Services

Antitrust & Competition

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Our team offers guidance to both Polish and global clients on all aspects of competition and antitrust law, encompassing transactions, disputes, and routine affairs.

Holistic Assistance

Our clients receive all-encompassing counsel on matters such as: anti-competitive conduct, merger oversight, and consumer protection regulations. We prioritize pragmatic and custom-made strategies that empower our clients to realize their commercial objectives while adhering to legal requirements.

Litigation

We offer counsel to clients in proceedings overseen by the Polish Competition Authority (Office of Competition and Consumer Protection) and the European Commission. We also act as their representatives in front of ordinary courts and the Supreme Court.

Advice at a European Level

Professionals at LSW have acquired valuable experience at the European Commission and the Office of Competition and Consumer Protection.

Retail/E-commerce

LSW boasts a wealth of experience in providing counsel to entrepreneurs in the retail and e-commerce sectors. In this capacity, LSW’s professionals draft and review rules for promotions and consumer competitions, terms and privacy policies for online shops, websites, and mobile apps, as well as all consumer-targeted marketing communications. They also assist clients with product labeling and safety. They have provided counsel to one of the largest supermarket chains on its pricing strategy, assessing the legality of such actions under the Act on Competition and Consumer Protection and the Act on Prices.

Services

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Transactions:

Preparing notifications of intention of concentration for Polish and international clients.
Representing clients in concentration proceedings.

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Litigation:

Providing support in cases of fair competition rules violation.
Assisting in cases of consumer interests violation.
Helping in cases of infringement of entrepreneurs’ personal rights.
Advising clients during the pre-trial stage and in security proceedings.
Representing clients in main proceedings before both commercial and criminal courts.
Representing clients in proceedings overseen by the Polish Competition Authority (Office of Competition and Consumer Protection) and the European Commission.

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Opinions and expertise in the following domains:

Business solutions.
Advertising and promotional campaigns.
Contests.

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Retail & e-commerce:

Preparation and consultation of regulations for promotions and consumer competitions.
Preparation and consultation of regulations and privacy policies for online stores, websites, and mobile applications.
Legal opinions regarding marketing communication to consumers.
Support in the field of product labeling and product safety.

Experience

MICROSOFT

Advising on matters related to competition law in the scope of planned business and commercial activities.

SANTANDER BANK POLSKA

Advising on matters relating to competition and consumer protection law and on notifying the Office of Competition and Consumer Protection of the intention of concentration in connection with the acquisition of Deutsche Bank Polska.

WizzAir

Advising the international airline in proceedings before the Office of Competition and Consumer Protection regarding allegations of violating the collective interests of consumers by providing incomplete information about the full ticket price and the costs of mandatory additional services.

TVN

Advising the largest Polish media group on competition law and antitrust notifications before the European Commission and the Polish Office of Competition Protection in connection with the merger of the TVN pay TV platform with the Polish pay TV platform Canal+.

NC+

Representing the pay TV operator in proceedings before the Office of Consumer Protection and in appeal proceedings regarding the allegation of violating consumers' collective interests by allegedly forcing consumers to change their offer to a less favorable one.