ANTITRUST – COMPETITION

ANTITRUST – COMPETITION

Karagounis & Partners is operating in all areas of general antitrust law, including but not limited to unfair competition, antitrust issues, Competition, Deceptive Trade Practices, Price-Fixing, Trade Regulation, and Unfair Trade.

 

We advise companies operating in Greece through local subsidiaries or distributors on matters of compliance with Greek and EU antitrust regulations (particularly Articles 1 and 2 of the Greek Competition Act, articles 101 and 102 of the EU Treaty and EU Regulation 330/2010 on vertical agreements). We advise Greek and foreign companies involved in M&A transactions (mergers, acquisitions, joint ventures, or in specialized cooperation agreements, notification obligations towards either the Greek or the EU competition authorities. Karagounis & Partners is also activated in advising companies on marketing policies about prices and discounts, so as to avoid  relevant claims, drafting commercial contracts with wholesalers/retailers with a view to antitrust compliance (in particular, rebate and exclusivity clauses thereof). Finally, Karagounis & Partners provide antitrust law compliance seminars and dawn raid simulation support to management teams of companies active in different industries.

Clients will have the confidence of knowing that the case is being handled by an experienced and knowledgeable Athens antitrust lawyer.