Antitrust et Concurrence

Hausfeld is a leading law firm in Europe focused on recovering damages suffered through anti-competitive conduct. We are uniquely focused on assisting claimants. We’ve pioneered competition damages claims and have accumulated vast experience from managing some of the most high-profile and complex cases ever brought.

Our unique platform supports three pillars of expertise:

Cartel damages claim
Collective actions
Complex abuse of dominance claims
Other like state aid disputes, injunctive relief and merger interventions

Our market leading team trailblazed competition damages actions in Europe and we continue to be known and recognised as innovators in the legal market. Our clients benefit from:

The fact that we are rarely conflicted and can act against large corporates including major financial institutions and Big Tech.
The team having the expertise and knowledge to go toe-to-toe with some of the world’s biggest law firms.
Our experience in taking competition damage claims all the way to trial, on the rare occasion where settlement is not possible.
Our ability to act for individual corporates and structure groups of claimants.
Our willingness to offer flexible fee structures and case funding.

For additional Antitrust/Competition expertise:

Belgium
Germany
Sweden
The Netherlands
United Kingdom
United States

They have the ability to seamlessly operate across jurisdictions through their sister offices in the UK and EU.

Legal 500, 2023

This excellent team is very easy to work with – it combines tactical acumen with a very pleasant manner. We regard the team as the leading practice in Europe on the claimant side dealing with antitrust damages claims.

The Legal 500 UK, 2021

Known for its ‘pioneering work’ in the claimant space, Hausfeld’s ‘amazing’ team has a successful track record negotiating settlements for its clients. With a stable foothold across Europe as well as the US, the firm has attracted praise due to its wide market reach in the sphere of private competition law enforcement.

The Legal 500 UK, 2021

In London, Hausfeld is the leading competition litigation firm acting on the claimant side. The team has over a decade of experience. The firm has offices elsewhere in Europe, which allows it to take a pan-European approach to managing claims.

The Legal 500 UK, 2020

Hausfeld stands out for the breadth of its practice within its exclusive focus on plaintiff litigation. The US-based firm is well established and busy in the UK, Netherlands and Germany, while also maintaining a presence in other less active jurisdictions. With European offices in London, Brussels, Berlin and Dusseldorf, Hausfeld offers its clients the ability to forum shop to an unusual extent. A substantial number of Hausfeld’s cases are not yet in the public domain, but those that are constitute some of the most significant ongoing cases in the European claimants’ bar.

EU Claimants Competition Bar, 2017