Locations | Belgium
The principal focus of the Brussels practice is EU law, with an emphasis on competition matters, regulatory work, agriculture and food law, internal market, trade law and litigation. We regularly represent clients before national authorities, the European Commission, the European Parliament, Court of First Instance and the European Court of Justice.
We have particular experience in matters involving Article 81 (ex Article 85) and Article 82 (ex Article 86) of the EC Treaty and the EC merger control regulation and have ongoing extended lobbying contact with the various European institutions, enabling clients to understand fully how any changes in the law affect their business.
Obtaining up-to-date, accurate information is a key requirement for all areas of EU legislation and the office provides clients with an early warning signal on all important EU developments.
The Brussels office also works closely with the London and other continental European offices in the provision of advice and assistance to clients in relation to corporate and commercial law, undertaking international transactions which usually incorporate multi-jurisdictional elements (joint ventures, exclusivity distribution agreements, patent and licensing agreements, etc).
We have extensive experience in the following practice-specific areas:
- biotech regulation at EU and national level
- environmental law
- tax law
- telecommunications law
- fishery law at international level
- antitrust law at a national level, covering advice additionally to UK, in France, Spain, Belgium and Germany
- consultancy practice, advising companies and institutions on how to get grants and subventions from the EU
- lobbying actions before the European Parliament and other European institutions
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