Eubelius‘s competition offering handles the full range of cartels, abuse of dominant position, State aid, and foreign subsidies matters, as well as transactional work, including merger control assistance and Foreign Direct Investment advice. Both private and public sector clients seek out the team, which has longstanding experience of regulated industries, such as public transport, the postal industry, telecoms, broadcasting, and energy. Team head Jan Bocken also offers sector expertise in the media, sports, and real estate sectors, while Hans Gilliams often handles large-scale cases before the EU and Belgian courts.
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Témoignages
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‘Very diverse team - lots of competencies among different fields and good interactions between team members.’
‘Hans Gilliams is dedicated, responsive, very professional.’
‘Team with excellent knowledge on the subject matter and several sectors, on top of evolutions.’
‘Kim Gillade is very approachable, patient, excellent knowledge of the subject matter.’
‘Kim Gillade is a very skilled competition lawyer, she knows her way around in the ever more becoming complex legal domain and couples this to a solution-driven attitude.'
Clients clés
- bpost
- Belgian “Excess Profit Rulings” scheme
- Batopin
- EPI Interim Company
- Régie Média Belge
- Port of Antwerp-Bruges
- Delhaize
- Vlaams Energiebedrijf
- Clarebout Potatoes
- NMBS
Points forts
- Represented bpost (incumbent postal operator) in connection with an injunction in relation to the Belgian press distribution launched by competitor PPP, seeking that bpost should refrain from relying on (alleged) unlawful State aid for the provision of services of general economic interest of press distribution.
- Represented VDL group in connection with the acquisition of the bus and coach division of VanHool throughout a complex and particularly urgent merger control procedure before the Belgian Competition Authority.
- Assisted Batopin, a joint venture incorporated by the four leading Belgian banks that is designing, building, and operating a nationwide ATM network, in discussions with the Belgian Competition Authority conducting a complex assessment on its compatibility with competition rules.
Avocats
Les grands avocats du marché
Avocats associés reconnus parmi les leaders du marché par leurs pairs et leurs clients, régulièrement présents dans les grands dossiers dans lesquels ils sont au premier plan.
Responsable de la pratique
Jan Bocken
Autres avocats clés
Hans Gilliams; Kim Gillade