Mr Laurent Geelhand > 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.

DLA Piper‘s dispute resolution team is ‘highly client-oriented and exceptionally commercial’, and represents SME’s, international corporations, and professional unions, with experience appearing before all Belgian Courts. Arbitrations under a range of rules are another strength of the team, and it frequently acts in arbitrations under the International Chambers of Commerce, Belgian Centre for Arbitration and Mediation, and International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes. Bob Martens is a ‘very experienced and hands on lawyer who thinks out of the box and will go the extra mile’, and leads the team which is lauded for its ‘unique combination of knowledge, ethics, original approaches and personal application’ alongside Ilse Van de Mierop. Laurent Geelhand is recognised for his ‘deep understanding of intricate legal frameworks across borders’.