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Provided by Christian Riis-Madsen
Christian Riis-Madsen is Co-head of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher’s Antitrust Practice Group and the Partner-in-Charge of the Brussels office. Christian has a broad competition law practice, having successfully advised clients in high profile merger, cartel and behavioral matters before the European Commission and European Union courts. While Christian has experience with many different sectors a significant focus of his practice is the technology sector.
Christian practiced with O’Melveny & Myers in Brussels from 2004 to 2019 and most recently served as head of the Brussels office. Prior, he practiced with Norton Rose in Brussels and Kromann Reumert in Copenhagen.
Denmark – Danish Law Society
Belgium – Brussels Bar
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Christian Riis-Madsen handles seminal abuse of dominance cases. He has demonstrable experience defending companies in parallel investigations before competition authorities. He has additional experience in cartel cases and merger control matters, including acting for third parties on disputes around clearance decisions.
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"Out of all the lawyers I have worked with, he is the most practical and he understands we need more than theory. I think he is awesome."
"He is really an international, experienced practitioner, which is extremely important in competition law because you need a sound understanding of how the law applies to certain markets and this is his true strength. He perfectly grasps the dynamics of each market."
"Any substantive work that we would consider complex antitrust work, he is our go-to, both in terms of experience and because he understands our company and business."
"Christian Riis-Madsen is pragmatic, technically sharp and commercially savvy."
"He is a very good lawyer and sharp. I would definitely recommend him."
"Out of all the lawyers I have worked with, he is the most practical and he understands we need more than theory. I think he is awesome."
"He is really an international, experienced practitioner, which is extremely important in competition law because you need a sound understanding of how the law applies to certain markets and this is his true strength. He perfectly grasps the dynamics of each market."
"Any substantive work that we would consider complex antitrust work, he is our go-to, both in terms of experience and because he understands our company and business."
"Christian Riis-Madsen is pragmatic, technically sharp and commercially savvy."
"He is a very good lawyer and sharp. I would definitely recommend him."
