PRIVATE INVESTIGATIONS
UNFAIR COMPETITION
Unfair competition can seriously damage a company, jeopardising its reputation, profits and stability. Our investigative agency in Milan specialises in unfair competition investigations, gathering concrete evidence to counter unfair practices by competitors, former employees or disloyal partners.
Investigations to protect companies from unfair competition
Our investigations uncover breaches of contract, misappropriation of customers and unlawful disclosure of confidential information, providing legal evidence to protect companies affected by unfair competition.
- Due diligence on companies and partners: Verify the reliability and solvency of business partners, customers or investors.
- Verify the reliability of suppliers and employees: erify the financial strength and business reputation of suppliers or new partners.
- Monitoring disloyal employees: Detect illegal activities such as the disclosure of sensitive data or unauthorised duplication of work.
- Investigate corporate fraud:nalyse suspicious financial transactions, embezzlement and false accounting.
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OUR SERVICES
Unfair competition investigations are essential to defend your business against internal and external threats. Our services enable companies to prevent and combat unfair behaviour that undermines their success.
Why choose our investigators in Milan?
EXPERIENCE
Our team is made up of qualified investigators with years of experience in the field.
LEGALITY
All our investigations are carried out in full compliance with current regulations.
VALID EVIDENCE
We provide detailed documentation with evidence that can be used in legal proceedings.
SUPPORT
We work with experienced family law solicitors to ensure comprehensive support.
F.A.Q.
Unfair competition occurs when a company or individual uses unfair practices to gain a competitive advantage by breaking market rules and harming another company. It can include stealing customers, using confidential information, defamation or industrial espionage.
- Customer poaching: Former employees or competitors use unfair methods to steal customers.
- Trade secret disclosure: Unauthorised use of confidential information.
- Business defamation: spreading false news to damage a company's image.
- Parasitic copying: systematically copying a competitor's products, strategies or advertising.
- Industrial espionage: the illegal gathering of sensitive information.
There are a number of signs:
- Sudden loss of customers for no apparent reason.
- A competitor offering products/services with identical features and prices to yours.
- Former employees going to work for the competition and appearing to use the same strategies as you.
- Difficulties in obtaining supplies from established partners without a valid explanation.
- OSINT (Open Source Intelligence) web and social media investigations.
- Surveillance and tailing.
- Financial and commercial flow analysis.
- Monitoring of corporate communications (where permitted by law).
- Legally obtained witnesses and statements.
Yes, all evidence gathered must comply with the law in order to be admissible in court.
Yes, we can conduct surveillance and monitoring activities to gather information useful to the investigation, always in accordance with the law.
Yes, investigations are carried out with the utmost discretion using non-invasive but effective investigative techniques.
Yes, we can check whether he is breaching non-compete agreements or misusing your company information.
We can gather evidence through digital analysis, witness statements, activity monitoring and other investigative techniques.
We can investigate the former employee's business contacts, review any communications and gather documentary evidence.
If there is evidence of a breach, you can take legal action to obtain damages or an injunction to prevent the former employee from continuing in business.
If confidential information or unfair practices are being used, we can gather evidence and assist you with legal action.
It depends on the nature of the contract and the agreements made. If there are exclusivity clauses or misuse of confidential information, you can take action.
Evidence may include
- E-mail communications or messages between the former employee/competitor and your customers.
- Statements from customers or suppliers.
- Documents showing misuse of company information.
- Videos or photographs of suspicious meetings.