Defence strategies in competition abuse cases: what to do when your company is suspected of violatin

VEGAS LEX
experts have held a roundtable on defence strategies in competition abuse cases
and aspects of interaction with FAS Russia at the stage of antimonopoly
proceedings.

On May 23, 2017, VEGAS LEX hosted a roundtable on Defence strategies in competition abuse
cases for Russian and foreign companies.

Alexandra Vasyukhnova, VEGAS LEX Partner, Head of
Technology and Investment group, discussed
some practical aspects of interacting with FAS Russia at the stage of
antimonopoly proceedings, including ways to protect corporate information about
business activities, and the limits and ways of making the case and building
evidence the FAS uses. She also gave a number of recommendations on minimizing
the risks from her own legal experience.

Anastasia Cheredova, Commercial group associate, focused on analyzing the most common violations in abuse
of dominant position cases, drawing attention to the fact in proof in each
category of cases, and the developed approaches to assessing the behavior of
dominant players. Using specific cases, she proposed strategies and arguments
that can be used by companies depending on the circumstances of a specific
dispute. Evgeniy
Rodin Partner,
Head of Energy practice, further spoke about the peculiarities of antimonopoly proceedings in
the field of resource supply in the absence of competition.

Ksenia Podguzova, Commercial group associate, explained to the participants how the FAS and other participants
of the proceedings use economic analysis to prove their position in cases of
abuse of dominant position. She thoroughly discussed how antimonopoly authorities
conduct competition analysis, what additional economic arguments can be used, and
how economic expert examination is organized, concluding that economic analysis
certainly plays a key role in considering abuse of dominant position cases.

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