Sayenko Kharenko, working with Appleton Luff, has advised ArcelorMittal Kryvyi Rih in a sunset review of anti-dumping duties on steel concrete reinforcing bar imports to the United States.

When discussing competition law, the Competition Authority and its powers are usually part of the business conversation, given that it is the key enforcer ensuring fair competition and penalizing those who try to distort it. However, for many undertakings, a decision by the Competition Authority isn’t always the end of their fight for justice – sometimes it’s just the beginning. Affected competitors often have to undertake significant efforts to seek compensation from those whose anti-competitive behaviour has harmed or even destroyed their business. In this article, we share our experience with the first-ever successful follow-on damages action in the Czech Republic and the challenges we encountered along the way.

Gleiss Lutz has advised EP Global Commerce on foreign investment control and merger control matters related to its public delisting offer for all shares in Metro AG not already held by EPGC.

The Montenegrin Agency for the Protection of Competition ("Agency") has released draft version of the Law on Procedures for Compensation of Damages Resulting from Competition Violations ("Damage Law") and draft of the amendments and supplements to the Law on the Protection of Competition ("Competition Law"), whose aim is to align Montenegrin legislation with legislation of the European Union as part of Chapter 8 in the negotiations for Montenegro's accession to the European Union.

Stefan Savic has joined NKO Partners as the firm's new Head of Antitrust and Competition Practice.

Bernitsas has advised Kosmocar on its acquisition of MAN Hellas Truck & Bus as well as on obtaining phase 1 merger clearance from the Hellenic Competition Commission.