Background

Doctor Rainer Bechtold, Professor was born in 1941 in Munich.

Education

Universities of Berlin, Besançon/France and Freiburg (State Exams, 1964, 1968. Doctor of law, 1969). Spoken languages: German, English and French.

Career

Worked at Gleiss Lutz Hootz Hirsch Rechtsanwalte (Stuttgart) specializing in Distribution, European Commission State Aid, General European Commission Law, German and European Commission Antitrust, German and European Commission Merger Control. Admitted to the bar, 1972, Germany. Author: "Kartellgesetz - Gesetz gegen Wettbewerbsbeschränkungen" (Commentary on German Antitrust Law), 1993.

Company-author with Doctor Kleinmann: "Kommentar zur Fusionskontrolle" (Commentary on Merger Control), 2nd educated, 1989.

Author: "Das neue Kartellrecht" (Modern Antitrust Law), 1981. Lecturer on Law, University of Freiburg, 1968-1970.

Professor of Law, University of Würzburg, 1996—. Member: German Bar Association.

Association for the Study of Antitrust Law (Member, Executive Committee).

Achievements

• Professor Doctor Rainer Bechtold has been listed as a reputable lawyer by Martindale-Hubbell.

Membership

Member: German Bar Association. Association for the Study of Antitrust Law (Member, Executive Committee).