At Stabit Advocates, our Antitrust Practice offers unparalleled expertise across global antitrust matters. Whether you need strategic advice on regulatory clearance, guidance through complex government investigations, or representation in private litigation, we are here to provide comprehensive solutions tailored to your needs.
Our Services:
Regulatory Clearance: Our team excels in navigating diverse regulatory environments, representing clients before authorities in Africa, the Americas, the European Union, the United Kingdom, Asia, and beyond. With a deep understanding of the global antitrust landscape, we deliver innovative solutions that align with your business objectives. We assist clients in securing regulatory approvals for mergers and acquisitions, ensuring that transactions comply with antitrust laws and regulations. Our services include preparing regulatory filings, engaging with regulatory authorities, and providing strategic advice on antitrust compliance.
Government Investigations: We provide expert guidance through complex government investigations, representing clients in matters involving alleged antitrust violations. Our team conducts thorough internal investigations, engages with regulatory authorities, and develops robust defense strategies to protect our clients’ interests. We have a proven track record of successfully navigating government investigations and achieving favorable outcomes for our clients.
Private Litigation: Our Antitrust Practice includes representing clients in private litigation involving antitrust allegations. We offer comprehensive legal support in defending against claims of monopolistic practices, price fixing, market allocation, and other antitrust violations. Our team is skilled in both trial and appellate advocacy, ensuring that our clients receive robust representation at every stage of the legal process.
Additional Expertise:
Compliance Programs: We provide proactive compliance advice, helping clients develop and implement comprehensive compliance programs tailored to their specific needs. Our services include conducting compliance audits, providing training sessions, and advising on best practices for antitrust compliance. Our goal is to help clients mitigate risks and maintain a strong compliance posture in a complex regulatory environment.
Regulatory Approvals: Ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements is a critical aspect of our services. We provide clients with strategic advice on navigating complex regulatory frameworks, helping them meet their legal obligations and avoid potential pitfalls. Our team stays abreast of the latest regulatory developments, ensuring that clients remain compliant with applicable laws throughout the transaction process. We offer ongoing support to address regulatory challenges and ensure adherence to legal standards.
Antitrust Allegations Defense: Our team is adept at defending clients against antitrust allegations, providing robust legal strategies to protect their interests. We conduct thorough investigations, develop compelling legal arguments, and engage with regulatory authorities to resolve antitrust disputes. Our goal is to achieve favorable outcomes for our clients while minimizing the impact on their business operations.
Client-Centric Approach:
Our Antitrust Practice is distinguished by its deep understanding of the global antitrust landscape, enabling us to deliver innovative solutions that align with our clients’ business objectives. Whether it’s securing regulatory approvals for mergers and acquisitions, defending against antitrust allegations, or providing proactive compliance advice, we are committed to safeguarding our clients’ interests in every aspect of antitrust law. Our commitment to excellence and our deep understanding of antitrust regulations ensure that our clients receive the highest level of representation and strategic advice.
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The Antitrust Practice of Stabit Advocates has earned an enviable reputation for its work. Recent acknowledgements have included:
• Twelve Attorneys recognized as “Litigation Stars”
• Four Attorneys recognized as “National Practice Area Stars”
• Three Attorneys recognized on the “40 & Under Hot List”
• One Attorneys recognized as a “Top 100 Trial Lawyer”
• Antitrust – Tier 1
Multinational Chip Maker’s Antitrust Defense
Over the past five years, our firm has represented a multinational chip maker in numerous government and private antitrust actions. Most recently, we have successfully defended the company for six years in both class and individual actions initiated by merchants. These actions challenged the chip maker’s business model and practices, including allegations of “leaking schematic designs” and tolerance measurements.
Despite these challenges, our strategic defense has ensured that the core business model and practices of our client have remained intact. This outcome was achieved through settlements with the merchant class and a significant number of plaintiff opt-outs, preserving the integrity and operational continuity of the client’s business.
Conglomerate’s Internal Antitrust Investigation
Our firm is representing a conglomerate in an extensive internal investigation concerning potential criminal antitrust activities within its global operations. This investigation was initiated following a probe by a European regulatory agency into alleged anticompetitive practices by trading partners in the European market.
Our team is meticulously examining the conglomerate’s operations to ensure compliance with antitrust laws and to address any regulatory concerns. This proactive approach aims to mitigate risks and uphold the integrity of the client’s business practices across all jurisdictions.
Multinational Aggregator’s Antitrust Case
We served as co-antitrust counsel for a multinational aggregator that connects travel agencies with airlines, during a regulator’s investigation and subsequent lawsuit aimed at blocking a proposed acquisition by another technology company. The regulator alleged that the merger would eliminate competition for booking services in both the online and traditional travel agency markets.
In a decisive victory for our client, the court ruled in their favor, determining that the regulator failed to demonstrate harm to competition on both sides of the two-sided market in question.