Antitrust / Trade / Consumer Protection Practices

In the area of Antitrust / Trade / Consumer Protection, we are pleased to offer the following services:

• Antitrust & Trade Practices

• Consumer Protection

• International Trade & WTO

Antitrust & Trade Practices

In the global marketplace, competition has never been more intense. Cross-border transactions have increased, and antitrust and competition laws have proliferated. Rules governing mergers and acquisitions, cartels and business practices have exploded around the world. Companies are now subject to antitrust and competition regulations in hundreds of jurisdictions.

The stakes have never been higher. Increasingly, injunctions and compliance orders go right to the heart of a company, imposing mandatory changes of business practice and causing major disruptions. Moreover, antitrust and competition authorities are cooperating with each other as never before.

We can help make sure that your transactions meet the requirements of multiple jurisdictions, that your business policies are compliant, and that your interests are well-defended.

Our Service Offerings

• Business policy development : Assistance with the development of business policies that comply with WTO standards and other applicable antitrust and competition rules around the globe. This includes the creation of compliance and training programs dealing with international trade regulations and customs.
• Transaction arrangement and approval : Securing approvals for mergers, acquisitions, joint ventures and other arrangements. We can coordinate timely and successful applications for clearance of transactions across multiple jurisdictions.
• Anti-competition prevention : Assistance in preventing your suppliers or competitors from pursuing anti-competitive arrangements that adversely affect your business.
• Investigation strategies : Formulating an effective strategy in the case of an investigation by antitrust and competition authorities. We can provide local, on-the-spot assistance when officials launch multi-jurisdictional raids of your premises. And we'll manage the investigation process to contain the risks.

Consumer Protection

Enlighten Corp’s Legal Practice comprises of specialists in all areas of consumer law. Our practitioners advise clients in a range of industries on the regulatory regimes governing the conduct of business with consumers.

The practice encompasses advice on a full range of consumer law and consumer protection issues, covering specific consumer protection legislation and related regulatory requirements, advertising and marketing compliance, sales promotions and campaigns, direct marketing and related privacy aspects. Our practitioners also publish and speak regularly on their specialist areas of practice.

The practice provides advice to a broad range of clients, including multi-national manufacturers, wholesalers and retailers, technology, professional marketing, advertising and consultancy agencies and government agencies.

International Trade & WTO

Connecting products with buyers is as integral to business as production itself. But today's diverse regulatory climate makes the process complex. The same global forces are opening world markets and presenting new obstacles to trade. Economic interests are constantly evolving and your business strategy has to anticipate these changes.

Our lawyers are instrumental in shaping the rules through involvement in business, government and academic bodies such as the International Chamber of Commerce, the World Trade Institute and WTO dispute settlement panels.

Our Service Offerings

• Global Customs Strategies : We handle all aspects of strategic customs planning and compliance. We help secure favorable customs rulings and approvals for various business ventures, and prepare strategies for usage of global classifications and valuation. We also obtain interpretations of relevant WTO and regional agreements and conduct multi-jurisdictional studies of customs duties, laws and requirements.
• WTO and International Trade Agreements : We prepare WTO-consistent policy and business strategies, pursue competitive market conditions through international negotiations, advocate in WTO dispute settlements, and handle accessions to the WTO.
• Outbound Trade and Corporate Compliance : We provide day-to-day compliance advice, conduct internal investigations, and represent clients in enforcement actions on export control, trade sanctions, anti-corruption, anti-boycott, anti-terrorism and anti-money laundering measures as implemented in various countries. We deliver timely, practical, "hands-on" compliance advice and training, to enable businesses to operate legally and responsibly under these complex and rapidly changing laws.