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Hausfeld is one of the 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 in Europe 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, 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 recognized 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:

France
Germany
The Netherlands
Sweden
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

Hausfeld in Belgium comes highly recommended by Leaders League which 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

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