Ranked in 3 Practice Areas
2

Band 2

Competition: Domestic

Belgium

13 Years Ranked

3

Band 3

Competition: EU

Belgium

6 Years Ranked

3

Band 3

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Provided by Johan Ysewyn

Europe

Practice Areas

Johan is widely respected as a highly skilled European competition lawyer, advising on complex competition issues, including on merger control, anti-cartel enforcement, monopolisation cases and other conduct investigations. He acts as Co-Head of the firm's Global Competition group and as Managing Partner of the Brussels office.

Johan represents clients from around the world in dealings with competition authorities as well as in court litigation. He has in-depth knowledge of regulatory procedures and best practices as well as longstanding relationships with key regulators, in particular at the European Commission. He has also an active advisory practice covering a range of areas of interest to corporates, including the interplay between ESG goals and competition law, the impact of competition law enforcement on digital markets and broad strategic compliance issues.

Professional Memberships

He is the Chair of the Belgian Competition Lawyers Association and Professor of Cartel Law and Economics at the Brussels School of Competition.

Publications

Johan regularly speaks at conferences such as GCR, IBC, KNect365, Chatham House and other industry events and has written for numerous legal publications. He is the co-author of a number of competition treatises.

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Chambers European Guide

Competition: Domestic - Belgium

2
Band 2
Individual Editorial

Johan Ysewyn has a notably broad practice across state aid, as well as merger filings and cartel investigations that fall within the remit of either the BCA or the EC. His state aid practice is characterised by strong aviation sector expertise, while his domestic ranking is based on his capacity to handle sophisticated contentious and non-contentious BCA matters. He additionally advises clients on EC investigations in the technology sector and on the new Foreign Subsidies Regulation.


Competition: EU - Belgium

3
Band 3
Individual Editorial

Johan Ysewyn has a notably broad practice across state aid, as well as merger filings and cartel investigations that fall within the remit of either the BCA or the EC. His state aid practice is characterised by strong aviation sector expertise, while his domestic ranking is based on his capacity to handle sophisticated contentious and non-contentious BCA matters. He additionally advises clients on EC investigations in the technology sector and on the new Foreign Subsidies Regulation.


Competition/European Law: State Aid - Belgium

3
Band 3
Individual Editorial

Johan Ysewyn has a notably broad practice across state aid, as well as merger filings and cartel investigations that fall within the remit of either the BCA or the EC. His state aid practice is characterised by strong aviation sector expertise, while his domestic ranking is based on his capacity to handle sophisticated contentious and non-contentious BCA matters. He additionally advises clients on EC investigations in the technology sector and on the new Foreign Subsidies Regulation.

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