LEGAL

AGON PARTNERS supports, advises and represents companies (large corporations and SMEs), associations, industry organizations and private individuals in the entire spectrum of civil and administrative antitrust proceedings.

Consulting

(i) Diagnosis: Evaluation of planned market entries and new distribution systems, joint ventures or other forms of cooperation, marketing strategies, acquisitions and the establishment and expansion of positions of power.

(ii) Remediation: Tailor-made ("only as much as necessary") structuring, development and implementation of business decision

(iii) Selection of areas of activity (in alphabetical order) Automotive and motor vehicle industry, construction markets, banks and brokers, energy markets, public authorities at all levels, IT industry, capital goods, credit card industry, aviation, media industry, pharmaceutical industry, production and distribution of consumer goods, jewelry and watch industry, hospitals, professional sports clubs and associations, universities, insurance companies, publishing houses.

Internal market

(i) Diagnosis: Establishment of the facts - analogous to COMCO. Description and determination of the BGBM violation and the resulting legal consequences

(ii) Remediation: Design and implementation of measures to enable the legal prosecution of a BGMB violation or to minimize the procedural risk.

Risk analysis

(i) Diagnose: Analyse von bestehenden Verträgen, Vertriebssystemen und Kooperationsformen (ARGE, Konsortialverträge, Joint-Ventures), marktrelevanten Verhaltensweisen, externer und interner Unternehmenskommunikation (einschliesslich E-Mails und Chatrooms) sowie Presseauftritten; Evaluierung der kartellrechtlichen Risiken.

(ii) Remedur: Empfehlungen zur Reduktion und Beseitigung kartellrechtlicher Risiken unter Vermeidung von finanziellen Konsequenzen und Kollateralschäden (Schadenersatz und Reputation).

(iii) Auswahl von Tätigkeitsbereichen (alphabetische Reihenfolge) Automobil- und Kraftfahrzeugbranche, Baumärkte, Banken und Broker, Energiemärkte, kantonale Behörden, Medienbranche, Produktion und Vertrieb von Konsumgütern, Versicherungen, Verlagshäuser.

Arbitration proceedings

(i) Diagnosis: Determination of the facts relevant to antitrust law - analogous to an arbitration tribunal. Description and determination of the breach of antitrust law and the resulting damages.


(ii) Remedy: Evaluation of the probability of success of a claim (claims for damages and removal) or of defensive measures against a claim. Preparation and conduct of out-of-court proceedings.

(iii) Selection of fields of activity (in alphabetical order): Automotive and motor vehicle industry, media industry, insurance industry

Government aid

(i) Diagnosis: Analysis of the effects of existing or planned state aid and other state interventions with regard to influencing competition or individual competitors.

(ii) Remediation: Development and implementation of competition policy campaigns and taking legal action against state distortions of competition.

Submission and public procurement law

(i) Diagnosis: Analysis of planned procurement procedures (for public authorities) and identification of deficiencies in ongoing procurement procedures (for companies).


(ii) Remediation: Development and implementation of competitive procurement procedures and preparation and conduct of proceedings before and against contracting authorities.

(iii) Current mandates (selection): Railroad industry.

Verwaltungsverfahren

(i) Diagnosis: Preparation of the facts relevant to antitrust law - analogous to COMCO. Description and determination of the antitrust violation or the business combination to be reported.

(ii)Remedy: Evaluation of the probability of success of a complaint or of defensive measures against a complaint. Preparation and conduct of sanction proceedings in cases of unlawful competition agreements (cartels) and abuses of market power by COMCO, including house searches and hearings (incl. training). Conducting and preparing preliminary investigations, objection proceedings and requests for advice from COMCO. Conducting appeal proceedings before the Federal Administrative Court, Federal Criminal Court and Federal Supreme Court.


(iii) Selection of areas of activity (in alphabetical order) Automotive and motor vehicle industry, construction markets, banks and brokers, energy markets, public authorities at all levels, IT industry, credit card industry, media industry, production and distribution of consumer goods, jewelry and watch industry, hospitals, professional sports clubs and associations, universities, insurance companies, publishing houses.

WEKO-Meldung von Fusionen

(i) Diagnosis: Identification of the facts relevant under antitrust law. Description and determination of the obligation to notify a planned business combination.

(ii) Remediation: Evaluation of the probability of success of mergers. Preparation and conduct of merger notification proceedings before COMCO and related appeal proceedings before the Federal Administrative Court and the Federal Supreme Court.
(iii) Selection of fields of activity (in alphabetical order): Automotive industry, Energy industry, Media industry, Recruitment industry, Production and distribution of consumer goods

Zivilverfahren

(i) Diagnosis: Determination of the facts relevant to antitrust law. Description and determination of the violation of antitrust law or claims under antitrust law.

(ii) Remedy: Evaluation of the probability of success of a claim (in particular claims for damages and removal) or the defensive measures against a plaintiff. Preparation and conduct of the proceedings.

(iii) Selection of fields of activity: Automotive industry, insurance industry, IT industry, intellectual property.

Submission and public procurement law

(i) Diagnosis: Analysis of planned procurement procedures (for public authorities) and identification of deficiencies in ongoing procurement procedures (for companies)

(ii) Remediation: Development and implementation of competition-compliant procurement procedures and preparation and conduct of proceedings before and against procurement authorities before the appellate authorities.

(iii) Selection of areas of activity: Automotive and motor vehicles, construction procurement, railroad procurement, energy supply