishers of Germany's leading antitrust review have turned to him as the editor responsible for the section on international antitrust developments.

Dr. Zschocke has been appointed by the European Banking Federation and the Federation of European Stock Exchanges, to be one of six members of a European "Committee of Practitioners on Takeover Regulation" to contribute to the European Takeover Directive as well as to serve as a platform for communication for the legislative process.

Dr. Zschocke is admitted to practice in Germany. In addition to a Dr. jur. from Hamburg University, Christian Zschocke is qualified as Licenciado en Derecho under Spanish Law.