Biography: Competition

International league tables place Carmen Peli as a top tier competition law practitioner in Romania. She is a founding member of PeliFilip, a dynamic law firm focused on corporate and M&A, competition, energy, commercial, projects and infrastructure and capital markets. She has considerable expertise in national and European antitrust law, having advised and represented national and international clients from various industries.

She has assisted clients in landmark cases in Romania, such as the first investigation in the pharmaceutical industry (also the first investigation of an alleged abuse of dominant position); the first investigation in the telecommunications industry (interconnection); the first investigation of an alleged collective dominance; Phase II merger control investigations; state aid issues in the context of privatisations; and vertical integration and unbundling in the energy and gas sectors, etc.

Recent work includes advising a leading international mobile communication operator in relation to two investigations by the Romanian Competition Council on the certain markets; advising a leading pharmaceutical company in relation to investigations by the Romanian Competition Council; advising a Chinese manufacturer in relation to its entry on the Romanian and EU markets; advising various FMCG clients in relation to various investigations; advising clients in relation to, among others, structuring of distribution and agency policies, sales, marketing and pricing policies, training management and sales teams, etc.

Carmen is a frequent speaker at seminars on Romanian and EU competition law matters as well as the author of numerous articles on Romanian and European antitrust and merger control law.