Services Antitrust & Regulatory practice

Antitrust & Regulatory practice

Transaction support within the context of government control of economic concentration

• Legal analysis of the likelihood that the antitrust agency will refuse to approve a transaction
• Prepare and submit documents to FAS Russia to endorse transactions on economic concentration or approve a joint venture
• Act on transactions that establish control by foreign investors over strategic Russian companies

• Prepare a position and establish the client’s evidentiary basis in order to remove or minimize fines assessed by FAS Russia
• Represent market participants in proceedings before FAS Russia and its regional agencies
• Represent clients in FAS Russia’s administrative proceedings
• Represent clients in court in cases that challenge FAS Russia’s decisions and orders
• Represent clients in court in cases to recover damages for violations of antimonopoly laws, including class action claims

• Develop a system to prevent antitrust risks and eliminate adverse consequences
• Comprehensive due diligence of client’s business as to its compliance with Russian antitrust legislation (antitrust audit)
• Compile a matrix of antitrust risks
• Develop recommendations to minimize antitrust risks and business models
• Develop organizational and legal measures to minimize risks of violating antimonopoly laws, including:
• prepare internal in-house directives
• prepare draft contracts with counterparties
• Legal advice on issues of unfair competition and abuse of a dominant position
• Develop a training system for personnel in order to preclude unlawful anticompetitive behavior of employees

• Develop legal basis for changes to laws and regulations
• Develop draft amendments to laws and statutes and regulations 
• Prepare action plan to introduce the proposals and coordinate client’s initiatives with government agencies
• Organizational and legal support of client’s initiatives at government agencies