Our integrative approach to our clients’ business means that we are consulted for preliminary legal research and impact analysis for considered mergers, acquisitions and joint ventures, including also analyses and definitions of the relevant market for the merger. These activities include also advice on the proposed transaction structure as well as the implications and risks attached, where we combine the competition know-how with our corporate law expertise.

We prepare merger notification filings to competition authorities in Serbia, Montenegro and Bosnia-Herzegovina and provide on-hand assistance in the course of review and deliberation of the respective authorities.

Our practical experience in this field is unparalleled with respect to the number of filings we have handled and also our relations with the local authorities. To date, our clients have obtained unconditional clearances for all merger filings we have prepared. We attend oral hearings and provide any additional information required in the course of deliberation on merger remedies, should any authority decide to approve the merger conditionally.

Once the merger is completed, our team assists in advising on the most efficient solutions to ensure adherence to the law and the requirements imposed, and potential exit strategies if necessary.

We advise our clients on the antitrust implications of commercial agreements such as exclusivity, license, specialization, supply and distribution agreements, and commercial alliances. We regularly assist our clients in redrafting agreements which may be restrictive to competition and propose remedies aimed at adhering to antitrust rules. This practice also includes providing advice on the applicability of block exemption rules and submission of filings for exemption of individual agreements.

Our competition and antitrust services also include drafting of internal company rules, general commercial terms and conditions which could ensure the company’s adherence to antitrust rules, and we provide tailor-made compliance trainings for the company’s salespersons and management.

We represent our clients in the course of competition inspections – cartel and antitrust investigations in a wide variety of industries and are prepared to defend them, should the need arise. We also assist them in potential leniency or ‘whistle-blowing’ strategies.

Should a matter result in litigation or pending litigation, we work together with lawyers from KN Dispute Resolution, offering clients practical and efficient dispute avoidance and resolution services in competition and antitrust matters.

Finally, in addition to all of these services we provide, our corporate lawyers ensure clients of the most up-to-date advice on all matters with respect to corporate structures, governance, and client needs as they specifically relate to competition and control provisions.