MARCK Legal
Experts in German and European competition law. Specialists for corporate compliance.
Legal advice at the highest level. Hands-on expertise.
Competition law can have serious implications for how companies do business.
We provide comprehensive competition law advice.
Defense strategies in cartel proceedings. Handling dawn raids, evidence, requests for information, disclosure obligations. Internal investigations and leniency strategy. Preparing for investigations.
Optimization of sales models. Selective distribution, exclusivity, commercial agency and commission models. Franchising, licensing and shop in shop. Particular competition law expertise in online sales, marketplaces and other digital platforms and aggregators.
Full-range antitrust and merger control advice. Merger control proceedings before the German Cartel Office (Bundeskartellamt) and the European Commission. Merger control feasibility, notification requirements, relevant clauses in sales and purchase agreements, information exchange. Intervention in third party transactions. Investment screening procedures (FTPA/FTPO).
Compliance by dominant or powerful companies. Defending dominant or powerful companies before the German Federal Cartel Office (Bundeskartellamt) or the European Commission. Particular competition law expertise in the areas of procurement and sales, with a focus on pricing, rebates, supply and purchasing.
Advice on cooperations, especially buying cooperations. Advice on design, set-up and contractual implementation. Negotiations with potential partners. Alignment with relevant competition authorities.
Handling competition authorities’ sector inquiries and information requests. Support with data localization, data preparation and submission.
Implementing and optimizing internal antitrust recovery programs. Support with identifying, securing and monetizing claims in negotiations and before courts.
Compliance is a manager responsibility that requires rules and values that are put into practice.
We provide hands-on compliance advice.
Implementing and optimizing compliance management systems (CMS). Application of certified compliance standards. Full-range compliance support: risk analysis, business partner compliance, guidelines and training solutions.
Advice in case of potential compliance incidents. Investigation support and incident assessment. Managing communication with whistleblowers, authorities and other stakeholders. Support as ombudsperson for companies, associations and institutions.
Advice on required investment screening procedures in transactions and submitting required clearance applications under the FTPA/FTPO to the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWi).
Compliance advice in the context of corporate transactions. Assessment of target companies’ compliance status. Advice in implementing risk-mitigating measures before and after closing. Contractual risk allocation.
EU retail and wholesale regulatory: Unfair trade practices (UTP) in the food supply chain. Platform to Business (P2B) Regulation. Geoblocking Regulation. Compliance management of associated regulatory risks.
Internal investigations to uncover and assess risks – in times of crises and as precaution.
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Effective compliance audits. Support in comprehensive fact-finding. Assessment and proper management of audit findings and results. Advice on legal aftercare and follow-up measures.
Advice on German corporate liability law (e.g. Verbandssanktionenrecht) – Rights, obligations and liability risks for companies and company management. Advice on managing compliance obligations.
Advice on design and implementation of effective corporate audit programs in the areas of competition and compliance.
The 10th Amendment of the German Act against Restraints of Competition has entered into force on 19 January 2020. We have put together the most important changes to merger control.
read moreThe 10th amendment of the German Act against Restraints of Competition (ARC) is expected to enter into force early 2021. One major change concerns the FCO’s powers during dawn raids, making them more comparable to EU law. So – time to brush up your dawn raid guideline?
read moreThe 10th amendment of the ARC is imminent. We have summarized the upcoming changes in German merger control.
read moreWe offer lawyers (Rechtsanwälten) (m/f/d), stagiaires (Referendaren) (m/f/d) and research assistants (wissenschaftlichen Mitarbeitern) (m/f/d) very interesting client work, an informal, goal-oriented working atmosphere, flexible working conditions and an attractive salary.
You are interested in working in competition, compliance and investigations, enjoy using your legal skills to create legal value for your clients? Then you’ve come to the right place. Do reach out. Here: team@marck.eu
