Tilman is an antitrust lawyer in Germany. His international experience spans across a multitude of jurisdictions focusing on merger control reviews, cartel matters, vertical conduct investigations, dominance matters and civil and appellate litigation for clients across key industries, e.g., oil & gas/chemicals, pharmaceuticals, consumer products, automotive and tech.

He has a significant track record on handling merger control proceedings successfully before the German Federal Cartel Office, the European Commission and a number of other international agencies, including, e.g. Metso's landmark "merger" with Outotec, The Dow Chemical Company's US$130 billion merger of equals with DuPont*, The Dow Chemical Company/Rohm & Haas, Henkel/Adhesives & Electronics Business (National Starch), Airbus/Bombardier, and many others.

Prior to joining White & Case, Tilman worked in the Cologne and Brussels offices for a renowned US law firm, with a particular focus on German and European antitrust law.