Antitrust, Competition and Trade
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Lawlex Antitrust, Competition, and Trade (ACT) team is a highly specialised legal practice with a strong international reach. Our experts provide tailored legal advice to clients across the UK and globally, ensuring compliance with competition laws, trade regulations, and foreign investment rules.
With a network of trusted legal partners worldwide, we assist businesses in navigating complex cross-border competition and trade matters. From merger control and antitrust investigations to state aid and FDI screening, our team delivers strategic solutions that align with our clients’ commercial objectives.
Practice area
Antitrust, Competition and Trade
- Antitrust, Competition and Trade
- Abuse of dominance and economic dependence
- Competition and cartel investigations
- Compliance
- Digital markets
- Foreign investment screening
- Foreign subsidies control
- General EU law, free movement of goods, services and capital
- Horizontal agreements
- Merger Control
- Unfair trading practices (UTP)
- Private enforcement
- Regulatory
- State aid and EU subsidies
- Trade law and sanctions
- Vertical agreements
Banking & Finance
Commercial
Corporate Crime, Compliance & Forensics
Corporate / M&A
Dispute Resolution
Employment, Labour & Pensions
ESG – Environmental, social and governance
Intellectual Property
Public Procurement
Real Estate
Tax
TMC - Technology, Media & Communications
At Lawlex, we provide comprehensive legal expertise across the full spectrum of Antitrust, Competition, and Trade (ACT) matters. Our global reach and strong network of legal partners enable us to handle cases of any complexity, irrespective of jurisdiction. Where necessary, we collaborate with established contacts from our wider network of international law firms to ensure seamless cross-border solutions.
Our team comprises specialists in every aspect of ACT law. In recent years, we have successfully advised clients in numerous competition and trade-related proceedings. We maintain dedicated sub-groups with deep expertise in key areas such as State aid, Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) screening, and international trade compliance. Additionally, we have extensive sector-specific experience, advising clients across industries including automotive, consumer goods, construction, digital markets, energy, life sciences, telecommunications, and transport.
Our clients range from multinational corporations that rely on us as their trusted ACT legal advisors across multiple jurisdictions to government bodies and medium-sized enterprises seeking expert legal guidance.
At Lawlex, we embrace cutting-edge legal technologies, including AI-driven tools, to enhance efficiency and provide data-driven insights.
We are committed to knowledge sharing and thought leadership in competition law. Our firm hosts industry-leading events, including regular webinars on EU and international competition law, as well as in-depth case law updates via our dedicated legal insights platform. Our Competition Law eLearning programme offers businesses a practical online training tool, ensuring compliance and ethical business conduct.
With a forward-thinking approach and a commitment to excellence, Lawlex continues to provide clients with strategic, commercially focused solutions in an ever-evolving legal landscape.
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