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Flavia Distefano is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Litigation. Flavia, who practices law in Brussels, Belgium, has been recognized since 2010. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Flavia is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Ingrid Vandenborre is the partner in charge of Skadden’s Brussels office. Her practice focuses on EU and international merger control and competition law enforcement. Ms. Vandenborre has been consistently named as a leading practitioner in Who’s Who Legal guides in both competition and life sciences, as well as repeatedly in Chambers Global, Chambers Europe and The Legal 500 EMEA. In 2022, she was named Lawyer of the Year by Global Competition Review and, in 2021, was named to GCR...

Wim Nauwelaerts is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Privacy and Data Security Law. Wim, who practices law in Brussels, Belgium, has been recognized since 2020. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Wim is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Hendrik Viaene is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Competition / Antitrust Law and European Union Law. Hendrik, who practices law in Brussels, Belgium, has been recognized since 2013. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Hendrik is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Frederic Depoortere has more than 20 years of experience in merger control both in the EU and internationally. During his career, Mr. Depoortere has been involved in some of the most high-profile and complex merger control cases, including for clients such as Red Hat, Inc., Rockwell Collins, General Electric Company, Dupont, Merck and Nokia Corporation. He also deals with general EU competition law and compliance issues relating to cartels, vertical restraints and dominance. In 2021, Mr. Depo...

Frédéric Louis is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Competition / Antitrust Law. Frédéric, who practices law in Brussels, Belgium, has been recognized since 2013. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Frédéric is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

As a distinguished antitrust lawyer with more than two decades of dedicated practice in Brussels and Germany, Jens-Olrik Murach has earned a reputation for providing pragmatic and invaluable legal counsel to his clients worldwide. His practice covers the complete range of EU and German antitrust matters across a wide spectrum of industry sectors. Jens also has significant experience handling foreign direct investment screening and EU foreign subsidies matters. Jens has advised on many complex...

Thorsten Goetz has wide-ranging experience in European Union and international merger control cases, as well as cartel enforcement, abuse of dominance and compliance matters. Mr. Goetz advises clients on antitrust aspects of complex cross-border M&A and joint ventures. He has worked on numerous transactions requiring international antitrust merger control approvals both in Europe and worldwide. Mr. Goetz is recognized as a leading anti­trust lawyer in the Germany edition of Best Lawye...

Giorgio Motta has more than 20 years of experience in European Union (EU), Italian and international antitrust merger control and cartel enforcement law. Mr. Motta advises clients on antitrust aspects of mergers, acquisitions and joint ventures. He has been involved in some of the most high-profile and complex merger control cases in numerous transactions requiring international antitrust merger control approvals, both in Europe and on a worldwide basis, for companies in the energy, telecommu...

Stéphane Frank is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Competition / Antitrust Law. Stéphane, who practices law in Brussels, Belgium, has been recognized since 2023. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Stéphane is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.