Commercial Litigation

Regulations are becoming more and more complex, while competitive pressure continues to grow. The increase of litigations and arbitrations is the inevitable outcome that forces companies to be equipped with legal and business skills of an exceptionally high standard.

Increasingly often, complicated disputes call for robust economic and business expertise to support the legal strategies and effectively handle the manifold sides of contentious matters (strategic, managerial, financial and marketing ones). With effective use of quantitative models, for example, it is possible to measure the strength of cause-and-effect relationships between operators’ behavior and alleged damages, providing a precise definition of their nature and quantifying their extent. In the most complex and controversial cases this method represents an element of distinctiveness as well as an added value.

In the context of national and international litigation, VVA Expert Opinion boasts an exceptional track record and broad experience in the drafting of expert reports, economic studies and pro veritate opinions, in collaboration with some of the most prestigious law firms.

VVA Expert Opinion stands out for objectivity, authoritativeness, independence, methodological rigor and innovation, reasoning persuasiveness and the ability to present facts and conclusions with clear language easily understood by the final decision-makers (judges and arbitrators), which is also due to the ability to work in close contact with lawyers, acknowledging their indications.

Some of the needs we address:

With respect to the various phases of legal proceedings, we provide support:

• a priori, by analyzing the potentially risky/prejudicial impacts of business decisions
• at the start of a litigation process, by identifying and rapidly dealing with the underlying causes
• a posteriori (with proceedings in progress), by analyzing the economic and business issues at stake, identifying possible alternative solutions and their costs/benefits ratio, drafting expert opinions and reports

With regards to the matters of a litigation, we provide support to companies, law firms and authorities in cases of:

• non-fulfillment of contractual terms and conditions
• abuse of dominant position
• anti-competitive behavior
• deceptive advertising