Competition Law

The competition law department of the AVD Law Firm provides legal advice services on regulations aimed at ensuring the regular and balanced implementation of the competition system, controlling and prohibiting behaviors that may be hindering, restrictive, or disruptive to competition among economic entities.

What is Competition Law?

Competition law is a branch of law that encompasses the necessary regulations and control to prevent agreements, decisions and practices that restrict, disrupt or harm competition in goods and service markets, and to prevent companies operating in the market from misusing their dominance. In today’s free market system, where the diversity of economic activities is increasing, the importance of competition law is also growing day by day. We adopt a client-focused approach in the competition law field, where new concepts are constantly emerging and responding rapidly to economic and technological changes.

Merger and Acquisition Applications in Competition Law

Our services in the area of merger and acquisition applications include:

• Determining whether the transaction creates a notification obligation before the merger or acquisition
• Preparation of the merger and acquisition application in a coordinated manner with the company and filing a pre-notification application with the competition authority
• Monitoring of the filed application, preparing official responses to oral or written information requests from the competition authority
• Representing our client at any possible meeting events by the competition authority
• Fulfilling the necessary communication with the competition authority within the procedure provided by the law regarding mergers and acquisitions that are subject to final review by the competition authority
• Providing legal advice on competitive solutions in case of conditional permits
• Engaging in various initiatives with the competition authority regarding mergers and acquisitions affecting third parties for our clients.

Exemption and Negative Determination Processes in Competition Law

Our services within the framework of exemption and negative determination processes:

• Providing legal support services to our clients regarding the need for an application as the exemption and negative determination application is carried out voluntarily by the competition authority.
• Providing consulting services to the company by evaluating the issue in terms of competition law when clients choose not to make an exemption and negative determination application.
• Monitoring the application, preparing written responses to written or oral information requests from the competition authority.
• Representing our clients in meetings with the competition authority.
• Providing legal advisory services in preparing commitment packages for competitive solutions in cases of conditional permission.
• Carrying out the assessment of group exemption for our clients’ businesses and transactions.
• Implementing the competition law initiatives regarding exemption processes affecting third parties on our clients.

Pre-Investigation, Investigation and Defenses in Competition Law

Our support in pre-investigation, investigation and defense:

• Carrying out the primary defense procedures in coordination with the company in accordance with the procedure outlined in the law during pre-investigations and investigations initiated by the competition authority.
• Preparation of written defenses and oral defense during the investigation stage.
• Being present at the company during on-site inspections carried out during the investigation and pre-investigation processes and answering questions from the authority’s employees.
• Preparing official responses to oral or written information requests from the competition authority during the investigation and pre-investigation stages.
• Representing our clients in meetings with the competition authority.
• Carrying out the necessary competition law procedures for third parties affecting our clients in investigations and pre-investigations.

Competition Law Compliance

We also provide legal assistance regarding compliance with competition law. Our legal support for compliance includes: • Providing consulting services to ensure that all of our clients’ practices comply with competition law. • Identifying competition law risks for our clients, detecting potential competition law violations, ensuring companies comply with competition law and practices, and preparing compliance programs to institutionalize competition culture within the company.

Administrative Proceedings in Competition Law

At AVD Law, we provide the best legal support in administrative proceedings. We file lawsuits on behalf of our clients against decisions of the competition authority and represent them before the administrative court.

Competition Law Audits

Our audit services include:

• Conducting audits in companies similar to on-site inspections performed by the competition authority.
• Examining the electronic and physical documents of relevant personnel and managers in companies.
• Preparing an evaluation report after the examination and presenting it to the company’s top management.

Competition Law Lawyer

At AVD Law, we provide the best legal assistance services to individuals who need a competition law lawyer. Competition law lawyers monitor compliance of company activities with competition rules, make applications to the competition authority when necessary, contest the authority’s decisions, handle lawsuits in matters such as anti-dumping and anti-trust, and provide legal consulting support.

Competition Law Services We Offer

Our clients receive legal support from our law firm in regards to global anti-trust policies, competition systems, competition law cases, and regulatory strategies. Our team of professional lawyers represent our clients in courts, competition authorities, and other agencies. Our focus in competition law includes:

• Competition investigation, representation in cases and investigations.
• Competition rules and regulation.
• Competition reviews and compliance.
• Abuse of dominant position.
• Mergers and acquisitions.
• Negative finding and exemption applications.

As AVD Law, we are experienced and professional in competition law cases. We provide high-quality, customized legal services based on our clients’ industry requirements. If you need legal support in the competition law area, our team of experts is always there for you.