Europe
Competition: EU - Belgium
Climbing the rankings this year is Denis Fosselard who assists clients with EC merger notifications, the filing of complaints of abuse of dominance and appeals of cartel decisions. He is particularly active for clients hailing from the telecommunications and other regulated industries. Denis Fosselard is also Italian law-qualified and advises on merger clearance and FDI notifications to the Italian competition authority.
Strengths
"He has very good industry knowledge and asks spot-on questions."
"Denis Fosselard is uncomplicated and easy to work with. He is pragmatic, approachable and not too legalese. He has really good business acumen."
"He can manage fairly complex files, he is very reactive and he takes what business people explain into account. The advice is based on the legal aspects but also adopts a practical approach so business people can leave with proposed solutions."
"His flexibility and ability to get the work done in a short period really stood out."
Competition/European Law: Lawyers Based Abroad - Italy
Italy expertise based abroad Based in the Brussels office of Ashurst, Denis Fosselard is also Italian law-qualified and advises on merger clearance and FDI notifications to the Italian Competition Authority. He also represents clients in investigations into alleged abuse of dominance.
Strengths
"His flexibility and ability to get the work done in a short period really stood out."
"He can manage fairly complex files, he is very reactive and he takes what business people explain into account. The advice is based on the legal aspects but also adopts a practical approach so business people can leave with proposed solutions."
"He has very good industry knowledge and asks spot-on questions."
"Denis Fosselard is uncomplicated and easy to work with. He is pragmatic, approachable and not too legalese. He has really good business acumen."
