Global Guide 2026 : Belgium
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Some of Arnold & Porter's most impressive work stems from its strong reputation among major life sciences sector companies, which instruct the firm on mergers and abuse of dominance complaints. The firm has also acted on merger investigations of planned IT sector transactions, working together with lawyers in Washington, DC to coordinate US merger and FDI filings. The team also advises on DMA matters and follow-on damages litigation.
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Arnold & Porter advised Curium Pharma on the merger control filing for its proposed acquisition of Monrol.
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Arnold & Porter's team is very thorough, knowledgeable and excellent partners to the clients.
Arnold & Porter offers an absolutely excellent level of service as well as quick and pragmatic support.
Arnold & Porter is consistent in making complicated matters easily understood and extremely well handled.
Arnold & Porter's team knows how to deal with complex M&A and is able to give in-house counsel a feeling that matters are well in hand.
Arnold & Porter's team is very responsive, service-oriented and has a high sense of responsibility.
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Axel Gutermuth is German-qualified lawyer who is based in Brussels and assists with merger filings to the Bundeskartellamt and European Commission. He has further experience in antitrust investigations and compliance queries. He is popular with clients from the technology industry.
Axel Gutermuth has a deep knowledge of various merger control and FDI filling requirements around the world and is very detail-oriented.
Axel Gutermuth's friendly and respectful personality makes the work smooth and stress free.
Axel Gutermuth has been a pleasure to work with and is always up for learning about the business and handling very complex matters.
Niels Ersbøll regularly assists pharmaceutical companies with the coordination of large-scale multijurisdictional merger filings. His practice extends to advising clients on competition law questions concerning the distribution of new products, including vaccines, and he has additional experience acting for clients on follow-on damages actions.
We love working with him and feel very confident in the guidance we are receiving.
He guides the business but also is a great problem-solver.
Niels Ersbøll is a specialist in antitrust in the EU.
Niels Ersbøll is an effective adviser, a good problem-solver and also effective at laying out issues.
Competition: EU
Competition: EU
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