Competition Law – Recent Developments and Practical Guidance for In-house Counsel

Tobias Caspary, Partner, Fried Frank LLP, United Kingdom

Tobias Caspary is a Partner in Fried Frank's Antitrust and Competition team. He divides his time between Fried Frank's London and Frankfurt offices. He has previously practised competition law several years in Brussels at another major international law firm. Tobias also advises on EU economic sanctions and other trade regulatory matters. Tobias advises clients involved in EU and German competition and regulatory investigations and litigation as well as coordinating local counsel on multi-jurisdictional matters. His practice spans merger control, cartel and other competition law infringements, market/sector investigations and general competition law regulatory and counselling, across many industry sectors.

Fried Frank’s Antitrust Enforcement and Litigation Group has a proven track record of successfully representing corporations and individuals involved in challenging and complex competition law investigations and litigation in the United States, Europe and Asia-Pacific. We have litigated and defended enforcement actions involving the full range of claims alleging anticompetitive conduct, including abuse of a dominant position, price fixing, bid rigging, tying, group boycotts, exclusive dealing, market manipulation, resale price maintenance and price discrimination. We regularly represent corporations and individuals involved in criminal and civil investigations brought by competition regulators around the world, as well as antitrust-related multi-jurisdictional private damages litigation, mediation and arbitration. We work with our clients to anticipate antitrust problems and identify cost-effective and pragmatic solutions before they develop into litigation or lead to regulatory investigations. For example, we develop and administer comprehensive antitrust compliance programmes.