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contrast is praised for its ‘strong, solid legal know-how combined with active business and solution-oriented thinking’; the group has experience representing Belgian and international companies, trade authorities, and public authorities in M&A-related disputes and directors’ liability matters. Unfair trade practices, IP issues, and distribution law are additional strengths of the the team, which works closely with the competition practice of the firm. Filip Tuytschaever, Bart Bellen, Milena Varga and Sébastien Engelen jointly lead the practice.
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‘Very pleasant to work with.’
‘Bart Bellen and his team are very responsive and were invaluable in every project we engaged them in.’
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Key clients
- Belgian Competition Authority
- The Football Forum
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Work highlights
- Successfully acted as external legal counsel to the Belgian Competition Authority in the appeal introduced before the Brussels Market Court by four tobacco manufacturers (Philip Morris Benelux, British American Tobacco Belgium, Japan Tobacco International Company Netherlands, and Imperial Tobacco) against a decision imposing fines of more than €36m.
- Successfully acted for Orange Belgium in the interim measures case and investigation on the merits by the Belgian Competition Authority (as well as the Belgian Institute for Post and Telecommunications) into the strategic joint venture between Orange Belgium and Proximus for the roll-out of 5G in Belgium following a complaint by Telenet.
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