Allende & Brea has advised many clients in a variety of sectors in connection with merger control filings and other required compliances in connection with transactions, business strategies, joint ventures, distribution, licensing and franchising agreements, as well as in antitrust cases before the Argentine antitrust authorities and the Argentine courts.
Our firm has historically participated in numerous merger control cases, including some of the most important cartel cases in Argentine history. Members of the antitrust department regularly participate in conferences, discussion groups, publications and other academic activities in the local and international community.
The legal services provided by the Antitrust & Competition department include:
- Advice and representation before the antitrust authorities in merger control filings.
- Acting as defendants or claimants in administrative and judicial proceedings relating to cartels, abuses of dominant position and other anticompetitive practices.
- Advice and advocacy regarding compliance with antitrust laws of the client’s distribution networks, as well as other types of agreements and vertical relations with customers or suppliers.
- Design and implementation of antitrust compliance programs.
- Antitrust risk assessments for transactions that need to close before obtaining antitrust clearance.
