Maaike Visser

Competition

Maaike is partner within Faros, handling EU and domestic competition law matters. She heads the merger control practice within Faros. Furthermore, she also has extensive experience related to cartel investigations and private damages litigation. She was involved in – among others – Trucks on cartels.

Maaike contributes to publications on competition law and co-authored an important publication on the EU Private Damages Directive – Practical Insights (Intersentia, 2016). Her most recent publication is "Horizontal Agreements - Block Exemptions & Horizontal Guidelines - Toolbook for Practitioners" (LeA Publishers) on the revised Horizontal Block Exemption Regulations on R&D and Specialisation agreements (‘HBERs') and the revised 2023 Horizontal Guidelines. She wrote this book together with Faros partners Emmelie Wijckmans, Frank Wijckmans and Karolien Francken and with Faros Associate Annemie Van de Vliet and Faros consultant Morgane Smets. This book contains the new legislation with indications of key words in bold, as well as a practical Q&A.

Maaike is member of the editorial board of Competitio, one of the leading Belgian competition law journals.

Master of Laws - University of Ghent (1995 - 2000)

LL.M – Queen Mary, London (2000 – 2001)

Traineeship at DG Competition (October 2001 – February 2002)