Within advisory services in this area our law firm provides comprehensive assistance, beginning with assessment whether client's planned investment measures are in compliance with competition law and do not infringe consumers' interests, up to representation before the Office of Competition and Consumer Protection [UOKiK] and antitrust court in cases concerning unfair competition practices.
Our team  has  also considerable experience in matters concerning product and brand protection, misleading advertising and comparative advertising, and also threats arising from such practices. We advise clients how to eliminate or mitigate negative consequences arising from them. We represent clients in litigation in this area, analyze concluded contracts and agreements, support clients in entering into  relevant contracts and agreements and draw up legal opinions.
 

• Assessment of measures taken by entities which have a dominant position and those which do not have such position against their compliance with competition protection law (for example loyalty discount schemes, sales volume discounts, margin squeeze, tied selling and package offers, refusal to deliver)
• Assessment of different kinds of contracts concluded between entities at the same or different levels of production or distribution against their compliance with  competition protection law (for example price fixing  agreements, information exchange agreements, selective distribution agreements and  distribution agreements with exclusivity clause, contracts of sale or purchase with exclusivity clause, franchise  agreements, agreements concerning maintenance of retail price)
• Assessment of possibility to apply group exclusions and other exclusions stipulated by Polish and European competition law
• Due diligence concerning competition law, including in respect of M&A, agreements between enterprises and public aid
• Advisory services and representation in proceedings before the Office of Competition and Consumer Protection [UOKiK] and the Court for Competition and Consumer Protection
• Assessment of necessity to obtain consent of President of the Office of Competition and Consumer Protection [UOKiK] for M&A deal
• Lodging of application to President of the Office of Competition and Consumer Protection [UOKiK] to grant consent for M&A deal
• Advisory services for pharmaceutical companies concerning pricing policy and distribution agreements, with consideration of competition and consumers protection law, including in particular the regulations concerning anti‑competition agreements, abuse of dominant and monopolistic position in relevant market, preparation of draft contracts and working out distribution strategy with consideration of competition and consumer protection regulations
• Advisory services for pharmaceutical companies concerning determination of allowed forms of advertising and promotion
• Advisory services concerning shaping of medical products sales policy, taking into account the regulations concerning fighting against unfair competition
• Advisory services for Internet service providers concerning unfair competition