Antitrust & Competition

We

• Represent the client’s interests in the Federal Antimonopoly Service of Russia and its territorial bodies when considering cases of violation of antimonopoly legislation and the Eurasian Economic Commission when considering applications, conducting investigations and considering cases of violation of competition rules in cross-border markets

• Evaluate the actions of counterparties and competitors of the client and protection of his interests in the antimonopoly authority and the Eurasian Economic Commission

• Protect the interests of the client in cases of bringing to administrative responsibility and liability for violation of competition rules in cross-border markets

• Develop and implement an internal system for ensuring compliance with the requirements of antimonopoly legislation (antimonopoly compliance)

• Assist with receiving of approval of transactions and other actions with the FAS Russia as part of economic concentration control

• Represent the interests of the client during scheduled and unscheduled inspections by the antimonopoly authority

• Judicial appeal against decisions and orders of the antimonopoly authority and the Eurasian Economic Commission, assistance in concluding amicable agreements with the antimonopoly authority

• Appeal against decisions of territorial antimonopoly authorities to the Appellate Board of the FAS Russia

• Criminal legal protection of business in criminal cases related to the restriction of competition

• Advise on all issues of application of antimonopoly law and competition rules in cross-border markets, including issues of concluding agreements and personal liability of managers and beneficiaries of business entities

• Organize independent expert studies of market concentration and identification of signs of a dominant position

• Represent the client's interests in disputes in the field of state, municipal and corporate procurement, restriction of competition at the auction (44-FZ, 223-FZ)