{"id":27,"date":"2020-07-03T16:31:27","date_gmt":"2020-07-03T14:31:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carteldamageclaims.com\/?page_id=27"},"modified":"2026-03-20T08:39:10","modified_gmt":"2026-03-20T07:39:10","slug":"our-history","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/carteldamageclaims.com\/de\/about-us\/our-history\/","title":{"rendered":"Unsere Geschichte"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"27\" class=\"elementor elementor-27\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9659d5b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9659d5b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element 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class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-337cfaa elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"337cfaa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"850\" height=\"364\" src=\"https:\/\/carteldamageclaims.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/cdc-lawyers-1024x439.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-960\" alt=\"F\u00fcr Anw\u00e4lte\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carteldamageclaims.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/cdc-lawyers-1024x439.png 1024w, https:\/\/carteldamageclaims.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/cdc-lawyers-300x129.png 300w, https:\/\/carteldamageclaims.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/cdc-lawyers-768x329.png 768w, https:\/\/carteldamageclaims.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/cdc-lawyers-615x264.png 615w, https:\/\/carteldamageclaims.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/cdc-lawyers.png 1120w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8e4b414 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8e4b414\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Erfolg l\u00e4sst sich<\/p><p>nicht herbeizaubern.<\/p><p>Er l\u00e4sst sich nur mit harter<\/p><p>Arbeit, richtigen Entscheidungen und<\/p><p>Durchhalteverm\u00f6gen erzielen.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b790e2b elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-phone elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default 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class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e19873e\" data-id=\"e19873e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1bfac24 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"1bfac24\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0e9661e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0e9661e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" 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Er l\u00e4sst sich nur mit harter Arbeit, richtigen Entscheidungen und Durchhalteverm\u00f6gen erzielen.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-29a2267 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"29a2267\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-794f7e3 elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-phone elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"794f7e3\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-199aa65\" data-id=\"199aa65\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b30917a\" data-id=\"b30917a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b6f9287 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b6f9287\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"334\" src=\"https:\/\/carteldamageclaims.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/our-history-cdc-.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1578\" alt=\"Unsere Geschichte\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carteldamageclaims.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/our-history-cdc-.jpg 500w, https:\/\/carteldamageclaims.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/our-history-cdc--300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-34a58a0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"34a58a0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1dde006\" data-id=\"1dde006\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fac64ba elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"fac64ba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a3a5468 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a3a5468\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>CDC Cartel Damage Claims wurde im Jahr 2002 von Dr. Ulrich Classen, einem erfahrenen Wettbewerbsrechtler und ehemaligen Beamten des Bundeskartellamtes, gegr\u00fcndet. Er rief CDC als direkte Reaktion auf die unbefriedigende Situation in Leben, dass Unternehmen, die durch wettbewerbswidriges Verhalten gesch\u00e4digt wurden, trotz der Feststellung eines Versto\u00dfes und der Verh\u00e4ngung von Bu\u00dfgeldern durch die Kartellbeh\u00f6rden keine Entsch\u00e4digung erhalten konnten.<\/p><p>Es gab schon damals zahlreiche Gr\u00fcnde, warum diese gesch\u00e4digten Unternehmen die ihnen zustehende Entsch\u00e4digung nicht erhalten konnten. Viele dieser H\u00fcrden sind aber auch heute noch relevant:<\/p><ul><li><span style=\"color: #7a7a7a;\">Es gab keine gesicherte Rechtsprechung zum Recht auf kartellrechtlichen Schadensersatz<\/span><\/li><li>Einzelne Unternehmen verf\u00fcgten nicht \u00fcber ausreichende Marktdaten, um ihren Schaden darzulegen und zu beweisen<\/li><li><span style=\"color: #7a7a7a;\">Die Hinzuziehung von Rechts- und Wirtschaftsexperten auf diesem Gebiet war kostspielig und die M\u00f6glichkeiten rar<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #7a7a7a;\">Gerichtsverfahren waren riskant, komplex und zeitaufwendig<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #7a7a7a;\">Die Unternehmen mussten alle mit einer Klage verbundenen Risiken und Kosten selbst tragen<\/span><\/li><\/ul><div><p>Mit diesen Hindernissen hatten nicht nur kleine und mittlere Unternehmen (KMU) zu k\u00e4mpfen, sondern auch multinationale Konzerne.<\/p><p>Um diese Hindernisse zu \u00fcberwinden, stellte Dr. Classen unter einem einzigen Dach ein multidisziplin\u00e4res Team mit den durchsetzungsrelevanten F\u00e4higkeiten aus den Bereichen Recht, Wirtschaft, Datenanalyse, IT, Verhandlungsf\u00fchrung und Finanzierung zusammen. Er leistete auch Pionierarbeit mit dem Ansatz, Anspr\u00fcche von mehreren gesch\u00e4digten Unternehmen in einer Klage zu b\u00fcndeln und diese Klage dann im Namen der CDC auf eigene Kosten und eigenes Risiko vor Gericht zu bringen. Dieser Ansatz ist seither als \"CDC-B\u00fcndelungsmodell\" bekannt. Zum ersten Mal wurde europ\u00e4ischen Unternehmen die M\u00f6glichkeit geboten, die Durchsetzung ihrer kartellrechtlichen Schadensersatzanspr\u00fcche komplett auszulagern, ohne die mit der Klage verbundenen Kosten und Risiken tragen zu m\u00fcssen. Denn CDC w\u00fcrde nur dann eine Verg\u00fctung erhalten, wenn die Klage erfolgreich ist.<\/p><p>Diese Methode erm\u00f6glichte es gesch\u00e4digten Unternehmen, Schadensersatz zu erlangen, obwohl es in Europa keine Sammelklagen gab. Es war somit ein revolution\u00e4rer Weg, um den erheblichen Vorteilen entgegenzuwirken, die Kartellanten gegen\u00fcber ihren von ihnen gesch\u00e4digten Kunden genossen.<\/p><p>CDC continues to innovate and operate throughout Europe with offices in Belgium, Luxembourg and Germany. To date, it has achieved ground-breaking judgments and settlements, relieving companies of the damages caused by competition law infringements. Through our unrivalled experience and know-how that has been strengthened since 2002, our unique multi-disciplinary and international team of experts, damaged companies can focus on their core businesses while CDC achieves optimum compensation for antitrust damages.<\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c0b4cf3 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"c0b4cf3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-md\" href=\"mailto:mail@carteldamageclaims.com\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Erfahren Sie hier, wie wir Ihrem Unternehmen helfen k\u00f6nnen<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ea6eb11 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"ea6eb11\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There is no magic to achievement. It\u00b4s really about\u00a0hard work, choices\u00a0and persistence. There is no magic to achievement. It\u00b4s really about hard work, choices and persistence. CDC Cartel Damage Claims was founded in 2002 by Dr Ulrich Classen, an experienced competition lawyer and a former official of the German Federal Cartel Office. 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