Antitrust et Concurrence

Since opening our European offices, Hausfeld has established itself as the go-to partner for victims of anti-competitive practices. As pioneers in the development of competition litigation, we offer in-depth expertise in managing the most complex compensation disputes.

Depuis l’ouverture de nos bureaux européens, Hausfeld s’est imposé comme le partenaire incontournable des victimes de pratiques anticoncurrentielles. Précurseurs dans le développement du contentieux de la concurrence, nous avons acquis une expertise approfondie et reconnue dans la gestion des litiges indemnitaires les plus complexes.

Nos équipes interviennent notamment dans les domaines suivants:

Contentieux indemnitaires relatifs aux ententes anticoncurentielles.
Actions collectives (actions de groupe).
Litiges concernant les abus de position dominante.
Contentieux liés aux aides d’État.
Mise en œuvre de mesures conservatoires.
Interventions dans le cadre d’opérations de concentration.

Notre réputation repose sur notre capacité à innover et à concevoir des stratégies contentieuses sur mesure, toujours dans l’intérêt supérieur de nos clients. Ces derniers bénéficient notamment :

D’une indépendance quasi totale en termes de conflits d’intérêts, nous permettant d’agir avec flexibilité contre les plus grandes entreprises mondiales telles que les banques ou les géants du numérique.
D’une équipe hautement qualifiée, dotée d’une expertise juridique pointue et d’une solide expérience judiciaire, capable d’affronter les plus grands cabinets internationaux.
De notre aptitude à déployer des stratégies contentieuses efficaces tout en favorisant un environnement propice à une résolution négociée des différends.
De notre engagement à proposer des solutions innovantes, notamment via la mise en œuvre de structures flexibles d’honoraires ou des mécanismes alternatifs de financement.

Pour plus d’informations à propos de notre expertise d'antitrust / concurrence:

Allemagne
France
Suède
Les Pays-Bas
Royaume-Uni
États-Unis

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

Legal 500, 2023

Hausfeld in Belgium comes highly recommended by Leaders League and highlights: "... The firm's competition law practice, which pioneered damage claims in Europe, continues to be in demand for cases involving abuse of dominance and other [anti-competitive] misconduct..."

Leaders League, 2022

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

Winner 'Litigation of the Year – Cartel Prosecution' for its ground-breaking pan-European work on the Trucks Cartel by Hausfeld’s Trucks teams in Belgium, France, Germany, the Netherlands and UK.

Global Competition Review 2020 Awards

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

Hausfeld won the 'Innovation in legal expertise - Dispute resolution' award at the FT Innovative Lawyer Awards 2018 for the firm’s groundbreaking work with Dutch transportation insurer Transport Verzekerings Maatschappij (TVM).

FT Innovative Lawyer Awards, 2018

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