CLACIS is a competition law advisory which focuses on matters regarding competition law in Ukraine, Russia and Kazakhstan. CLACIS is an independent law practice operating in cooperation with full service law firm AstapovLawyers in Ukraine, Russia and Kazakhstan, and plans further expansion in cooperation with law firms in other jurisdictions. Services include all aspects of competition law (investigations, audits, infringement cases, leniency, merger control approvals, competition law legal due diligence, antitrust litigation, distribution and contract related antitrust issues, public procurement).

International Network

With international capacity through relationships established with independent law firms, CLACIS is able to offer clients high-quality advice on competition law matters in a number of jurisdictions

Services include all aspects of competition law:

— Representing clients before antitrust authorities of Ukraine, Russia, Kazakhstan and other  CIS countries in investigations, audits and in handling cases on infringement on abuse of dominance, cartels, etc;

— Negotiating reductions in fines as well as possible immunity in leniency cases;

— Supporting regulatory aspects of transactions, in particular regarding obtaining merger control approvals of antitrust authorities in Ukraine, Russia, Kazakhstan and other CIS countries;

— Preparing legal opinions on various competition law matters, including with regard to the qualification of actions (cartels, anticompetitive concerted actions, abuse of dominance, unfair competition) and related risks, compliance of clients’ contracts and other documents with competition law;

— Conducting legal due diligence of companies for compliance with competition law;

— Conducting training sessions for clients (marketing, sales experts, lawyers, managers) on competition, law practical application aspects (relations with competitors, contracts, inter alia, distribution  agreements, unfair advertising);

— Antitrust litigation;

— Advising on distribution and contract-related antitrust issues;

— Representing client interests in public procurement.