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Antitrust Law

We act for businesses and advise them in all matters of German and European competition law. Our clients benefit from our expertise in long-term advise to companies of diverse sectors, from our understanding for economic and technical issues and from seamless cross-border cooperation with other Eversheds offices.

Distribution-related matters: Exclusivity clauses and other provisions in contracts may infringe competition law and be void. Business strategies cannot be pursued, and in the worst case, you may face fines.
We draft contracts so that they protect your interests and are safe. In negotiations and in controversies, we assert your position forcefully, but with common sense.

Litigation: Infringements committed by others may do serious damage to your business.
We fight for your position - whether by preliminary relief, in arbitral or court proceedings, by claiming damages, or by third-party intervention before competition authorities. We do alike when others allege that you violate competition law.

Merger control: Mergers and acquisitions can fail quickly unless they are cleared in time by the relevant completion authorities.

We assess merger control-related risks in an early stage and identify the most sensible strategy. We conduct Bundeskartellamt and other filings efficiently and successfully.

Compliance: The Bundeskartellamt and the European Commission prosecute violations of competition law with ever rising fines. Afterwards, you may face liability for damages.

We prevent infringements by conceiving and implementing compliance measures tailored to the size and specific risks of your company, and we help you in preparing for investigations. When you are threatened fines or sanctions, we implement the most suitable strategy and take your defense with force.

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Martin Bechtold, Consultant

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Eversheds Sutherland (Germany) Rechtsanwälte Steuerberater Solicitors Partnerschaft mbB is a partnership with limited professional liability (Partnerschaftsgesellschaft mit beschränkter Berufshaftung) under German law, with its registered seat in Munich, registered with the partnership register of the Munich District Court under PR 1947 and having its business address at Brienner Straße 12, 80333 München, Germany. Eversheds Sutherland (Germany) Rechtsanwälte Steuerberater Solicitors Partnerschaft mbB is part of a global legal practice consisting of separate and distinct legal entities that operate under the name Eversheds Sutherland and provide legal or other services to clients around the world. Each Eversheds Sutherland entity is a separate legal entity and is not responsible for the acts or omissions of, nor can bind or obligate, another Eversheds Sutherland entity. Eversheds Sutherland Entities are constituted and regulated in accordance with relevant local regulatory and legal requirements and operate in accordance with their locally registered names. The use of the name Eversheds Sutherland, is for description purposes only and does not imply that the Eversheds Sutherland Entities are in a partnership or are part of a global LLP. The responsibility for the provision of services to the client is defined in the terms of engagement between the instructed firm and the client.