CMS, Competition/Antitrust | Chambers Europe Profile

About

Provided by CMS

We have a team of 8 lawyers dealing exclusively with competition law issues. This enables us to provide high quality advice on projects requiring the commitment of considerable resources (complex audits) or a quick response (short deadlines in proceedings before competition authorities or courts).

Our practice is not limited to antitrust law and merger control. We advise on all aspects of broadly understood competition law, including unfair competition, consumer legislation, public procurement and state aid. In this capacity, we represent clients in proceedings both before the President of the Polish Competition Authority and the European Commission.

We work with multi-national companies and leading brand owners, providing advice on both “one-off” complex legal matters that require a high level of expertise as well as on compliance related issues associated with their day-to-day commercial activities. Our clients also include Polish companies and local government entities (Poland’s largest cities and municipalities).

Our advisory offer

We understand that the key to success is acute awareness of the specific characteristics of the sectors in which our clients operate, which allows us to address the specific competition law issues that are particular to these industries. In this respect, we advise clients from the:

Consumer products sector
Energy sector
Pharmaceutical sector
Telecommunications and new technologies sector

Chambers Review

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Competition/Antitrust - Poland

Band 3

What the Team is Known For

CMS offers an accomplished team advising on both merger control and contentious antitrust issues. The law firm is noted for its representation in anti-competitive behaviour investigations. Additionally, the team represents clients in appeals against infringement decisions, including before the Supreme Court. CMS is experienced in advising on competition compliance matters, including distribution issues, and state aid mandates. Clients of the law firm include noteworthy transportation, energy and e-commerce names.

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Work Highlights

Provided by CMS

CMS represented the Van Tilburg-Bastianen Group and its Polish subsidiary, TB Truck & Trailer Service, in a cartel investigation and subsequent appeal.

Strengths

Provided by Chambers

"We are very satisfied with CMS's service levels and responsiveness. We have had to comply with incredibly tight deadlines, and CMS have always made sure we could deliver on time."