Competition and State Aid

From the conclusion of a rather straightforward distribution agreement to the preparation of a complex cross-border merger, EU competition law permeates all aspects of doing business in Europe. Every action taken in business towards the fulfilment of commercial objectives necessarily requires a corresponding compliance assessment to EU competition rules. Because of the far-reaching impact of EU competition law and the increasingly borderless business landscape, specialist legal advice on EU competition law is vital to any company doing business in Europe.

The growing complexity of EU and national competition law as well as the developing potential for private enforcement through the national courts means that organisations require regular expert advice. Fenech & Fenech Advocates has long recognised the importance of the intricate link between the national and European environment. The competition section within the EU & Regulatory Law Department therefore assists the firm’s competition practice and is involved in many of the seminal cases in the field and has advised a wide range of multinational clients on all aspects of competition law. Fenech & Fenech Advocates’ competition law experience covers merger control issues, acquisitions and joint ventures, cartel investigations and dawn raids, abuse of dominance and monopolisation cases, state aid, public procurement, market and utilities regulations and market and sector investigations.

As a result of this combined depth of experience as well as the pan-European approach taken by the firm, Fenech & Fenech Advocates has a proven track record of successfully steering clients through complex transactions and of offering them an integral service across the entire field of EU competition law. Our clients come to us for expert commercial advice on their most complex national and related EU competition matters including in contractual drafting, filings and advisory work. We also represent clients in dealings with the Office for Fair Competition and in proceedings before the Commission for Fair Trading. Moreover, the multi-lingual nature of our team allows us to understand the national policy concerns that shape global competition policy, to understand to the fullest extent our clients’ needs and to maintain a strong relationship with the relevant authorities across Europe.