Antitrust & Competition

The Antitrust & Competition practice of Arno Legal advises Russian and international clients from various industry sectors on antitrust regulation issues.

Our services

Merger control issues, including the coordination of merger control proceedings before the Federal Antimonopoly Service of the Russian Federation (FAS)
Distribution schemes structuring: legal assessment of distribution agreements
Competition compliance & investigations
Abuse of a dominant market position
Foreign investment in strategic sectors of the Russian economy
Defence of client's interests in courts and FAS with regard to all matters of competition law, including parallel import, unfair competition and advertising proceedings
Cooperation between competitors
Tenders
Information exchange

Your benefits

Close cooperation with worldwide antitrust experts in our partner firms
Many years of experience and good relations with the competent authorities
Economic and market know-how across various industry sectors

References

Global provider of outsourced development and commercialisation services to the pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical device industries

Russian merger clearance in USD 12 billion acquisition in the pharmaceuticals research sector.

Largest Chinese manufacturer of power and industrial equipment

FDI filings for largest Chinese multinational power generation and electrical equipment manufacturing company, Russian gold-mining company and others.

Japanese electronics manufacturer and IT company

Leading manufacturer in the field of endoscopy. Internal investigations, compliance trainings and compliance manuals for global and European companies.

World-class power solutions company

Set-up of distribution system in Russia by global equipment manufacturer.

One of the largest Russian oil companies

Successful representation of large Russian oil company in FAS and related court proceedings.

American manufacturer of integrated microcircuit electronics

Advice of American manufacturer of integrated microcircuit electronics on various tender issues, in particular, the requirements to the description of the tender products.

One of the world's largest manufacturers of commercial vehicles

Advice on intended cooperation between the companies on R&D and distribution of trucks for the Russian market, including legal analysis of cooperation opportunities, as well as advice on Russian competition law issues in this regard.