Competition and Antitrust​

Our Competition Defense team advises clients on the legal framework for the control of economic concentrations, anticompetitive practices, market investigations, and related complaints. We provide legal counsel to major companies, both domestic and foreign, across various markets in Argentina.

This includes representing our clients in administrative and judicial proceedings related to complaints and investigations into anticompetitive behavior, as well as compliance with economic concentration regulations, including commitments and conditions.

SERVICES

• Analysis to Determine Compliance with Economic Concentration Regulations.
• Design of Strategies and Advice for the Presentation of Economic Concentration Cases.
• Requests and Processing of Authorization for Economic Concentration Operations before the competent authorities in Argentina.
• Preparation of Advisory Opinion Requests to the competition authority and management of the procedure until its resolution.
• Preparation and Submission of Complaints for Anti-Competitive Practices to the competition authority of the country.
• Defense and Management of Proceedings Initiated for Possible Restrictive Competition Conduct.
• Legal Advice and Representation in Market Investigations.
• Representation in Administrative and Judicial Proceedings related to possible anti-competitive behavior, including complaints.
• Representation in Judicial Processes and Appeals Involving Competition Law Issues.
• Development of Structures and Tools for Implementing Economic Concentration Acts with consideration of competition defense aspects.
• Legal Due Diligence and Preparation of Legal Risk Reports.
• Drafting and Negotiating Contractual Provisions to address competition defense aspects in transactions.
• Analysis of Commercial Strategies, Business Plans, and Operations to identify potential competition risks and propose alternatives to mitigate these risks.
• Advice, Recommendations, and Development of Compliance Programs in Antitrust Matters.