Mrs Maaike Visser > Faros > Machelen, Belgium > Lawyer Profile

Mrs Maaike Visser

+32 (0)2 580 18 14 maaike.visser@faros.eu View profile

Work Department

Competition

Position

Maaike is partner within Faros, handling EU and domestic competition law matters. She heads the merger control practice within Faros. Furthermore, she also has extensive experience related to cartel investigations and private damages litigation. She was involved in – among others – Trucks on cartels.

Maaike contributes to publications on competition law and co-authored an important publication on the EU Private Damages Directive – Practical Insights (Intersentia, 2016). Her most recent publication is “Horizontal Agreements – Block Exemptions & Horizontal Guidelines – Toolbook for Practitioners” (LeA Publishers) on the revised Horizontal Block Exemption Regulations on R&D and Specialisation agreements (‘HBERs’) and the revised 2023 Horizontal Guidelines. She wrote this book together with Faros partners Emmelie Wijckmans, Frank Wijckmans and Karolien Francken and with Faros Associate Annemie Van de Vliet and Faros consultant Morgane Smets. This book contains the new legislation with indications of key words in bold, as well as a practical Q&A.

Maaike is member of the editorial board of Competitio, one of the leading Belgian competition law journals.

Career

2002-2005: VWEW (Associate)

2006-2022: contrast (Associate – Counsel)

In September 2022, she co-founded together with Frank Wijckmans, Emmelie Wijckmans, Anouk Focquet and Karolien Francken the boutique law firm Faros. The creation of the firm reflects a strategic choice to focus in a very specialized manner on specific areas of practice. In doing so, Faros wishes not only to assist businesses, but also to partner with other law firms not active in these field of practice. Maaike is partner at Faros.

Languages

Dutch, English, French

Memberships

Member of the Brussels Bar

Member of the editorial board of Competitio, one of the leading Belgian competition law journals

Education

Master of Laws – University of Ghent (1995 – 2000)

LL.M – Queen Mary, London (2000 – 2001)

Traineeship at DG Competition (October 2001 – February 2002)