Bird & Bird
Bird & Bird offers clients from a range of heavily-regulated industries expertise in both competition and trade law, and is consquently increasingly instructed to advise on foreign subsidies and foreign direct investment control mechanisms. Cartel investigations are another rapidly growing area, while advice on distribution, online sale and geo-blocking issues also continues to keep the group busy. José Rivas and Hein Hobbelen are the key senior names to note.
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Testimonials
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‘Bird & Bird is one of the best law firms that I have worked with. They provide comprehensive and tailor-made legal opinions in a timely manner.’
‘Whenever I need legal assistance José Rivas is the person that I call at first instance. I respect his great expertise and work ethic.’
‘We have worked and continue to work with Bird & Bird in a very large strategic competition matter. We have been impressed with the work of the Bird & Bird team which is highly knowledgeable and provides business focused, succinct advice in a very timely manner. ’
‘Hein Hobbelen is an excellent EU antitrust lawyer with loads of experience and he always provides very pragmatic and timely advice – he is really a go-to EU competition and trade partner in Brussels. His entire team has demonstrated the ability to work under very high pressure and they always remain calm and very approachable under all circumstances.'
'The Brussels team knows how to integrate various areas of law in a comprehensive advice that provides real added value to us.'
Key clients
- Securitas
- RTBF
- Boehringer Ingelheim
- Arçelik
- EG
- NRB
- ACE
- CLEPA
- CLECAT
Work highlights
- Representing Securitas in a cartel investigation by the Belgian Competition Authority.
- Advised NRB on the notification of its acquisition of NeWIN to the Belgian Competition Authority.
- Represented the generic medicines manufacturer EG, as an interested third party, in an investigation by the Belgian Competition Authority into an alleged cartel in the sector for the distribution of pharmaceutical products to pharmacies.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
José Rivas, Hein Hobbelen