Competition law

We advise our clients on all questions of competition law.
In the area of unfair competition (UWG), we help our clients out of court and before Austrian courts with the enforcement of:

• Warnings
• Injunctive relief
• Removal claims
• Claims for publication of judgments
• Accounting claims
• Claims for damages, return of profits and assumption of costs
• as well as in obtaining any interim injunctions

In antitrust law, we provide our clients with comprehensive advice on the legally compliant design of contractual relationships and transactions, particularly in the sales area and in franchise models.
We also represent our clients before all domestic and European authorities and courts in connection with antitrust claims.
Our focus in antitrust law lies in the following areas:

• Avoiding abuse of dominant market positions
• Analysis and avoidance of anti-competitive measures (particularly vertical distribution agreements)
• Legal issues related to the vertical GMO
• Advice in connection with the European Block Exemption Regulation