Competition/European Law

D N Tzouganatos N.S.Kosmidis & Partners has an outstanding practice in all areas of competition law (cartels, abuse of dominance mergers, state aid) and has represented clients both before the European Commission, the HCC and the courts competent for judicial review of HCC’s decisions. The firm has represented numerous clients in high-profile restrictive practices (horizontal or vertical) in sectors such as petroleum, construction, insurance, banking, steel, security and home electrical appliances. It has also defended before the HCC and the administrative courts numerous companies in abuse of dominance cases in the bauxite, beer, gaming, petroleum, press distribution and retail sectors. The Firm has a successful track record in major concentrations in a variety of industries such as the acquisition of BP Hellas by the HELPE Group (petroleum), the acquisition of Stoiximan by OPAP SA (gaming sector), the acquisition of MEDIA MARKT by PUBLIC SA (consumer electronics), the acquisition of OLP SA by COSCO (port services), the acquisition of Elpedison SA by the HELPE Group (energy)