Competition & Regulatory Investigations
Competition authorities such as the European Commission have significant powers to investigate any practices which they consider to be potentially anti-competitive. Such investigations can lead to significant fines and businesses must be aware of the risks arising from breaching competition rules - and the opportunities for protecting them against anti-competitive action by others.
Olswang deals with competition and regulatory complaints to the European Commission and national competition and regulatory authorities, including:
presenting a complaint to the relevant authorities – and defending complaints against our client’s business;
advice on commercial strategy throughout a competition authority investigation;
advice on the likelihood of success and tactical and policy considerations; and
liaising and negotiating with the relevant authorities.
