Bill Batchelor > Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP > Brussels, Belgium > Lawyer Profile
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP Offices
AVENUE LOUISE 523
BOX 30
1050 BRUXELLES
Belgium
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Bill Batchelor
Work Department
Antitrust/Competition
Position
Partner
Career
Edward W. (Bill) Batchelor has 20 years of EU and U.K. competition law experience and focuses his practice on conduct investigations, including abuse of dominance, cartels and vertical agreements.
Mr. Batchelor regularly represents clients on EU and global merger control matters and litigation, and provides counsel on distribution and collaboration agreements in complex and highly regulated industries, such as health care, financial services, insurance, media and entertainment, and gambling, among others.
Mr. Batchelor has spent time working in Brussels, London and Washington, D.C., as well as at EU and U.K. competition authorities.
Languages
English, German
Memberships
- Brussels
- England & Wales
Education
- Legal Practice Course, The University of Law, 1995
- Bachelor Degree, Bristol University, 1992
- Hanover University, 1991
Lawyer Rankings
London > Corporate and commercial > EU and competition
(Firms to watch)Led by Aurora Luoma and Bill Batchelor, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom (UK) LLP continues to grow its presence in the London competition market. With a litany of blue-chip clients on its books, the team is well-versed in the full gamut of competition law matters.
Belgium > Competition: EU and global
(Leading individuals)–
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP is particularly well regarded for its proficiency in assisting with the antitrust elements of complex M&A transactions, leveraging the firm’s international capabilities to advise multinational corporations on merger control clearances across the globe. Ingrid Vandenborre and Frederic Depoortere jointly head up the practice; the former also acts as managing partner of the Brussels office. Bill Batchelor, who also spends a significant proportion of his time in London, provides key know-how relating to UK competition law.