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Our Competition/EU Law and Foreign Investment team provides deep expertise covering the full spectrum of competition law.

The USP of our competition competence is that we are a robust team that can offer an unrivalled genuine combination of both significant former in-house antitrust counsel and regulator expertise.

We represent clients before the Belgian Competition Authority, European Commission and Belgian and EU Courts.

Our team provides deep expertise covering the full spectrum of competition law. We have been involved in major merger control cases at Belgian and European level and the majority of antitrust cases that have been handled by the Belgian Competition Authority, some of which having led to ground-breaking case law. For cross-border assignments, we work on a daily basis with top-tier foreign law firms.

We are also highly specialised in EU law and foreign investment screening regimes.

Whatever competition or EU law issue you face, whether you are a multinational corporation or a growing business, we can help. Our team also has a vast experience in advising and representing national and EU public administrations, including litigation before EU Courts.

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What the Team is Known For

Liedekerke Wolters Waelbroeck Kirkpatrick boasts a multidisciplinary team that wins acclaim for its experience in advising defendants and complainants on cartel and abuse of dominance investigations carried out by the BCA. The team also handles damages claims and assists with appeals before authorities. It has additional experience with merger control mandates. The firm has a number of clients from the telecoms, insurance and pharmaceutical sectors.

Work Highlights

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  • Liedekerke assisted Proximus in abuse of dominance proceedings initiated by the Belgian Competition Authority, against its acquisition of Edpnet.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Stefaan Raes
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Stefaan Raes
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Through his former experience as president of the BCA, Stefaan Raes demonstrates strength advising both companies and individuals on investigations before the BCA, particularly in relation to anti-competitive practices and cartels. He is also well-versed in representing clients in appeals before court, challenging BCA decisions.

Stefaan Raes helped us enormously thanks to his expertise and background.

I appreciate working with Stefaan as he always finds solutions and he is very much customer-oriented.

Vincent Mussche
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Vincent Mussche
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Vincent Mussche stands out for assisting clients with the notification of mergers before the BCA. As part of his wider practice, he is additionally skilled at advising on antitrust litigation, including in matters involving alleged abuse of dominance.

Vincent Mussche is an expert in his field and is very responsive.

Vincent Mussche is very friendly and knowledgeable.

He is very efficient, speedy and proactive.

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Stefaan Raes
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Stefaan Raes
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Vincent Mussche
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Vincent Mussche
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Members

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Benedetta Prina Mello

David Wouters

Fanny Lancz

Nina Carlier

Vincent Mussche