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Provided by Dirk Van Liedekerke
Career
Dirk Van Liedekerke is a lawyer specialised in European and national competition law as well as various other regulatory areas.
In his capacity as a competition lawyer, Dirk advises companies in all sectors, with a particular focus on digital fields (telecommunications, media, online platforms,…) and on the impact of European and national competition law has on their activities.
He assists companies in the context of investigations conducted by the European and national competition authorities, in dealing with complaints regarding breaches of competition law, in order to ensure their compliance. Dirk assists his clients in the preparation of responses to requests for information and statements of grievance. He also deals with requests for interim measures and intervenes in appeals against decisions of the competent authorities.
His practice also includes the preparation and submission of notifications to the European Commission and the Belgian Competition Authority in relation to mergers control.
Dirk has extensive experience in handling preliminary ruling proceedings in national and broader European law, both before the Court of Cassation and the Constitutional Court, as well as before the Court of Justice of the European Union.
He also has extensive experience in civil proceedings for damages and injunctive relief.
Chambers Review
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Dirk Van Liedekerke attracts particular attention for his work on behalf of Belgium's most important telecoms operators. He also handles merger control mandates and sensitive BCA cartel and behavioural investigations into other sectors, including sports and pharmaceuticals.
Dirk Van Liedekerke advises a wide range of clients, including multinational technology companies and domestic telecoms groups. He assists with regulatory matters in the telecoms sector, as well as handling contentious work.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Dirk Van Liedekerke is a pragmatic competition lawyer with tons of experience."
"He is very good technically."
"He did a really good job in drawing attention to certain points."
"We highly value his knowledge of matters in EU law. His responsiveness and availability are unique."
"Dirk Van Liedekerke is a pragmatic competition lawyer with tons of experience."
"He is very good technically."
"He did a really good job in drawing attention to certain points."
"We highly value his knowledge of matters in EU law. His responsiveness and availability are unique."
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