EU and Competition

Through the combination of the team’s specialist competence and broad commercial knowledge we provide hands-on advice and support in all aspects of the law to international and domestic companies and organizations (private and public) in all sectors.

This service includes

• M&A and other transactions: we assist with merger notifications, foreign direct investment notifications, and security screenings in accordance with relevant regulations.
• Suspected competition law violations: we handle cases involving cartels and other anti-competitive behaviour as well as abuse of dominance.
• Review of commercial agreements: we offer review of distribution, franchise and license agreements to ensure that they comply with competition law requirements.
• Litigation and arbitration: we represent clients in competition law damages disputes both in court and in arbitration.
• Compliance and training programmes: we develop and implement compliance programmes and training initiatives to ensure that your company complies with applicable competition rules.
• State aid and foreign subsidies: we assist in the review, investigation and notification of state aid and foreign subsidies.
• Other EU law: we offer advice on the rules of free movement and other relevant areas of EU law.