We assist clients in all aspects of unfair competition, antitrust and merger control. The professionals of our firm are widely recognized for their capabilities to advise on regulatory filings, compliance advice, investigation assistance as well as litigation issues.

Through our alliance partner bpv Hügel Rechtsanwälte in Vienna we have access to and knowledge of the latest development in European Competition Law. Our office in Brussels offers us the ideal support in dealing with multinational competition cases and makes us one of the very few Romanian firms to have on-location EU Law capabilities and access to EU regulatory and decision bodies, EU courts, authorities, country and regional representation offices and industry representatives.

The team is lead by partner Catalin Grigorescu, who holds an international Masters degree in European Competition Law. bpv GRIGORESCU ŞTEFĂNICĂ and Catalin Grigorescu are recommended by some of the most prestigious independent legal researchers for their competition work in Romania (e.g. PLC Which Lawyer).

Our advice in Antitrust and Merger Control includes:

Compliance advice / Show details

Providing regulatory advice on the general legal framework

Review of commercial practices

Structuring contractual relationships with a view to competition compliance

Structuring compliance programs

Mock dawn raids and other trainings

Sectorial compliance advice

Regulatory filings / Show details

Merger control proceedings

Filings in connection with vertical and horizontal agreements

Structuring commercial practices for avoidance of filings

Individual exemption filings

Opinion and Non-intervention filings

Investigation and litigation / Show details

Advice and assistance in dawn raids and other investigations

Advising and representing clients on appeals and remedy litigation

Advising and assistance on application of leniency rules

Defending and instigating complaints related to anti-competitive practices

Private enforcement of competition law

Indemnification and compensation

State aid / Show details

Advising on the identification of state aid and state aid schemes

Advising on structuring state aid schemes

Due Diligence for the acquisition of companies potentially benefiting from state aid

State aid investigations and third party complaints

We encourage early diagnose of a business’ compliance with applicable laws. With that in mind, our team developed a proprietary self-assessment tool that addresses practical aspects of competition law and helps establish the current status of your business’ compliance.

Please follow the link for downloading the questionnaire quick | CHECK Competition.