Competition/Antitrust

CLACIS is a competition law boutique-firm, founded in 2015 by Mrs. Antonina Yaholnyk, a law expert with more than 26 years of legal practice, of which more than 18 years of handling diverse antitrust and regulatory matters. 

CLACIS focuses on matters concerning competition law, regulatory and compliance in Ukraine and the region. Due to its specialisation CLACIS is a unique law firm with main emphasis on competition law investigations and competition law litigation. The firm represents major international and national market players and handles matters with market significance mostly with international exposure. The team’s expertise has been recognised by Chambers, Legal 500, WWL, Best Lawyers.

The firm's services include all aspects of competition law and regulatory matters: investigations, audits, infringement cases, preparation of defense files, leniency, merger control approvals, competition law legal due diligence, antitrust litigation, distribution and contract related antitrust issues, public procurement, conducting trainings for clients on competition law matters (marketing, sales experts, lawyers, managers).

Recent work highlights:

Successfully represented Mastercard before the Antimonopoly committee of Ukraine to obtain the approval for reduction of domestic interchange fee rates in Ukraine.