Since 1997, T&D Associates began to deal with antitrust-related
matters. We have experienced attorneys who are able to handle complex
corporate transactions and can competently and efficiently offer the
best legal services with cases concerning competition law. In
transactions related to corporate matters, we have represented many
domestic and foreign corporations and financial institutions covering a
wide range of industrial and commercial areas. Our attorneys can provide
an excellent antitrust legal service to all types of business
transactions and use Mandarin, English as well as Japanese as their
working languages.
China's Anti-monopoly Law (AML) came into
effect in August 2008. During the long course of its formulation,
T&D had close attention to and kept track of the legislative process
as early as the end of 20th century. T&D has been involved in a
wealth of academic research and projects, sponsored a series of
seminars, conducted informative meetings, given speeches, and published
articles on matters regarding the AML. Our firm has continued to
maintain strong contacts with AML authorities, within research
communities and academic circles of the competition law field. Since the
AML took effect, it has profound impact on the business operation of
major multinational companies in China and makes them to face the
challenges brought about by the new law. Our experienced antitrust
attorneys can take advantage of their extensive background and knowledge
in AML to provide maximum help for domestic and foreign customers.
Through close attention as well as deep and detailed understanding of
AML, T&D Associates, with its forefront status, can provide the best
legal service in China’s anti-monopoly field.
T&D had
represented many multinational corporations, such as submission of prior
notification for foreign and domestic mergers and acquisitions, and
represent case investigations of monopoly agreements and abuse of
dominant market position which are initiated by NDRC and SAIC. For
antitrust notifications, T&D has already represented more than 400
cases which is in the forefront among local law firms. Meanwhile, for
the investigations of monopoly agreements and abuse of dominant market
position which are initiated by NDRC and SAIC, T&D is one of the
handful law firms who have representing experience. With a good
interactive relationship with China's anti-monopoly law enforcement
agencies and academia, a good cooperation network of foreign economic
consulting agencies and law firms, as well as the actual experience of
anti-monopoly case investigations and a deep understanding of the AML,
T&D is the best choice for customers who are seeking China's
anti-monopoly legal services.
Ever since the Anti-monopoly Law (the AML) was drafted in 1994, T&D
keeps paying close attention to the anti-monopoly legislation and
progress. T&D has been profoundly involved in revision of the AML
and aware of the background of revisions during the whole legislation
procedure.
Since 2003, T&D has commenced providing legal
service for a number of multinationals with regard to antitrust issues
in China, and providing clients with antitrust related memorandums at
regular intervals.
Since 2005, T&D has sponsored 21 seminars
related to competition law and the AML, with participants including
high-level officials and the academia, discussing several theoretical
and practical essential questions of anti-monopoly in depth.
Furthermore,
T&D has been maintaining a consanguineous relationship with China
anti-monopoly law enforcement agencies, keeping close cooperation with
the main stream Chinese anti-monopoly academia, establishing good
relations with notable experts in the area of anti-monopoly.
T&D
has been providing legal services in the areas of anti-monopoly for
both international and domestic clients, assisting its clients filing
antitrust notification with MOFCOM and successfully obtaining approvals
up to more than 100 cases. Moreover, T&D is the only Chinese local
firm representing multinationals involved in the SAIC antitrust
investigations.
The global trend of anti-monopoly law are
becoming evident, for the purpose of contacting with international views
and practices, T&D also maintains good communication with a few
foreign organizations on the focal issues of anti-monopoly, including
United States Department of Justice, the US Federal Trade Commission and
EU Competition Commission.
I. AML Compliances
A. Checking the company policy and advising on business decisions
B. Internal training on AML compliance
C. Making AML Compliance Handbook and the Dawn Raid Procedures
II. AML Litigation(s)
A. Pre-warnings and making strategies to possible lawsuits in China
B. Acts as agents for AML litigation(s) in Chinese courts
III. AML Investigation(s)
A. Pre-warnings and making strategies to possible investigations in China
B. Assist to initiate or response to AML investigation(s) by SAIC & NDRC
IV. M&A Antirust Filing
Submit the Pre-notification Report for Anti-trust Filing of M&A to MOFCOM