Mr Pierre Goffinet > Strelia > Brussels, Belgium > Lawyer Profile
Strelia Offices
RUE ROYALE/KONINGSSTRAAT 145
1000 BRUSSELS
Belgium
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Mr Pierre Goffinet
Work Department
Competition & Regulatory
Position
Pierre Goffinet is a partner in the Competition Law and Regulatory practice.
Career
Besides dealing with antitrust, merger control and State aid cases, Pierre is a recognised regulatory expert in energy, telecommunications and transport. His antitrust experience covers cartel, restrictive agreements, abuse of dominance and abuse of economic dependency cases. He combines an in-depth understanding of economics and competition law, both at European and Belgian level.
Pierre represents economic operators (active, in particular, in network industries) before (national and EU) courts and (Belgian and EU) competition authorities. He has dependable experience in sectoral regulation: energy (application of network codes, prohibition of market manipulation and insider trading (REMIT)), telecommunications, transportation (air, automotive and rail), retail and finance (insurance).
Before joining Strelia, Pierre was a researcher in applied macroeconomics at the Université Catholique de Louvain (2002-2004), a lawyer in two Magic Circle law firms (2004-2009), a prosecutor for the Belgian Competition Authority (2009-2013) and a partner in a Belgian business law firm (2014-2021).
Languages
French,Dutch,English
Education
Pierre obtained his law degree from Université Catholique de Louvain (UCL) in 2001. Moreover, Pierre obtained a Bachelor of Science in Economics in 2002 and a Master of Arts in Economics in 2004 from the same university.
Lawyer Rankings
Belgium > Industry focus: Energy
(Firms to watch)Noted for its ‘extensive experience in competition law’, Strelia focuses predominantly on regulatory matters, including matters of capacity allocation for TSOs, with practice head Pierre Goffinet in particular standing out for his ability to lead on matters before domestic and EU courts, including before the EU competition authorities.
Belgium > Competition: Belgian law
With a particular focus on highly regulated sectors – including energy, insurance, retail, telecoms and transport – Strelia regularly appears before the Belgian Competition Authority on merger clearance cases, as well as handling notifications and third-party interventions. The team is also well known for litigating damage actions resulting from anti-competitive practices and regulatory infringements before domestic courts. Pierre Goffinet leads on much of the work, supported by counsel Laure Bersou and associate Mediona Shehu.
Belgium > Competition: EU and global
The team at Strelia brings a strong litigious focus to its competition work, regularly representing clients in procedures relating to damage actions resulting from anti-competitive practices and regulatory infringements. On the non-contentious side, the group handles cross-border merger control analyses and filings, as well as providing project compliance advice. Key contact Pierre Goffinet ‘is pragmatic and truly adds value‘.
Lawyer Rankings
- Competition: Belgian law Belgium
- Competition: EU and global Belgium
- Firms to watch Belgium > Industry focus: Energy