Van Bael & Bellis

UK and EU Competition

Associate Marc Freedman focuses on UK and EU competition law.

Marc’s practice includes advising clients on UK, EU and multi-jurisdictional merger control, foreign direct investment screening, antitrust investigations, abuse of dominance, market studies and market investigations.

His experience spans a wide range of sectors, including financial services, food and drink, automotive, basic industries, pharmaceuticals and media.

Marc has particular expertise in relation to UK merger control, having recently completed a year-long secondment to the Phase 1 Mergers team of the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA).  During his secondment, Marc worked on a number of complex and high-profile CMA merger investigations, including: FNZ/GBST; Breedon/Cemex; ION/Broadway; and DMG Media/JPIMedia Publications (which was the subject of a PIIN from the Secretary of State for DCMS).

Prior to joining Van Bael & Bellis, Marc worked as a competition associate in the London office of a leading UK law firm.

Marc speaks English

Solicitor, England and Wales

King's College London, Postgraduate Diploma in EU Competition Law, 2019BPP Law School (Holborn, London), Legal Practice Course, 2013University of Leicester, Bachelor of Laws (LLB), 2012