Robert Klotz

Robert Klotz served in the European Commission as Competition Directorate-General, Telecommunication and Post Unit in Brussels between 1998-2003, right after which he moved to the Energy and Water Unit as Competition Directorate-General. After serving there until 2007, he joined Hunton & Williams as partner in competition area in September 2007.

Legal Weeks article says:

Hunton & Williams has strengthened its Brussels office with the hire European Commission senior competition official Robert Klotz, the US firm announced today (5 September 2007). Klotz spent 12 years with the Directorate-General for Competition. He joins Hunton as a partner and will advise clients on European and German regulatory and competition law.

His appointment follows the arrival last year of fellow competition partner Michael Rosenthal, who joined from magic circle law firm Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer in March 2006.

Commenting on the hire of Klotz, Hunton competition chief Hewitt Pate said: “Robert’s knowledge of German law and his experience with the European Commission will make him a valuable addition to our competition practice.”

Affiliations

• European Commission, Competition Directorate-General, Telecommunication and Post Unit, Brussels (1998-2003)
• European Commission, Competition Directorate-General, Energy and Water Unit, Brussels (2003-2007)
• Hunton & Williams, Partner (2007- )

This article is part of the EU Revolving Door project of SpinWatch.

Resources

• Hunton & Williams, Robert Klotz, accessed 06 March 2010.
• Legal Week, "Hunton hires Euro Commission man in Brussels," 05 September 2007, accessed 06 March 2010.