The Competition Protection| Anti-monopoly | Consumer Law Practice at KKG Legal focuses on advising entrepreneurs on antitrust law, combating unfair competition and ensuring compliance with consumer law regulations.
KKG Legal specializes in providing comprehensive consultancy on competition and consumer protection law, offering support at every stage of enterprise operations. We are experienced in representing Clients before domestic authorities, including the President of the Office of Competition and Consumer Protection (UOKiK). We make sure that the companies comply with anti-monopoly laws by analyzing and developing defense strategies in proceedings involving the abuse of a dominant position and restrictive agreements. We also conduct anti-monopoly audits and simulations of inspections by the authorities, and assist our Clients in the course of ongoing inspections.
In the area of control of concentration, we advise on the notification of concentrations to the relevant authorities, conducting detailed analyses of the impact of transactions on the market and representing Clients in control proceedings. Our services also include negotiating concentration terms and support in appeal proceedings.
We verify regulations, contract templates and advertising materials for compliance with consumer laws and represent Clients in disputes over unfair trade practices and violations of collective consumer interests. In addition, we advise on hazardous product liability, thus minimizing our Clients' legal risks.
We represent Clients in cases regarding damage claims arising out of a violation of EU or domestic competition law.
We also have extensive experience in representing Clients in competition cases, in particular in combating unfair competition, before state courts and arbitral tribunals, as well as in conducting negotiations and mediations aimed at amicable resolution of such disputes, which allows us to effectively protect the legal interests of our Clients and build their competitive advantage in the market.
WHAT WE HELP WITH
- Competition law: Ensuring compliance of companies' activities with the provisions of competition law; support in the establishment of franchise distribution systems; development of rules for cooperation between companies and defense strategies against unfair competition practices.
- Consumer law: Ensuring compliance with the provisions of consumer law, including regulations on sales, distance and off-premises contracts; drafting regulations of sales; consultancy on compliance of advertisements, promotional campaigns and advertising campaigns with laws protecting consumer rights.
- Anti-monopoly proceedings: Representing Clients in cases involving the abuse of a dominant position and restrictive covenants; developing defense strategies in anti-monopoly proceedings and preparing relevant litigation documents.
- Concentration control: Advise on the notification of concentrations to the Office of Competition and Consumer Protection (OCCP) and the European Commission; preparation of economic and legal analyses of the potential impact of transactions on the market; representing Clients in the proceedings.
- Contract drafting and analysis: Development and analysis of implementation, distribution, and franchise agreements.
- Monitoring of changing regulations: Tracking and analyzing amendments in competition and consumer law.
- Legal consultancy: Providing legal advice on pricing strategies, distribution policies, relations with competitors and counterparties; analysis and preparation of commercial contracts for compliance with competition and consumer laws; consultancy on business model selection.
- Dispute proceedings: Representation of Clients in litigation and administrative disputes concerning violations of competition law and consumer rights; legal support in negotiations and mediations aimed at amicable resolution of disputes; representation before the President of the Office of Competition and Consumer Protection (OCCP) and the European Commission.
- Consultancy and education: Conducting training for employees and management on competition law, consumer law and best practices in the area of compliance; organizing workshops and seminars on competition and consumer protection issues.
WHY US?
- Comprehensiveness of services: We offer full support at every stage of enterprise operations, providing consultancy in the areas of protection of competition, anti-monopoly and consumer law.
- Interdisciplinary teams: Our teams are composed of lawyers specializing in various fields of law, which allows us to effectively analyze problems from multiple perspectives.
- Experience and knowledge: We have many years of experience in handling cases in the area of competition protection and consumer law, both before courts and regulatory authorities such as the OCCP.
- Involvement of partners: The partners personally supervise and are involved in ongoing cases, ensuring the highest quality of service and individual approach to each Client.
