VEGAS LEX experts have hosted a session on issues and
practices of dealing with antitrust authorities and how to reduce antimonopoly
risks at the 8th International LUKOIL Group Conference.
On April 18 and 19, 2017, VEGAS
LEX experts took part in the 8th International LUKOIL Group*
Employees Conference on the matters of
antimonopoly regulation, at which the practices and recommendations for
cooperation with antimonopoly authorities as well as measures aimed at reducing
antimonopoly risks were discussed.
Alexandra Vasyukhnova, VEGAS LEX Partner, Head of
Technology and Investment group, and Anastasia
Cheredova, associate of Commercial group, spoke about the substantive and
procedural matters of administrative proceedings in the cases of violations of antimonopoly
legislation by the Fuel & Energy Sector’s market participants.
Evgeniy Rodin, Partner, Head of Energy
practice, made a report on antimonopoly violations in the energy supply sector and
specifics of judicial disputes. In particular, he talked about the distinctive
features of antimonopoly proceedings and the main violations of antimonopoly
legislation in the energy supply sector, and as to how the violations should be
identified and a dispute with FAS should be dealt with.
Victor Petrov, Head of Litigation practice, discussed
the topic of judicial practice further and talked about the specifics of
antimonopoly proceedings involving the Fuel & Energy Sector’s market
participants. Alexander Kiselev,
senior associate of Energy practice, highlighted some procedural matters of
litigation with FAS emphasizing the practice of challenging a company’s dominant
position in an antimonopoly case.
Ksenia Podguzova, associate of Commercial group,
in her turn, drew attention of the conference participants to the role of
economic analysis in the consideration of the cases of violations of antimonopoly
legislation by the Fuel & Energy Sector’s market participants. In
particular, she considered the types of economic analysis made by FAS Russia
and their application in specific cases, identified the risk “markers” for certain categories of
antimonopoly cases, and also discussed the use of economic analysis by business
entities to substantiate their position in antimonopoly cases.
The representatives of various
companies and LUKOIL Group divisions also made reports.
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* LUKOIL is one of the world’s largest vertically
integrated oil and gas companies, accounting for more than 2% of global oil
production and about 1% of proven hydrocarbon reserves.
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