OUR EXPERTISE
RASS has extensive knowledge of competition law and consolidated experience in antitrust proceedings before both the European competition authority (European Commission) and the national competition authority (Autorità Garante della Concorrenza e del Mercato), also providing assistance in any related proceedings before administrative courts (TAR Lazio and Council of State) and ordinary courts.
In particular, our Competition Law Department assists clients in the following main areas:
- cartels and restrictive agreements
- merger control in Italy and the EU
- abuse of dominant position
- antitrust litigation (private enforcement) concerning damages claims
- leniency applications
- antitrust compliance programmes and internal audits on compliance with antitrust regulations
- consumer protection
- unfair commercial practices
- misleading advertising
The Firm also assists clients in conducting internal audits to verify compliance with competition law, as well as in the subsequent preparation and updating of antitrust compliance programmes and antitrust codes of conduct, and in providing employee training on competition-related matters.
