Competition: Domestic
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Faros
Europe 2026
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2022
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Overview
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Faros is a boutique law firm focused on Belgian and EU competition and data protection law. We advise clients in complex high-stake cases before the Belgian Competition Authority, the Belgian Data Protection Authority, the European Commission and the CJEU.
Our team combines deep expertise with a practical approach, including supporting clients with tailored and hands-on compliance trainings. We actively share our knowledge and are proud of our motivated team.
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Industry sectors (15)
- Automotive & Parts
- Media
- Sports
- Retail
- Commercial & Professional Services
- Construction & Materials
- Consumer Product Manufacturing
- Food & Drink Manufactaring
- Government
- Health Care
- Industrial Engineering
- Pharmaceuticals & Life Sciences
- Private Clients / Individuals
- Technology, Hardware & Electronics
- Telecommunications
Capabilities (15)
- Cartel investigations and defence
- Distribution systems
- Merger control
- Abuse of dominance and complex behavioural issues
- Horizontal cooperation and joint ventures
- Private enforcement and damages litigation
- Litigation before the Court of Justice of the European Union and Belgian courts
- Data protection at work (employee monitoring, location tracking, whistleblowing systems, mailbox retention)
- Dat protection in a digital context (direct marketing, digital advertising, website compliance)
- (International) transfers of personal data
- M&A due diligence and transfer of databases as asset
- Data breaches and cybersecurity
- Requests for access to personal data and any other requests
- AI
- Dawn raid assistance and internal investigations
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Faros focuses on EU and Belgian competition and data protection law, in complex, high-stake matters. We advise clients on merger control, cartel investigations, verticals, abuse of dominance and distribution systems. Faros also has extensive expertise in matters related to the GDPR, ePrivacy directive, Data Act, AI Act, NIS2 directive and various other (sector specific) regulations. We support clients with tailored and hands-on compliance trainings.
Ranked Offices at Faros
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Belgium
Frank Wijckmans
Competition: Domestic
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Emmelie Wijckmans
Competition: Domestic
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Anouk Focquet
TMT: Data Protection
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Top figures
18
Company Size
2022
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