Christoph von Muellern

Christoph von Muellern is a Director in the Brussels Office of CRA’s European Competition Practice. For more than a decade, he has advised clients on all aspects of competition policy before the European Commission, national competition authorities, and national courts.

Christoph has an extensive track record in guiding clients through complex national and multi-jurisdictional merger control proceedings. He has advised on more than 20 merger cases, with recent examples including SLB’s $7.8 billion acquisition of ChampionX, Novo Holdings’ $16.5 billion acquisition of Catalent, and Allison Transmission’s $2.7 billion acquisition of Dana’s Off-Highway Business. His merger experience spans a wide range of industries, including automotive supply, oilfield services, chemicals, semi-finished copper products, cement, telecommunications, printers, fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG), pharmaceuticals, medical devices, waste processing, and container handling.

He also brings strong expertise in conducting empirical and theoretical economic analyses in complex regulatory proceedings. His work includes advising leading technology companies on abuse of dominance investigations by the European Commission and national regulators, as well as on tech regulations such as the Digital Markets Act (DMA).

Christoph also has significant experience in cartel litigation, where he has quantified damages and provided economic advice in high-profile cases across sectors such as automotive components, sugar, trucks, beer, car shipping, and wood.

Prior to joining CRA, Christoph worked for more than five years in the Brussels office of a German-based economic consultancy specialized in competition policy. He holds a Master of Science in Economics from the Humboldt University Berlin.