History - Cartel Damage Claims

About us

Founded in 2002 by Dr Ulrich Classen, competition lawyer and former official of the German Federal Cartel Office.
Created because companies harmed by cartels could not obtain redress, even after authorities had found an infringement and imposed fines.
Companies faced unclear and unpredictable legal frameworks governing the right to compensation.
They lacked reliable market data to prove and quantify their individual losses.
High costs limited their access to legal and economic expertise.
Procedures were complex, lengthy and financially risky.
Taking legal action came with prohibitive costs and risks.
Ulrich’s answer was a multidisciplinary team under one roof, working toward one goal.
He pioneered combining the claims of many affected companies into a single legal action.
CDC pursues these claims in its own name, at its own cost and risk: the “CDC Bundling Model”.
For the first time, European companies could fully outsource their antitrust damages claims.
CDC is paid only if the action succeeds.
The model gives damaged companies a practical route to compensation and levels the playing field against well-resourced cartel members.
Today CDC has offices in Belgium, Luxembourg and Germany.
It has secured ground-breaking judgments and settlements, delivering significant compensation to companies harmed by competition law infringements.

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