Antitrust, Competition & Investment Control
Building Fair Markets and Secure Investments
Practice Areas | Antitrust, Competition & Investment Control
We advise clients on all aspects of competition and antitrust law, including cartel and dominance cases, distribution systems, digital markets, antitrust compliance and private damages claims. We also represent clients in merger control and foreign direct investment control proceedings in Austria and coordinate proceedings in other jurisdictions.
We represent clients in cartel, bid-rigging and dominance investigations and proceedings before Austrian competition authorities and courts and the European Commission. Our expertise includes dawn raids, settlement proceedings, leniency applications and complaints against dominant market players and cartels. We also advise on unfair trading practices.
We advise clients on the design, implementation and operation of distribution systems and on cooperation with competitors, suppliers and customers. We develop practical solutions and agreements that enable clients to pursue business opportunities while minimising antitrust risk.
We advise on foreign direct investment control requirements and represent clients in FDI screening and approval proceedings. Our experience includes direct and indirect acquisitions of Austrian companies by investors from outside the EEA and Switzerland.
We advise on merger control proceedings in Austria and the EU and coordinate filings in other jurisdictions with local counsel. Where necessary, we develop and negotiate appropriate commitments and remedies with competition authorities to obtain clearance.
We advise clients on the assessment, enforcement and defence of damages claims arising from antitrust infringements, acting for both potential claimants and defendants.
We advise clients on competition, data protection and other regulatory aspects of digital markets, platforms and data-driven business models, including the Digital Markets Act and Digital Services Act.
