New partner in antitrust law: Sebastian Faust joins GvW's Düsseldorf office

Sebastian Faust joined the Düsseldorf office of law firm GvW Graf von Westphalen as a local partner on 1 February 2025. The antitrust law expert moved to GvW from the major international law firm Hogan Lovells, where he had been a lawyer since 2013.

Sebastian Faust advises his national and international clients on all aspects of antitrust law, such as transactions, cooperations and antitrust compliance. The 43-year-old also advises on foreign trade law at the interface with investment control. Sebastian Faust has developed a particular focus on artificial intelligence and related antitrust issues and was co-lead of Hogan Lovells' German AI Focus Group.

"I am convinced that GvW, as an independent and renowned German commercial law firm, offers me a very good environment. In addition to the focus on medium-sized companies, the firm's locations, such as in Shanghai, and its proven international networks are very interesting for my practice and clients,‘ says Sebastian Faust, delighted about his move to GvW. ’It is also particularly exciting for me to build up the antitrust practice in Düsseldorf and expand it further in Germany as part of a good but still small team."
Sebastian Faust will be the third partner at the firm to specialise in antitrust law, following Christian Kusulis (Frankfurt) and Dr Carsten Bittner (Hamburg).

Christian Kusulis: ‘Sebastian Faust represents an important step in the expansion of GvW's antitrust practice, enabling us to address our clients' antitrust advisory needs on topics such as artificial intelligence, data access, killer acquisitions, antitrust damages, cooperation and sustainability, as well as in investigations by antitrust authorities, more quickly, more effectively and with a constant eye on the future.’