We are not dependent on third parties – this is a decisive precondition for objective and robust expert analysis. We base our actions on high economic and ethical standards. Our employees work according to a code of conduct, which gives our clients the security of working with a loyal consulting firm with integrity.   

Due to the distinctive features of different companies, branches and competitive markets, cartel and strategy cases are highly individualised. For this reason, we develop case-specific solutions, which mean that our projects are dictated by the individual requirements of our clients.

For our work, the following rule is applicable: Diagnosis Before Therapy. Exceptional importance is therefore placed on state-of-the-art methods and on the constant professional development of our employees. We maintain intensive contact with leading universities (Bayreuth, Göttingen, Hamburg), at which senior employees take on teaching duties or lectureships, maintaining a culture of regular, professional exchange.  

Efficient consultancy demands intensive collaboration between clients, lawyers and competition economists; to deal with this interdisciplinary challenge, we possess extensive experience in giving presentations to competition authorities as well as in the moderation of negotiations with companies suffering damage due to cartels or companies accused of cartel activity.

Our guiding principles for efficient competition-economic consultancy are that the results of our work

• are immediately subsumable for the lawyers of our clients;
• are agreed upon interdisciplinary and are clear to the addressee;
• comply with the standards of the German Federal Cartel Office and the EU Commission;
• are verifiable and comprehensible.

The economisation of antitrust law has led to a situation in which cases have increased in complexity as more economists are involved in cartel cases. Facts that must be detailed and tests that must be carried out place high demands on skill sets at all levels of a procedure (not least regarding judiciary bodies). Individual cases have grown in number, as in practice per-se prohibitions overwhelmingly belong to the past. Increased efforts are necessary, without robust evidence cannot be produced. In such cases we offer tailor-made solutions with optimal benefit to clients:

• We ensure efficient communication between all parties involved (companies, lawyers, cartel authorities, where necessary also the press).
• We concentrate on case-relevant market data / connections.
• We assess litigation risks at an early stage. Such risks arise from false assumptions concerning competitive connections or gaps in data and evidence of the case circumstances.
• Appropriate to the current complexity of the issues in question, we contribute to the accelerated execution of procedures.
• We improve the state of evidence through facts and robust argumentation concepts.
• In this way, we increase the approval and acceptance chances in cartel cases and reduce the risks of prohibition in both merger and cooperation strategies, and in the configuration of condition systems.