Cartel Damages & Private Enforcement
Private enforcement is a cornerstone of European law. Cartel damages actions paved the way and Noerr has been shaping this area since the first cases. New regulations such as the DMA and GDPR open up a wider field of litigation. We defend companies against claims and support companies in enforcing their right to access platforms.
Our interdisciplinary teams engage in a wide range of complex competition litigation, combining extensive experience in defending private cartel damages litigation and public enforcement cases. In addition, we develop comprehensive strategies for the structured examination and enforcement of cartel damages claims for leading industrial and commercial companies.
Private enforcement of European law is becoming broader: We are thought leaders in private enforcement of the DMA and the DSA with in-depth publications and a track record of advising and litigating in the digital economy. We defend companies against GDPR claims and OEMs against damages claims based on EU emissions regulation.
We provide efficient structures and use our “highly commended” legal tech tools and apply uniform standards.
Services
Cartel damages claims
- Defending against follow-on actions after decisions by the antitrust authorities
- Supporting corporate projects for systematic screening and private enforcement of antitrust damages
- Coordinating economic advisors and damages estimations
- Close collaboration with our Antitrust & Competition practice group in often ground-breaking landmark cases
Data Protection Litigation
- Defending against GDPR damages claims in mass claims and collective actions
- Thought leadership on damages estimation with the Noerr GDPR Damages Tracker
- Close collaboration with our Data Tech & Telecoms practice to defend companies from day one of a breach
Private Enforcement in digital markets
- Developing a sustainable and tailored negotiation, enforcement or defense and litigation strategy
- Support in out-of-court settlement proceedings
- Claims for access to essential infrastructure facilities including digital platforms
Driving innovation by the use of Legal Tech & AI
- Providing clients with a uniform, central digital infrastructure and the digitalisation of legal services for efficient service
- Using Data platforms for optimised collaboration, management of large data and document inventories, and effective legal project management
- AI-supported analysis and classification of information from large data or document inventories, as well as e-discovery
Selected projects
- Banking association
Advising a banking association on a claim for access to technical infrastructure for cashless payment transactions against gatekeepers - BOSCH
Representing Bosch in the assertion of antitrust damages claims in various EU antitrust proceedings - Bundesverband der Deutschen Volksbanken und Raiffeisenbanken BVR
Advising and representing the association of German cooperative banks in numerous cartel damages proceedings concerning merchant fees - DAF Paccar
Defending our clients against numerous antitrust damages claims brought against them in the “truck cartel” case in Germany - Europcar/Buchbinder
Advising the client on dealing with a data leak which attracted significant attention in the German press
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“(Noerr) is one of the most important players touching the current hot topics of antitrust damages and is involved in almost every important fine proceedings.”
JUVE“Thanks to the legal tech solution Noerr Lean, the law firm also has the necessary clout for the defence of GDPR mass actions.”
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