We provide comprehensive advice in all areas of Austrian and European competition law.<\/p>\n
We represent domestic and foreign companies in proceedings before the Austrian Antitrust Court, the Federal Competition Authority and European institutions. Our advice focuses on merger control, abuse of a dominant market position and general compliance-related advice, including bespoke training of clients\u2019 staff and devising compliant distribution systems.<\/p>\n
We have industry-specific expertise, in particular pertaining to the construction, timber and sawmill sectors, life sciences, media, banking, food & beverages, transport and sustainable energies.<\/p>\n
Our recent cases included antitrust advice on the acquisition of a majority stake in the publishing group \u201cNews\u201d from German media conglomerate Gruner + Jahr; representation of a major market player in proceedings on prohibited agreements in road construction; representation of companies in the timber and sawmill industry on prohibited price agreements; and representation of regional banks in proceedings concerning abuse of a dominant market position.<\/p>\n
We have also represented in merger proceedings on the acquisition of a manufacturer of solar panels and the mineral water brand \u201cR\u00f6merquelle\u201d, a subsidiary of Coca-Cola. In the area of antitrust damages claims, we have represented plaintiffs against the “elevator cartel” of major elevator manufacturers.<\/p>\n
Apart from litigating cases, we review contracts and distribution structures for compliance with Austrian and European antitrust law and advise our clients on the development and implementation of compliance programmes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","class_list":["post-5292","kompetenzen","type-kompetenzen","status-publish","hentry","entry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n