Mr Joost Haans > DLA Piper > Brussels, Belgium > Lawyer Profile

The EU competition offering at DLA Piper sits within the firm’s litigation and regulatory team, with ‘encyclopaedic knowledge of EU law and competition law’. Its experience spans merger control, investigations, cartels, and litigation advice, with particular expertise in the life sciences, transportation, and energy sectors. At the helm of the department, Daniel Colgan supports clients with State aid and Foreign Direct Investment matters, while Joost Haans has a particular focus on merger control matters, and Laurent Geelhand is the go-to for competition litigation.

The ‘responsive and pragmatic‘ team at DLA Piper leverages the firm’s international network of offices to act for global pharma companies in a range of matters. Marco de Morpurgo divides his time between the Rome and Brussels offices, and is well versed in assisting with market access issues, advertising matters and product classification cases; he co-heads the practice with Joost Haans. Jean-Christophe Top joined the team in January 2024.