ALTIUS is regularly entrusted to assist clients in merger control, FDI, cartels and abuse of dominance cases. The team acts for clients in the life sciences, consumer goods, telecoms and media sectors. Leading the practice is Carmen Verdonck, who is highly sought-after for her expertise across contentious and non-contentious cross-border antitrust and competition matters. A further key contact is Beatrijs Gielen, who supports the team across the full range of competition law mandates.
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Testimonials
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- ‘Very experienced team, great to work with them.’
- 'They have extensive knowledge of our sector, with the result that they can provide us with various proposals that we can choose from and work best for our company.’
- ‘Carmen Verdonck and Beatrijs Gielen are very pragmatic, sharp and have a profound understanding of competition law.’
- ‘Responsive, excellent knowledge of the industry/sector, pragmatic advice.'
- ‘Carmen Verdonck has a great knowledge of the industry and understands commercial aspects and how to translate complex legal matters in a way that can directly be of use to our business.’
- ‘We regularly work with Altius on all matters relating to Belgian competition law or FDI matters. Carmen Verdonck and her team are very knowledgeable, responsive and client-oriented.'
Key clients
- Siemens
- Flemish Government
- Campine
- Citymesh
- Indufin
- Beiersdorf
- Moyson
- Niko
- Esia
- Bolton
- FHP Vileda
Work highlights
Advising Campine on proceedings before the General Court and the Court of Justice regarding the fine imposed by the Commission.
Assisted Siemens throughout the investigation and the settlement procedure before the BCA in a bid-rigging case brought by Infrabel.
Advising Citymesh on all competition law questions and proceedings concerning its entry into the Belgian telecoms market and the roll-out of its 5G-network.
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Practice head
Carmen Verdonck
Other key lawyers
Beatrijs Gielen