There are very few sectors of business which are not affected by competition law/antitrust rules in some way. Appropriate guidance on how to navigate these complex rules is essential. Our team of lawyers on both sides of the Atlantic routinely work alongside household names, providing pragmatic and commercially-viable solutions to the complex issues they encounter.
Whether it is 'bet the company' litigation, getting merger authority clearances for notifiable transactions, successfully making National Security/CFIUS notifications or recovering losses from identified cartelists, we've been there and successfully done that.
Our wide ranging experience, across numerous sectors, helps us to add value and effectively manage this regulatory risk.
When businesses occasionally make mistakes, we are on hand to advise on the options available. If the regulators arrive at your business premises demanding to see senior executives and to have access to your paper and electronic records, we are there to help manage that highly stressful situation. We know what to look for, what to expect and how to deal with it.
The services we offer include:
Recovering damages arising from a competition/antitrust breach
Defending businesses under investigation for alleged competition/anti-trust or consumer law breaches and working with individuals referred for separate legal advice
Defending individuals facing the prospect of a Competition Disqualification Order
Challenging the unacceptable exploitation of intellectual property rights including non-FRAND licensing terms and premature injunctive applications
Obtaining merger clearances in the UK, US (HSR filings), at the EU Commission and co-ordinating applications in other countries of the world
Advising on whether proposed subsidies or grants are permissible under the UK Subsidy Control regime
Advising on and making notifications under the UK NSIA and CFIUS filings
Counselling businesses on a wide variety of commercial transactions including pricing issues, refusal to supply, and e-commerce restrictions
Assisting businesses to respond effectively to market studies, sector inquiries and other interventions by Competition Regulators such as Civil Investigative Demands or RFIs
Reviewing/updating Competition Compliance Procedures including stress testing their efficacy, undertaking audits of business units and providing training for staff members.
Whether you’re wondering what steps to take after breaching competition law, or want to shore up your defences by requesting an audit on your current compliance procedures, our competition law firm can assist you. To find out more about the antitrust services we provide, or to seek out competition litigation help, contact our attorneys by filling out our online enquiry form, or browse through t
To find out more about the competition and antitrust services, contact our lawyers by filling out our online enquiry form. Information of our US practice can be found on the antitrust litigation page.
Examples of work
Examples of work by team members include:
Damages litigation – successfully pursuing a damages claim on behalf of a sports equipment retailer, acting for the defendant in the Rest & Play Footwear case including negotiating a successful resolution
Competition Disqualification Order – representing an individual in the first defended application by the CMA for a Competition Disqualification Order before the English Courts
Agency investigations – representing an accused party in the CMA's investigation into conduct in the modelling sector, including responding to RFIs, making oral and written submissions in response to the Statement of Objections and Draft Penalty Notice, and securing a substantial reduction in the fine to be imposed on the accused party
Consumer Law enforcement – representing one of the parties involved in the CMA's enforcement action in the Leasehold case, including agreeing a resolution
Merger clearances – providing multi-jurisdictional merger control advice to the purchaser of a UK headquartered business and liaising with the UK CMA to obtain the necessary comfort
Internal investigations – undertaking an internal investigation and advising the client on appropriate remedial action and disciplinary action following an unauthorised disclosure of commercially sensitive information
Advisory – assisting both public sector and private sector organisations with their assessment of whether proposed arrangements involve possible State Aid/permissible Subsidy.
There are very few sectors of business which are not affected by competition law/antitrust rules in some way. Appropriate guidance on how to navigate these complex rules is essential. Our team of lawyers on both sides of the Atlantic routinely work alongside household names, providing pragmatic and commercially-viable solutions to the complex issues they encounter.
Whether it is 'bet the company' litigation, getting merger authority clearances for notifiable transactions, successfully making National Security/CFIUS notifications or recovering losses from identified cartelists, we've been there and successfully done that.
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Our wide-ranging experience, across numerous sectors, helps us to add value and effectively manage this regulatory risk.
When businesses occasionally make mistakes, we are on hand to advise on the options available. If the regulators arrive at your business premises demanding to see senior executives and to have access to your paper and electronic records, we are there to help manage that highly stressful situation. We know what to look for, what to expect and how to deal with it.
The services we offer include:
Recovering damages arising from a competition/antitrust breach
Defending businesses under investigation for alleged competition/anti-trust or consumer law breaches and working with individuals referred for separate legal advice
Defending individuals facing the prospect of a Competition Disqualification Order
Challenging the unacceptable exploitation of intellectual property rights including non-FRAND licensing terms and premature injunctive applications
Obtaining merger clearances in the UK, US (HSR filings), at the EU Commission and co-ordinating applications in other countries of the world
Advising on whether proposed subsidies or grants are permissible under the UK Subsidy Control regime
Advising on and making notifications under the UK NSIA and CFIUS filings
Counselling businesses on a wide variety of commercial transactions including pricing issues, refusal to supply, and e-commerce restrictions
Assisting businesses to respond effectively to market studies, sector inquiries and other interventions by Competition Regulators such as Civil Investigative Demands or RFIs
Reviewing/updating Competition Compliance Procedures including stress testing their efficacy, undertaking audits of business units and providing training for staff members.
Whether you’re wondering what steps to take after breaching competition law, or want to shore up your defences by requesting an audit on your current compliance procedures, our competition law firm can assist you. To find out more about the antitrust services we provide, or to seek out competition litigation help, contact our attorneys by filling out our online enquiry form.
To find out more about the competition and antitrust services, contact our lawyers by filling out our online enquiry form. Information of our US practice can be found on the antitrust litigation page.
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At Womble Bond Dickinson we have an exceptional team of talented lawyers and business professionals who can offer guidance and find the solutions right for your business. We have both broad and niche expertise across all our UK and US offices
Examples of our work and how we’ve helped companies of all sizes with a wide range of challenges.
Examples of work by team members include:
Damages litigation – successfully pursuing a damages claim on behalf of a sports equipment retailer, acting for the defendant in the Rest & Play Footwear case including negotiating a successful resolution
Competition Disqualification Order – representing an individual in the first defended application by the CMA for a Competition Disqualification Order before the English Courts
Agency investigations – representing an accused party in the CMA's investigation into conduct in the modelling sector, including responding to RFIs, making oral and written submissions in response to the Statement of Objections and Draft Penalty Notice, and securing a substantial reduction in the fine to be imposed on the accused party
Consumer Law enforcement – representing one of the parties involved in the CMA's enforcement action in the Leasehold case, including agreeing a resolution
Merger clearances – providing multi-jurisdictional merger control advice to the purchaser of a UK headquartered business and liaising with the UK CMA to obtain the necessary comfort
Internal investigations – undertaking an internal investigation and advising the client on appropriate remedial action and disciplinary action following an unauthorised disclosure of commercially sensitive information
Advisory – assisting both public sector and private sector organisations with their assessment of whether proposed arrangements involve possible State Aid/permissible Subsidy.
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