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.
Testimonials
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‘One of the best teams in Competition Law. The capabilities of the team in relation to Competition and in particular State Aid are really impressive.'
'The team's encyclopaedic knowledge of EU law and competition law combined with in-depth understanding of different sectors from both an economic and policy perspective sets it apart from other competition law departments.’
‘For every competition law cases, Orestis Orman is able to put together and lead the best team, tailored to the needs of the case. He can discriminate between major and strategic issues and questions of secondary importance, going to the heart of the matter.'
'Very pragmatic, to the point advice. Very good understanding of the industry.'
'Joost Haans is very pleasant to work with, very accessible and he has great knowledge of the industry and most recent legal developments. He has excellent communication skills.'
Key clients
- Korean Air Lines Co. Ltd
- Fluvius System Operator cv
- Chalco Iron Ore Holdings
- Casino
- Medtronic
- Eunice Energy Group
- Hellenic Ministry of Finance and Hellenic Ministry of Digital Governance
- Hellenic Post
- Hellenic Corporation of Assets and Participations
Work highlights
- Represented Korean Air Lines successfully in the European Union’s in-depth investigation into its proposed acquisition of Asiana Airlines, leading to a conditional approval of this groundbreaking case.
- Assisted Fluvius with the EU merger control procedure relating to the proposed joint venture between Fluvius and Telenet concerning the mixed Fibre-to-the-Home and hybrid fibre coaxial roll out in Flanders.
- Advising CIOH on to its stake in Simfer, a joint venture between Rio Tinto, CIOH, and the Government of the Republic of Guinea.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Daniel Colgan, Joost Haans, Laurent Geelhand