{"id":7991,"date":"2022-01-11T15:59:54","date_gmt":"2022-01-11T15:59:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.strafrecht.de\/cartels-and-competition\/"},"modified":"2025-12-19T13:10:41","modified_gmt":"2025-12-19T11:10:41","slug":"cartels-and-competition","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.strafrecht.de\/en\/cartels-and-competition\/","title":{"rendered":"Cartels and competition"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"7991\" class=\"elementor elementor-7991 elementor-4263\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-70ba194 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"70ba194\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ae069a2\" data-id=\"ae069a2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fb7a4ac elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"fb7a4ac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1260\" height=\"780\" src=\"https:\/\/www.strafrecht.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025_crf_WUP_Gruppe_0983_BB-1-1260x780.jpg\" class=\"attachment-landscape-1 size-landscape-1 wp-image-13326\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-41122b6\" data-id=\"41122b6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9b60cd5 elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9b60cd5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1580\" height=\"780\" src=\"https:\/\/www.strafrecht.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2023_crf_WUP_8866_LoRes2-1-1580x780.jpg\" class=\"attachment-landscape-2 size-landscape-2 wp-image-13382\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-38230dc elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"38230dc\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-55a6342\" data-id=\"55a6342\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-93c7a88 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"93c7a88\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Companies and business associations have to ensure that their business behaviour vis-\u00e0-vis competitors, suppliers and customers is in compliance with the applicable antitrust laws. However, it is often difficult for companies to assess whether their business behaviour is legally acceptable, problematic or even prohibited by law. In order to avoid any violation of antitrust laws resulting in high fines but to also avail oneself of all possible business opportunities, a thorough and in-depth knowledge of potential antitrust risks is required. We combine a long-standing experience in criminal law and criminal procedural law with a profound knowledge of the applicable antitrust legislation.<\/p>\n<p>We render legal services and advice as regards antitrust compliance, focusing on the prevention of antitrust law infringements.<\/p>\n<p>Where an antitrust law infringement has already occurred or proceedings have been initiated by the authorities, we advise our clients in all states of the proceedings; starting from unannounced inspections by the authorities, official interrogations of employees, in-house investigations, and \u2013 where this is unavoidable \u2013 all the way to a final judgment in court. 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