Ulrich founded CDC in 2002. He oversees and guides CDC’s development and expansion. Until 2015 he served as Managing Director of CDC. Under his tutelage CDC pioneered the European method of bundling antitrust claims into one damage action. He initiated several other cutting-edge creations in relation to private antitrust enforcement such as CDC’s Leniency PLUS⁺® program and CDC’s interest calculation tool. Ulrich has extensive experience in all stages of private damage actions and has successfully negotiated numerous settlements in some of the largest antitrust cases in Europe.

He studied law at both Freiburg and Mainz universities from where he received a Doctorate for his thesis in antitrust law. Ulrich started his career in 1981 as an official at the German Federal Cartel Office for three years. Since 1985 Ulrich has been a Partner in a German law firm.

Ulrich enjoys skiing, tennis and golf.