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Antitrust, Competition and Trade

We cover every area of Antitrust, Competition and Trade law

15 specialist practice areas in Antitrust, Competition and Trade

The CMS Antitrust, Competition and Trade (ACT) group is one of the largest specialist competition and trade teams in the world. More than 225 CMS experts advise clients in more than 40 countries worldwide on all ACT matters.

CMS Antitrust, Competition and Trade Group at a glance

specialist presence in Brussels, at the heart of the European Union
225+ competition lawyers

Due to our size and very wide footprint, we are able to deal with all ACT matters irrespective of their geographic dimension. Where necessary we cooperate with long established contacts from our wider network of law firms everywhere in the world.

We are specialists across the full range of Antitrust, Competition and Trade matters. We have expert sub-groups specialising in specific areas within the wider competition and trade field, e.g. for State aid and FDI/Foreign investment screening. We are also well-known as experts in various sectors of the economy. Our renowned sector specialisation encompasses automotive, consumer products/FMCG, construction, digital economy, energy/oil & gas, life sciences, telecommunications/media and transport to name but a few.

Our clients range from many very large multinationals who frequently use our team as their ACT law firm of choice for the entire region (e.g., in Europe), to governments at all levels and also a high number of medium-sized companies.

We use the most up-to-date technical and AI tools to support our business.

We hold a renowned bi-annual EU competition law conference which has become a feature in the Brussels calendar. We put out regular case law updates on European and international competition and trade developments on our Law Now service. Our E-Learning | Client Academy and our Competition Law eLearning course are ready-to-use online training tools that empowers employees and businesses to act with integrity. Our monthly EU law webinars are attended by in house counsel from around the world.  And our group is steered, not just by a management committee of partners but also by an active associates group that keeps us innovating to serve clients.

Competition podcast series: we explore trending topics in competition law, bringing you insights into how these shape markets and commerce.

Digital Regulation Tracker

To help you navigate the tsunami of digital regulations in the EU and in the world, visit our digital regulation hub and brand new digital Regulation Tracker tool

Competition Law eLearning courses

Ready-to-use online training tool that empowers employees and businesses to act with integrity.

Meet our members

Our CMS Competition Associates’ (CMS-CA) is a group of junior and senior associates who drive collaboration and foster innovation at all levels within the CMS Antitrust, Competition & Trade Group, both internally and externally.


Awards & Recognitions
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  • Award
    Competition law firm of the year 2020
    Legal Business Awards

Antitrust, Competition and Trade Insights

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From gig to guarantee: how the EU is transforming platform work

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European Commission consultation on the draft new General Block Exemption Regulation on State aid

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