Florian Neumayr is a partner with bpv Hügel Rechtsanwälte based in Vienna and vice-head of the competition and procurement law practice groups. He advises on all aspects of Austrian and EU anti-trust, abuse of market dominance, merger control and procurement law. A special focus of his is litigation and, in particular, defence against private enforcement. He has a considerable track record in representing national and international clients before Austrian as well as European courts and authorities. Following law school at the University of Vienna and an LL.M. in international commercial law at the University of Nottingham, Florian earned a PhD in public procurement law.He is a regular speaker at seminars and conferences. Since several years, Florian has also been responsible for the content of the seminar „Competition Law and Practice“. He is author of numerous contributions to Austrian and international publications on competition and public procurement law. He is honorary fellow of the Centre for International Legal Studies and active member of the Austrian bar, the Association of Austrian and German Competition Lawyers (Studienvereinigung Kartellrecht), aija, UIA, the Austrian Federation for the Protection of Intellectual Property as well as the International League of Competition Law (LIDC). Florian has been highly regarded in numerous national and international rankings.