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Companies are affected by increasing regulatory controls, especially in antitrust (or cartel law) matters. Therefore, it is all the more important to protect yourself from unpleasant surprises and to make sure your position is legally safeguarded. Our experts can support you in this process and help you to remain competitive whilst avoiding conflicts. It is our goal to cooperate with our clients as we develop a forward-looking antitrust strategy in order to make maximum use of the framework conditions of antitrust law for our clients’ success.

Among other things, good relations with the regulatory authorities are characteristic of KWR's team; this enables us to provide you with particularly efficient advice on complex mergers and joint venture formations. Our focus is on the client and together with you, we will seek to find the best solution, if necessary negotiating for official requirements and conditions in a targeted manner. We stand up for our clients' positions.

Our experts have extensive experience in representing clients before the Austrian Federal Competition Authority and the European Commission. With us, you will not be in for any unpleasant surprises.
Moreover, we offer our clients individual legal and strategic advice on all issues relating to state aid and antitrust law.

Our team is characterized by the highest level of professionalism when it comes to identifying risks at an early stage, to seeking room for manoeuver and using it for the benefit of our clients in an optimum way, taking mergers and acquisitions through regulatory proceeding or developing strategies for action and defense. Furthermore, our experts bring a broad range of industry know-how to the table, no matter whether it is traditional industry or digital economy, choosing us is the right choice!

In the context of house searches and administrative fine proceedings, the parties involved can face many challenges, which is why it is particularly important to have support from experienced legal advisors in such a situation. Our experts will be with you throughout the process and will be right by your side to assist you.  This includes:

  • Proper behavior during searches
  • On-the-spot monitoring of searches
  • Advice on petitions to turn state’s evidence
  • Defense in administrative fine proceedings at national and European level
  • Judicial contestation of decisions imposing fines
  • Comprehensive advice in other proceedings before authorities or courts (e.g. administrative proceedings)
  • Preparation for unannounced searches by the authorities ("dawn raids")

Due to the great expertise of our team, our lawyers are regularly called upon as expert witnesses.

Our experts regularly conduct training courses for a wide range of industries and companies. Moreover, Jörg Zehetner is a regular lecturer at universities and devises antitrust law courses.

We represent clients before national and European competition authorities and courts in all negotiations concerning antitrust and state aid proceedings. This also includes proceedings for damages for violations of antitrust law..

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