Competition & Data Protection
COMPETITION
Competition
Competition law remains our core area of expertise. We provide comprehensive legal assistance across all aspects of competition law, supporting clients both in managing ongoing commercial risks and in their interactions with competition authorities. Our approach is pragmatic and business-oriented, with a strong focus on prevention, compliance and the protection of our clients’ commercial interests.
We offer strategic legal advice and representation in complex cases involving anticompetitive practices, at both national and EU level. Our team advises and assists clients in relation to:
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Anticompetitive agreements between competitors
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Abuse of dominant position
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Vertical restraints and restrictive commercial practices
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Competition law investigations and dawn raids
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Litigation before national and EU courts concerning competition law infringements and sanctions
Our multidisciplinary team of lawyers and economists works closely together to deliver integrated legal and economic analyses, ensuring a high level of support throughout investigations and court proceedings, while safeguarding our clients’ commercial interests.
Risk Assessment & Compliance Programs
Clients frequently request us to assess and investigate a broad range of risks, from potential competition law infringements to complex internal misconduct and fraud-related allegations.
Our professionals include competition lawyers, economists, data analytics experts and cyber specialists, enabling a comprehensive and pragmatic approach to investigations. We assist clients with:
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Competition law risk assessments and internal audits
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Design, implementation, and review of effective compliance programs
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Training and prevention strategies tailored to business-specific risks
With extensive experience in developing compliance programs since 2007, including for major corporations, we help companies of all sizes respond efficiently to regulatory challenges and proactively prevent legal exposure in an increasingly complex competitive environment.
Mergers & Acquisitions
We can assist and advise clients on all the aspects of transactions, supporting them from the early stages of planning to completion.
Our services include:
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Competition law due diligence
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Drafting and reviewing transactional documentation
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Notification of economic concentrations and representation before competition authorities
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Assistance in foreign direct investment (FDI) filings, including procedures under GEO no. 46/2022
Through our integrated approach, we ensure that every stage of the transaction — from negotiation and due diligence to approval by the competent authorities — is managed efficiently and with full legal certainty, safeguarding our clients’ interests and facilitating the achievement of their business objectives.
DATA PROTECTION
GDPR data processing compliance
Our extensive experience enables us to provide comprehensive legal advice on compliance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). We assist clients across all areas of their activity, offering ongoing support in relation to both internal data processing operations and interactions with business partners, ensuring that personal data is processed in accordance with the principles of lawfulness, fairness, transparency, data minimisation and security.
Audit and training sessions
An essential component of any data protection compliance framework is the periodic performance of audits and employee training sessions. We conduct GDPR audits to identify potential non-compliance issues at an early stage and to mitigate the risk of personal data breaches. In parallel, we deliver targeted training sessions designed to raise awareness among employees and ensure the correct and consistent application of data protection rules in day-to-day operations.
Implementation of data protection compliance programs
Regardless of the industry or size of the organisation, the implementation of a GDPR compliance program represents a key element of sustainable business development and a genuine competitive advantage. We provide tailored legal assistance to ensure the adoption of effective technical and organisational measures aimed at safeguarding personal data and guaranteeing the rights of data subjects. As part of these compliance programs, we work closely with data controllers and processors, analyse personal data processing systems and assess, review and update internal policies and procedures.
Legitimate Interest Assessments (LIA) and Data Protection Impact Assessments (DPIA)
We analyse personal data processing activities carried out by our clients and provide assistance in conducting Legitimate Interest Assessments (LIA) and Data Protection Impact Assessments (DPIA), particularly in cases where processing operations are likely to result in a high risk to the rights and freedoms of data subjects. Through these assessments, we ensure that processing activities are properly justified, proportionate and fully compliant with GDPR requirements.
Assistance in relation to the national supervisory authority
We offer prompt legal assistance and representation before the National Supervisory Authority for Personal Data Processing, particularly in the context of personal data breaches or regulatory investigations. Our services include advising on the implementation of remedial security measures, preparing internal incident reports and assesing and classifying of security incidents based on the level of risk posed to data subjects, in line with GDPR obligations.
Assistance in relation to data subjects’ rights
The protection of data subjects’ rights lies at the core of the GDPR framework. We support our clients in drafting and implementing appropriate privacy notices, establishing effective procedures for handling data subject requests and ensuring timely and compliant responses to the exercise of rights such as access, rectification, erasure, restriction, portability and objection.