Stibbe‘s EU law, competition and regulation team possesses considerable expertise in handling the full spectrum of competition law issues, including merger control, FDI, abuse of dominance and economic dependence, cartels and State aid. As a core area of focus, Sophie Van Besien is proficient in handling complex cross-border merger control cases, supplementing this with a strong practice concerning cartels and abuse of dominance matters. Quentin Declève supports the team in contentious and non-contentious antitrust and competition matters. Peter Wytinck retired from the practice in December 2025.
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Key clients
- AB Inbev
- Aedifica
- Aldi
- Belgian State
- British American Tobacco
- CERP
- Christian Dior
- De Watergroep
- D’Ieteren
- Ethias
- Farys
- Fluvius
Work highlights
Assisting a perfume producer in a dispute concerning the termination of one of its distributors in its selective distribution network, as well as the blocking of an order from this distributor by the perfume producer.
Advising Farys and De Watergroep on a highly significant merger control filing before the Belgian Competition Authority.
Represents Schindler in several damage claim procedures following the Commission decision that lift producers infringed art. 101 TFEU.
Lawyers
Next Generation Partners
Junior partners with significant recognition from clients and peers in the market and key roles on multiple matters.
Practice head
Sophie Van Besien
Other key lawyers
Quentin Declève