Competition: EU
Europe Guide 2024 : Belgium
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Chambers Review
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher handles significant EC behavioural mandates on behalf of sophisticated US or Europe-headquartered companies. It defends clients in EC abuse of dominance investigations and acts for major complainant companies seeking to gain traction with the EC for new cases. The law firm also acts on cartel cases and assists a number of clients with merger clearance and FDI filing mandates. The team additionally handles notifications of state aid schemes or EGC cases through which companies seek to overturn rulings on compatible state aid.
Work Highlights
- Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher acted for VMware on the competition elements of its USD61 billion acquisition by Broadcom, resulting in a phase II investigation before the European Commission.
Strengths
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"In terms of anything complicated, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher is our go-to."
"Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher can make a stressful matter more enjoyable when you have pleasant people working with you."
"In terms of anything complicated, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher is our go-to."
"Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher can make a stressful matter more enjoyable when you have pleasant people working with you."
Notable Practitioners
Christian Riis-Madsen handles seminal abuse of dominance cases. He has demonstrable experience defending companies in parallel investigations before competition authorities. He has additional experience in cartel cases and merger control matters, including acting for third parties on disputes around clearance decisions.
"Out of all the lawyers I have worked with, he is the most practical and he understands we need more than theory. I think he is awesome."
"He is really an international, experienced practitioner, which is extremely important in competition law because you need a sound understanding of how the law applies to certain markets and this is his true strength. He perfectly grasps the dynamics of each market."
"Any substantive work that we would consider complex antitrust work, he is our go-to, both in terms of experience and because he understands our company and business."
"Christian Riis-Madsen is pragmatic, technically sharp and commercially savvy."
"He is a very good lawyer and sharp. I would definitely recommend him."
Attila Borsos enters the rankings this year with positive market feedback. He draws upon his expertise to assist clients with merger clearance proceedings and FDI filings for clients operating in a range of sectors, most notably TMT, life sciences and transportation.
"His ability to move seamlessly across workstreams and jurisdictions is very impressive."
"He is very systematic."
"He is very good and pleasure to work with."