Antitrust and Cartels
The complexity of antitrust law has increased following the modernisation of competition law rules both at the EU and national level. Companies are now being held to be responsible for evaluating their activities in order to confirm their compliance with antitrust law in advance of all business operations. We help to advise and instruct our clients in conducting this self evaluation.
Antitrust authorities are also increasingly cracking down on cartels. At the same time, the amount of fines has risen and companies may face high levels of damage claims if found to be in breach of antitrust rules. Our experts assist clients in order to help them achieve practical and solution-oriented responses to this problem, meaning they can avoid these risks in a way that enables them to promote their strategic business goals.
Our lawyers have taken part in the drafting of Finnish competition legislation and hold various seminars on antitrust matters. They have also published several articles and books on the subject of competition law.
Among other things, our experienced lawyers advise clients in the following antitrust matters:
- Cartel investigations and leniency applications
- Drafting compliance programs
- Horizontal agreements and other agreements of co-operation between competitors
- Cases involving abuse of a dominant position
- Distribution systems and licensing agreements
- R&D activities and strategic alliances
- Antitrust cases in both national and international courts
