Crowell & Moring is best known for handling competition law issues for notable clients operating in the telecoms and media industries, including representing such household names before the Belgian Competition Authority and the Market Court. Thomas De Meese and Karel Bourgeois lead on the key mandates; between them, their regular practices span foreign direct investment screening, the regulation of state aid and subsidies, advice on distribution issues, and provision of antitrust compliance programmes. In May 2023, counsel Benjamin Geisel joined from A&O Shearman.
Testimonials
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‘I work with Thomas De Meese and Marieke Van Nieuwenborgh. Both are exceptionally skilled. Good industry knowledge, their legal knowledge is second to none. Advice is hands-on and pragmatic. They think with the client for workable solutions.’
‘Thomas De Meese is one of the best competition lawyers I have worked with in telecoms and media.'
Key clients
- Sandoz
- AT&T
Work highlights
- Represented Renewi, a major waste-to-product company, in a state aid investigation initiated by the European Commission.
- Representing The Federation of Music Festivals in Flanders (FMiV) in proceedings against SABAM related to the collective management organisation’s royalty rates and the methods for calculating the royalties due by festival organisers.