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Competition law

In the field of competition, businesses face three distinct challenges: potential unlawful conduct by competitors; the need to comply with legal requirements during public procurement; and defence against allegations by the Antimonopoly Committee of Ukraine of breaches of antitrust legislation.

Our team has been advising on competition law for many years, defending clients’ interests where false information about the company is disseminated, safeguarding your business reputation, and representing your interests in court in disputes with counterparties and the AMCU.

Dictum’s specialists will assist you at every stage of AMCU investigations and appeals against their findings, in communicating with competitors who are damaging your business’s reputation, in conducting public procurement procedures, and in concluding contracts based on their results,

OUR SERVICES

General advice on competition law

advice on antitrust control of mergers and acquisitions;
advising on competition law;
advising on competition regulation;
advice on advertising legislation;
advice on the requirements for participation in public procurement;
advice on the requirements for conducting public procurement.

Experts:

Svitlana Moroz

Public procurement support

the development of internal procurement documentation;
drafting standard documents and forms for tender documentation;
preparing and reviewing draft tender documentation and public procurement contracts;
verification of documents and materials submitted by tenderers as part of their tender proposals;
verifying the business reputation of tender participants;
assessing the prospects of challenging tender documentation;
initiating investigations to put an end to unfair competition.

Experts:

Svitlana Moroz

Cooperation with the AMCU

representing clients’ interests before the AMCU and participating in negotiations;
obtaining preliminary opinions from the AMCU regarding future transactions;
obtaining authorisations for concentrations and concerted practices, and representing the client’s interests before the AMCU;
participating in negotiations with the AMCU to obtain approvals for concentrations or concerted practices;
submitting requests to the AMCU to conduct investigations into breaches of competition law;
representing clients’ interests during AMCU investigations into breaches of competition law.

Experts:

Svitlana Moroz

Antitrust disputes

representing the client’s interests in administrative appeal proceedings against decisions of the AMCU;
representing the client’s interests in court when appealing against decisions of the AMCU;
challenging obstacles to business activities imposed by the AMCU;
challenging the findings of investigations into concentrations and concerted practices, and agreements concluded without obtaining authorisation from the AMCU;
challenging the AMCU’s findings and decisions regarding cartel agreements;
challenging the imposition of financial sanctions by the AMCU;
representing clients in court proceedings to seek compensation for damages caused by breaches of competition law.