Businesses face increasingly aggressive and global coordinated cartel enforcement as well as claims for damages. As one of the world's largest Antitrust & Competition practice, we're experienced in handling major global cartel investigations, implementing coordinated defenses at national, regional and global levels. Knowing when to self-report violations and obtain amnesties can mean the difference between total immunity and prison sentences and multimillion-dollar fines.
- We provide immediate assistance in dawn raids, using our investigation skills and experience, expert guidance and eDiscovery capabilities to help clients cooperate with inspections while protecting their rights of defense and minimizing business disruption. We develop overall strategies aimed at persuading enforcers to drop or limit the scope of charges. With dawn raids growing more frequent and better coordinated, clients directly benefit from our practical experience across a range of investigations and sectors. Whether the investigation is multi-country by the European Commission, single country by national competition authorities, or globally by multiple authorities, we will skillfully guide you through every step of the process.
- Our cross-border cartels experience in defending, applying for immunity/leniency and negotiating settlements drives results in terms of minimizing exposure to civil and criminal sanctions and related damages claims. By mitigating the risks and the disruptive elements of investigations, including dawn raids, we give you the choice to obtain immunity ahead of your competitors. Where disputes involve competition or regulatory issues, we work with our expert antitrust litigators to avoid or minimize the impact of prosecutions and costly damages actions.
- We have extensive experience assisting companies of all sizes to design and implement antitrust audits/health checks in a way that works within the culture of the business but at the same time will stand up to scrutiny from enforcers. We know best practices, and can help to create effective, reasonable and appropriately scoped antitrust audits. Working closely with a company's legal and compliance personnel, we help to identify the company's highest risk areas, and then design a work plan that is tailored to those risks. We provide a budget for every stage of a review. The audit can be as expansive, or as targeted and focused, as a company requires.
