Competition and compliance advice for businesses entering Spain
Consider the legal questions raised by your market entry, commercial arrangements and operating model.
Discuss your plans
Understand the business model
Describe the products, services, distribution network and market you intend to enter. Identify any commercial practices or regulatory questions already raised.
Review the proposed arrangements
Gowper’s published competition practice addresses EU competition compliance and unfair competition disputes. Agree the part of that review relevant to your Spanish business or investment.
Connect compliance to the commercial documents
Discuss the interaction between operating plans, distribution relationships and contractual commitments. The purpose is to identify the legal questions that need attention in the project.
Areas to discuss
- Competition compliance enquiries
- Unfair competition issues
- Distribution and marketplace arrangements
- Advice connected to market entry
A useful starting brief.
These questions help frame a first conversation. The documents and work required will depend on your project.
- What activity and market are involved?
- What distribution arrangements are proposed?
- Have any competing practices raised concerns?
- Are existing contracts part of the review?
Discuss your competition & regulatory compliance plans.
Tell us about your proposed investment and the legal questions you want to resolve.