RMDT provides extensive legal assistance and strategic counsel on the application of competition and antitrust law in both domestic and cross-border contexts. Our lawyers advise clients in relation to mergers, acquisitions, joint ventures, and the negotiation, assessment, and implementation of horizontal and vertical agreements, ensuring compliance throughout all stages of the transactional and operational process.
Our competition law team has broad experience assisting clients in merger control matters, including the preparation and submission of merger notifications and the management of regulatory procedures before the competent competition authorities. Our services encompass representation in both initial and in-depth merger investigations, the coordination of clearance strategies, the negotiation of remedies and commitments, and the handling of conditional approvals. RMDT also provides antitrust counseling in relation to agreements and practices that may fall within the scope of competition law restrictions, including assistance with exemption assessments and risk mitigation strategies.
In response to the increasing digitalization of markets, RMDT has developed tailored expertise in competition law issues arising in technology-driven and data-intensive sectors. Our lawyers advise on competition risks associated with digital business models, including matters involving platform-based markets, data access and use, and automated or technology-enabled commercial practices. Our lawyers assist clients in navigating emerging competition law concerns linked to digital environments, including the assessment of potentially anticompetitive conduct in complex market structures.
RMDT closely follows and applies recent regulatory developments addressing digital markets. Our team advises clients on compliance with the Digital Markets Act (DMA), particularly in relation to obligations applicable to designated gatekeepers, as well as on the interaction between traditional antitrust rules and ex ante regulatory requirements. Our approach is focused on helping clients adapt their commercial strategies to the new competitive constraints and enforcement priorities applicable in digital markets.
A core strength of RMDT’s competition practice lies in its longstanding expertise in horizontal and vertical agreements, where we assist clients in structuring, reviewing, and implementing arrangements in line with applicable competition rules and block exemption regimes. We advise on distribution systems, supply arrangements, licensing structures, and cooperation agreements, with particular attention to competition compliance in both traditional and digital distribution channels.
In addition, RMDT provides continuous assistance in state aid matters, including representation in investigations conducted by national competition authorities, the handling of state aid complaints on behalf of beneficiaries or third parties, and advisory services on the application of state aid rules. Through the firm’s integrated and forward-looking approach, RMDT ensures that clients’ competition law strategies remain legally sound and aligned with the evolving needs of modern, innovation-driven markets.