And as the rules keep changing, companies face new challenges and risks because competition laws are constantly evolving. There's heightened scrutiny on everyone, and the consequences of not following the rules get more extreme all the time.
Get it wrong, and you could face financial penalties, criminal liability, litigation, difficulty-closing deals, and damage to your reputation. We can help you anticipate and deal with these risks before they become problems.
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With a team of 135 lawyers in 17 countries, we can help you tackle multinational mergers and joint ventures; cartel, abuse of dominance, and restrictive practice cases; and other investigations. We’ll represent you in litigation, advise you on international legislation, and make sure you know how new policies could affect your business. And we’re extremely familiar with European Union State aid, public procurement, and UK Subsidy Control.
Our antitrust, competition, and economic regulation practice offers practical support and advice, from compliance audits and online courses in compliance and dawn raid preparation, to mock dawn raids.
We know, because we’ve been there
We don’t just know the government agencies and authorities you’ll have to deal with — we’ve been part of them. Our lawyers have worked at the European Commission, the U.S. Department of Justice, the Federal Trade Commission, and the UK competition authority.
And we’ve been called a leader in the field by Global Competition Review, PLC Which Lawyer?, Chambers and Partners, and The Legal 500.