EU and competition law department
The EU and competition law department is one of the leading
practices in Europe and advises on competition law, trade and
regulatory law and legal aspects of the internal market. We work
with the European Commission, the European Parliament and national
competition authorities to provide a high level of strategic
advice. In addition, we have extensive experience in advocacy and
the conduct of cases before the European Court of First Instance
and European Court of Justice in Luxembourg, as well as
administrative proceedings before the European Commission.
As well as having a leading practice in EC merger control,
including many Phase I and Phase II cases settled with
undertakings, public procurement, state aid law, cartels, abuse of
a dominant position, and trade law (anti-dumping, WTO), we also
offer specialist advice on national (Belgian, French, German,
Greek, Italian, Spanish, Swedish and UK) competition law issues.
Belgian law department
The Belgian law department is headed by Carl Meyntjens and has grown
rapidly in recent years through a selective process of lateral
hires and an aggressive expansion of the client base in Belgium and
elsewhere. Our Belgian lawyers are all members of the Brussels Bar
and provide specialised advice in M&A, private equity,
corporate finance, capital markets, Belgian competition law,
corporate restructuring, commercial law, intellectual property,
employment law and real estate.
The Belgian law team is recognised as a top end provider of legal
services and has represented clients in a number of major
transactions in Belgium in recent years including in the first
public to private transaction and the largest buy-out to date in
Belgium's financial history.
We work closely with our other European offices on complex
cross-border transactions. Our clients include Belgian and
international companies, private equity companies, investment banks
and financial institutions.