For DLA Piper, autumn 2022 was characterised by a significant expansion at partner level, with Joost Haans and Laurent Geelhand arriving from Baker McKenzie CVBA/SCRL and Hausfeld & Co LLP, respectively. The addition of Geelhand further cemented the firm's reputation as a go-to choice for cross-border antitrust litigation. Daniel Colgan continues to head up the broader competition team in Brussels, as well as overseeing the dedicated state aid group. Recently, the focus has increasingly been on cleints from the transport and logistics, energy, life sciences, financial services, and technology sectors.
Testimonials
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‘The quality of the work produced by the team has always been outstanding. The team provides an extremely high level of service through quick responses. The team has an extensive knowledge of competition and state aid law matters.'
'They are genuinely dedicated, pragmatic advisers, well organised and work hard to ensure utmost client satisfaction.’
Key clients
- Korean Airlines
- Medtronic, Inc.
Work highlights
- Advising Korean Airlines on EU merger control issues relating to its proposed takeover of Asiana Airlines.
- Advising Fluvius on the EU merger control issues relating to the proposed joint venture between Fluvius and Telenet to operate the Fibre-to-the-Home (FttH) and hybrid fibre coaxial (HFC) roll-out in Flanders and parts of Brussels.