The Atlanta antitrust attorney team at Brandon Hornsby, P.C. represents businesses and individuals in complex antitrust litigation arising out of various violations of state and federal antitrust laws. Some of the most serious antitrust violations include monopolization, price fixing, and restraint of trade. Small businesses are frequently the most vulnerable victims of antitrust violations.

       Monopolization occurs when a company or a small coalition of companies attempts to or actually does push current and potential competitors out of the industry, stifling free trade and destroying the healthy competition of a market economy. Businesses do this through unfair business practices and misrepresentation, often depriving competitors of fair chances, temporarily lowering prices beyond what is feasible for competitors (predatory pricing), bundling goods, and otherwise making consumers believe they have no other options.

       Other forms of antitrust violations can be committed by several businesses in concert. These include price fixing by agreement in a particular industry and concerted refusals to deal that involve implied or express threats. In fact, most interferences with free marketplace participation are illegal and restrain free trade, and a knowledgeable Atlanta price fixing attorney can help you determine if a company has acted illegally.

       If you or your business has been harmed because of the unfair actions of another company or its officers, an experienced Atlanta antitrust attorney may help your business recover:

• Lost profits
• Lost reputation
• Punitive damages
• Injunctions halting the unfair business practices
• Restitution for unjust enrichment

       Sometimes state and federal governments file civil suits against companies engaged in antitrust violations. However, unfair business practices often slip under the government's radar, and harmed competitors must file a private suit to arrest a company's antitrust infringements. Large corporations will zealously protect and litigate their interests, and you must be equally proactive and aggressive in protecting the legal rights of your company. Contact our offices and let an experienced Atlanta price fixing attorney at Brandon Hornsby, P.C. work to ensure your business is protected and properly compensated.