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Competition Law

Kinkin & Partners  provides legal support and protection of the rights of its clients in the areas of antitrust law and rules of fair competition. We provide preliminary analysis of planned agreements and business conduct of our clients to ensure compliance with the applicable regulations. We advise customers on following trading strategies in accordance with the regulations and the rules of fair competition and offer protection and representation in cases of unfair behavior by their competitors.

Our team provides legal representation in initiated proceedings and investigations of the regulatory authority for the presence of prohibited agreements, and also provides timely protection in cases of investigations and inspections of the regulatory authority.

In the case of concentration of economic activity, we provide legal advice, perform a preliminary assessment of the presence of prerequisites for prior notification and assist the preparation of the necessary notifications to the regulatory authority. We provide legal representation and protection in cases of initiated proceedings for concentration control.

The services Kinkin & Partners provides include:

• consultation and preliminary analysis of business strategies and contractual arrangements with the customer in accordance with the rules of fair competition and antitrust law;

• provision of legal assistance and representation in cases of violations of the rules of fair competition;

• provision of legal support and advice, in compliance with the prohibition of abuse of dominant position; advice and representation in connection to proceedings initiated for violation of antitrust rules;

• participation and legal assistance in the course of controller searches and seizures of evidence;

• assessment of the risk of conditions for control of the concentration of economic activity, preparation of notifications and participation in procedures for the issuance of permits by the regulatory authority;

• representation in front of the Commission for Protection of Competition and the Supreme Administrative Court in proceedings under the Law for Protection of Competition.

Team

Vladimir Kinkin Partner email (+359 2) 980 34 75
Silviya Spasova Senior Associate email (+359 2) 980 34 75
Penka Popova Associate email (+359 2) 981 91 96
Domna Mancheva Associate email 02 980 34 75
Svetlana Mandeva Office manager email (+359 2) 980 34 75