Competition Law

Fenech & Fenech Advocates addresses many significant issues of competition that affect industry today, which is why the department has invested in expertise in a variety of sector specific areas. The number of transactions, commercial agreements and business practices that have been subject to complex legal review in respect to competition rules has increased over the last couple of years and the team has gained particularly strong experience with complex leveraged acquisitions and cross-border transactions across a wide range of industries.

The firm has helped clients achieve their objectives by advising on how to structure deals and contracts in line with competition law requirements, by gaining merger control approvals and by pursuing complaints and legal actions for competition law infringements. The department has also advised clients on a complete range of anti-trust, competition, regulatory and trade issues, including merger control, licensing and distribution, intellectual property, restrictive practices, abuse of dominance, state aid, privatisations and public procurement.