Competition: Domestic
Europe Guide 2024 : Belgium
Band 2
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Provided by Stibbe
Stibbe’s EU and Competition team has a wealth of expertise in EU law and all areas of domestic and EU competition law, including cartels and anti-competitive agreements, abuse of dominance and economic dependence, merger control, State aid, follow-on civil litigation, foreign direct investment regulation, internal market (secondary) legislation, regulated markets, trade law and unfair commercial practices.
The team successfully represents leading businesses in landmark cases brought before the national authorities, European Commission, national courts, and the European Courts in Luxembourg.
Chambers Review
Stibbe offers both Belgian and international clients advice across a range of competition matters before the Belgian Competition Authority. The law firm represents clients in cartel and abuse of dominance investigations, as well as domestic merger control matters. It has notable experience in sports sector cases that seek to apply competition law principles to decisions made by sports governing bodies, as well as expertise in consumer goods, telecoms and automotive cases. The team also represents the addressees of EC cartel decisions in follow-on damages claims brought in Belgium.
Work Highlights
- Stibbe represented British American Tobacco in its appeal against the BCA in relation to its decision on the exchange of information between cigarette manufacturers.
Notable Practitioners
Peter Wytinck has long been a prominent figure in Belgium's domestic competition law market. He advises on BCA behavioural investigations in the healthcare, transport and sports sectors, and he has notable experience in cartels and damages claims filed in Belgium. Peter Wytinck additionally assists with merger filings to the BCA.
"Peter Wytinck is a wise man in litigation. He knows when to push and when to stop. He is very convincing."
"It is a pleasure working with him, he is very cooperative."
"He always has added value and good ideas."
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