ANTITRUST

Verkhovodko & Partners has broad experience in practicing antitrust law and offers the complete set of services in this area of practice.

Our lawyers advise on antitrust compliance issues and necessity to receive permits of the antitrust authorities, interpretation and implementation of antitrust laws, represent clients in court proceedings involving antitrust and unfair competition.

We provide complex legal assistance in the following areas of antitrust law and offer the following services:

• representing the clients at antitrust and other state authorities;
• advising an all antitrust-related issues;
• analyzing the strategic and tactical models of business development, contractual relations, arrangements, agreements and joint actions of different business players, procuring the compliance with the antitrust regulations and requirements, advising on elimination of antitrust risks;
• receiving the approvals of the antitrust authorities with respect to transactions, agreements, contracts, mergers and acquisitions, actions, which are subject to antitrust regulations;
• consulting on the various matters arising in connection with preparing and conducting tenders, challenging the results of the conducted tenders;
• representing the clients in court proceedings in connection with the implementation of antitrust law, including disputes with competitors, counterparties and antitrust authorities;
• representing the clients in courts under the disputes arising in connection with the results of the conducted tenders.

Projects:

• Belarusian producer — advising the client with respect to protection from unfair competition in the domestic market of the Customs Union and Common Free Market Zone;
• A Resident of free economic zone — advising with respect to imposing quantitative restrictions regarding the production of goods within FEZ by the Eurasian Economic Committee;
• A large truck producer — advising with respect to challenging the decision of the Federal Antimonopoly Service of Russia on non-compliance with the competition laws in the Russian market;
• Foreign companies — receipt on regular basis permits and consents of antitrust authorities, court representation.