About

Provided by Allende & Brea

The Competition/Antitrust Department of Allende & Brea, works for multinational and local corporations, to prevent legal disputes by giving preventive advice, and also when the dispute has already arisen. The department works on the defense throughout all the administrative and court stages of the proceedings.

Our Competition/Antitrust Department practice includes assistance in:

  • Dealing with antitrust authorities in economic concentration transactions.
  • Acting as defendants or claimants in administrative proceedings and judicial remedies relating to cartels, abuse of dominant positions and other anticompetitive practices.
  • Advicing and advocacy regarding compliance with antitrust laws in the client’s distribution networks, as well as other types of agreement and vertical relationship with customers or suppliers.
  • Designing and implementation of antitrust compliance programs and internal investigations.
  • Providing legal advice on antitrust risk assessments for transactions that need to close before obtaining antitrust clearance.

Our firm has advised many clients in a variety of sectors in connection with merger control filings and other required compliance in connection with marketing strategies, joint ventures, distribution, licensing and franchising agreements, as well as in antitrust litigation cases before the Argentine antitrust authorities and the Argentine courts.


Chambers Review

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Competition/Antitrust - Argentina

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What the Team is Known For

Allende & Brea is a highly acclaimed full-service firm with a robust team that is experienced in a wide range of competition matters. Its well-regarded team of practitioners routinely assists clients with merger control proceedings. Its lawyers are also experienced in handling anti-competitive mandates, representing clients in investigations related to abuse of dominant position and cartel activity.

Work Highlights

  • Allende & Brea advised BlackRock and Grain Industries on their joint control acquisition of Phoenix Tower International.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Julián Peña
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Julián Peña
Head of Competition/Antitrust
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Stellar partner Julián Peña continues to boast a strong local and international merger control and antitrust compliance practice.

Julián Peña brings a strong strategic vision to every issue he handles.

Julián Peña is widely recognised as a key reference in the Argentine competition law market.

Federico Rossi
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Federico Rossi
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Key partner Federico Rossi is well placed to assist with complex merger control proceedings in Argentina.

Federico Rossi excels at managing complex, lengthy merger control processes. He is sharp and articulate, with a talent for making complex issues understandable.

Ranked Lawyers at
Allende & Brea

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Argentina

Competition/Antitrust

Julián Peña
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Julián Peña
Head of Competition/Antitrust
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Band 1
Federico Rossi
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Federico Rossi
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Band 2

Members

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Julián Peña

Julián Peña

Head of Department