Antitrust, Competition and Trade
Our practice covers the whole range of Hungarian and European competition and trade law issues. In particular, we focus on merger control, consumer protection and antitrust matters, including distribution models, strategies and agreements.
We offer practical legal advice and support during the entire process of a competition authority investigation, including "dawn raids" and investigations covering a particular industry or economic sector, as well as any potential litigation. The competition team at Oppenheim can offer merger control guidance throughout the whole acquisition process. We frequently participate in contract negotiations, the planning and due diligence phases of a transaction, and the following filing of notifications with the relevant authorities. Early on in a transaction, we can spot and offer advice on any merger control-related difficulties. This allows us to identify any potential issues accurately, deal with them appropriately, and equally eliminate any risks for all stakeholders.
Moreover, Oppenheim represents its clients in legal cases involving unfair competition, consumer misinformation, and the abuse of substantial market power, which is a statutory prohibition applicable to a number of network industries and also in the general food and non-food retail sector. Besides, we routinely represent clients in private enforcement proceedings. Moreover, Oppenheim provides advice on a wide range of state subsidy issues, such as investment grants, restructuring help and state aid to enterprises offering services of general economic interest.
Oppenheim can provide a range of legal services and expertise to help clients navigate the complex and ever-changing landscape of competition and antitrust law. Here are some ways in which we can help:
- Antitrust counseling
- Mergers and acquisitions
- Antitrust litigation
- Antitrust investigations
- Competition compliance
Above all, our company philosophy is founded on prevention. Hence, Oppenheim offers daily support with competition law so that our clients can assess the legal risks associated with any intended business decisions.
Our guiding principle is to avoid formalistic legal advice. Whatever the nature of our clients' businesses, we are interested in learning about them so we can carefully analyse their underlying business environment, and suggest legal solutions with the goal of striking the proper balance with an aim to manage risk. Oppenheim has also designed a strict training and compliance program for competition law; as a result, we can easily avoid investigations and inherent dangers of infringing competition law that exist in the operations of any big organization.