CELIS-PEOPLE

As Counsel in the Competition & EU Law practice in Belgium, Baptist Vleeshouwers offers expert guidance on a wide range of EU and Belgian competition law matters, foreign direct investment (FDI) regulations, and trade defence matters. He has represented numerous clients before the European Commission, the Belgian Competition Authority and the Interfederal Screening Commission, as…

As a partner in the Corporate & Finance group at our firm in Brussels, Paul Hermant is a highly skilled negotiator of corporate and financial transactions. He is an expert advisor on financial regulations, with recognized expertise in foreign direct investment, mergers and acquisitions, private equity, venture capital, joint ventures, securities offerings, and take-over bids,…

As an associate in the Competition & EU Law practice at our firm in Brussels, Claire De Neve advises clients on a wide range of competition and trade law issues, including Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) matters. Together with the dedicated team, she assists clients throughout the entire spectrum of EU and Belgian competition law proceedings,…

Bruno Dupré has been detached by the French Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs to the European External Action Service (EEAS). In April 2023, he has been appointed Political Advisor for the Indian Ocean. He is in charge of strengthening the EU maritime presence and engagement in the region (Horn of Africa, Red Sea, Gulf,…

Oliver Geiss is a partner in the Brussels office of Squire Patton Boggs.  His practice is focused on competition and foreign direct investment (FDI) laws in the European Union and Germany, and he advises clients on multi-jurisdictional merger control and FDI notifications of cross-border transactions worldwide. Oliver has also represented companies in some of the…

Maja Kristiansson-Gran is an associate at Advokatfirman Lindahl, working in the practice group for corporate finance with a specialization in the Swedish Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) act.

Alexander Tham is an attorney and partner at Advokatfirman Lindahl. He specializes in Private M&A as well as chairs the firm’s practice group for IT/Tech.

Louise Sörelind is a Counsel specialized in FDI, M&A and Private Equity. Louise has substantial experience from cross-border and domestic M&A transactions, including as project leader for private equity sponsored transactions, capital raisings, asset transfers, joint ventures and corporate restructurings.

Magnus is Senior Counsel and head of FDI and Regulatory at Wigge. He has extensive EU regulatory experience including the European Court of Justice, and the EFTA Court. He has written several books on financial regulation and competition law, and a forthcoming commentary of the Swedish FDI Screening Act, due later this winter. He regularly…

Johannes is a Postdoctoral Researcher & Lecturer at the Department of European, International and Comparative Law of the University of Vienna. He studied law and political science and holds a PhD in international law. He previously worked as a project research assistant for a project on rule of law and investment law, a predoctoral researcher…

Dirk De Bièvre is professor at the Department of Political Science at the University of Antwerp where he teaches international politics, research design and international political economy. He conducts and co-supervises research on international institutions, economic policy making, and the political economy of external relations of the European Union.

Prof. Antonio Calcara is the Head of the Geopolitics and Technology programme at the Center for Security, Diplomacy and Strategy (CSDS) of the Vrije Universiteit Brussels. He is the Principal Investigator of the ERC project CODE – Competition in the Digital Era: Geopolitics and Technology in the XXI Century.

Isha Das is a PhD Candidate at the University of Passau. She is a Wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin at the Lehrtstuhl of Professor Dr. Christoph Herrmann (LL.M) at the Lehrstuhl für Staats- und Verwaltungsrecht, Europarecht, Europäisches und Internationales Wirtschaftsrecht and her PhD is also funded by the Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes. Prior to her time in Passau,…

Beau Maes is an associate in Baker McKenzie’s EU competition and regulatory affairs practice group in Brussels. Beau has a broad knowledge of EU competition law, with a focus on merger control, foreign investment review, lawful cooperation agreements, abuse of dominance compliance, vertical advisory and overall compliance workstreams within the business. In addition, Beau advises…

Pavlo Prokhorov is an associate in Baker McKenzie’s EU competition and regulatory affairs practice group in Brussels. Pavlo has an extensive knowledge of EU competition law, with a focus on merger control (notifications and third-party complaints), foreign investment review, FSR and abuse of dominance cases. Pavlo also advises clients on Ukrainian competition law. His sector…

Paul Johnson is a partner in Baker McKenzie Brussels’ European & Competition Law Practice. He is an English qualified solicitor and has been practicing in Brussels and the UK for almost 15 years. Paul regularly represents clients on competition matters before the European Commission and has provided competition law advice with respect to over 100…

Dr. Olga Hrynkiv is an international law scholar with prior experience in legal practice. She is currently a postdoctoral researcher and lecturer at the Tilburg Institute for Law, Technology and Society and a fellow at the Tilburg Law and Economics Center. In recent years, she has published contributions examining various aspects of export controls, economic…

Philipp Gnatzy is a partner in Kirkland’s Antitrust & Competition Team, spanning the offices in London and Brussel. With a practice that encompasses merger control, antitrust and foreign investment control for large international transactions, he has been in touch with almost all active FDI regimes in addition to his particular focus on EU, UK, German,…

CFIS 24 Programme Sherpa and Junior Associate at BLOMSTEIN