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Andrzej Kmiecik

Europe 2026

Van Bael & Bellis

Ranked in 1 practice area

Competition: EU

Belgium

7 years ranked

About

Provided by Van Bael & Bellis

Europe

Practice Areas

Andrzej co-heads Van Bael & Bellis’ EU competition team. He specialises in all aspects of competition law, and has considerable experience in merger control and cartel cases, distribution, pricing and licensing matters. He represents clients before the European Commission and the EU Courts, as well as in national proceedings particularly in the UK.

He has been involved in various high profile EU merger control cases, including Boeing/Embraer; London Stock Exchange/Deutsche Börse (for complainant); Canon/IRIS (Art. 22 referral); SABIC/GE Plastics; SABIC/Huntsman; Boeing/Lockheed/ULA; Caemi/Mitsui/CVRD; Boeing/Hughes; Enso/Stora; and Boeing/McDonnell Douglas.

His experience in EU cartel investigations includes the full range of leniency, settlement, adversarial proceedings and appellate work. He has acted as defence counsel in cases including: Occupant Safety Systems; Newsprint; Amino Acids (including appeal); Carbonless Paper (including appeal); Publication Papers; and Fine Papers.

He is a recognised expert in vertical agreements, and acted as EU defence counsel in one of the Licensed Merchandise proceedings.

He speaks and writes extensively on competition law matters.

Career

Partner at Van Bael & Bellis since 1994.

Professional Memberships

Brussels Bar (Avocat); Solicitor, England and Wales.

Publications

Coordinating contributor to 6th edition of Competition Law of the European Union (Van Bael & Bellis, Kluwer, 2021).

Chambers Review

Provided by Chambers

Chambers European Guide

Competition: EU - Belgium

Band 4

Individual Editorial

Andrzej Kmiecik leads on behavioural investigations, including EC cartel investigations. He has further experience in competition law compliance mandates.

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Strengths

Provided by Chambers

He exemplifies a rare blend of technical excellence and commercial insight, always delivered with interpersonal grace.
Competition: EUChambers European Guide
His steadfast commitment to our interests and composed demeanor - even in the most challenging circumstances - make him an invaluable and trusted adviser.
Competition: EUChambers European Guide