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The CMS team acts for claimants and defendants in all competition-related private enforcement matters. Our extensive experience across many cases gives clients confidence in achieving a satisfactory outcome in follow-on actions and other competition-related civil proceedings.  Members of the CMS team have been at the forefront of successfully defending clients in the first cartel damages claims in Europe and are among the leading experts in this field. Wherever necessary we team up with our specialists from the CMS Dispute resolution group.   

CMS State Aid Group

Key Contacts

Portrait ofEdmon Oude Elferink
Edmon Oude Elferink
Partner
Amsterdam
Portrait ofTim Reher
Dr. Tim Reher, M.Jur. (Oxford)
Partner
Hamburg
Portrait ofBrian Sher
Brian Sher
Partner
London
Portrait ofRolf Hempel
Dr. Rolf Hempel
Partner
Stuttgart
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07/06/2024
EU Competition Law Briefing
The EU Competition Law Briefings have been created to provide a platform for our clients and other competition law experts to stay up to date on the developments of EU Competition Law. 
22/05/2024
ACC Europe Annual Conference 2024
CMS - Meet our Experts
06/05/2024
Obligation to include a "No Russia clause" in supply agreements
For some export transactions, re-exportation to Russia must be contractually prohibited. Model clauses present conflicts with German law on general terms and con­di­tions.Com­pan­ies must keep abreast of...
02/05/2024
CMS comments on proposal for EU foreign investment screening regulation
The EU is currently revising its foreign direct investment screening mechanism. The Commission’s proposal for a new regulation foresees obligations on Member States to introduce national screening laws with mandatory filing requirements, proposes timeframes and generally extends the scope of the mechanism to foreign indirect investments. As part of the consultation process, CMS submitted comments to the proposal, which you can read here.
19/04/2024
CMS Expert Guide for State Aid
State aid is a highly technical area of EU law and has generated a wide range of evolving case law. Compliance with State aid rules is therefore an issue in any public intervention that involves State...
15/04/2024
CMS Class Actions video series
Data-driven insights into class action risk across Europe
08/04/2024
EU Commission enforces obligation to provide correct and complete information...
EU merger control law provides for an obligation of the parties to provide correct and complete information in merger control proceedings. This obligation has a very high relevance for the European Commission...
12/03/2024
After EU Commission's first decision on Carbon Contracts for Difference,...
The European Commission approved the first Carbon Contracts for Difference (CCfD) scheme under the new Guidelines on State aid for climate, environmental protection and energy 2022 (CEEAG).Fol­low­ing the...
07/03/2024
Practical guidance on how to assess the existence of aid for risk financing...
On 26 January 2024, the Commission adopted practical guidance for Member States on assessing the existence of State aid for measures aimed at facilitating access to financing for certain busi­nesses.Risk...
07/03/2024
Belgian Competition Authority publishes study on consumer goods price trends...
Since 2013, the Belgian Competition Authority (the "BCA") has been mandated with additional jurisdiction over competition and price trends.Book V of the Code of Economic Law provides for a system in which:the...
05/03/2024
European Commission authorises EUR 550 million Italian hydrogen aid scheme
On 30 January 2024, the European Commission authorised an Italian hydrogen aid scheme with a budget of EUR 550 million under the Temporary Crisis and Transition Framework.The Green Deal industrial planThe...
04/03/2024
Implementation of Temporary Crisis and Transition Framework in Slovakia:...
The European Commission adopted the Temporary Crisis Framework and then the Temporary Crisis and Transition Framework (TCTF) to mitigate the economic consequences caused by Russia's invasion and ongoing...