INTRODUCTION
Contributed by: Jean-François Bellis and Porter Elliott, Van Bael & Bellis
Van Bael & Bellis (VBB) is a leading EU and UK com - petition law practice, advising on the full range of competition issues, including merger control. From its offices in Brussels and London, the VBB team as - sists clients at both the EU and national levels, nota - bly appearing before the European Commission, the UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) and the EU and UK courts, acting as lead counsel in many landmark cases. Within the field of merger control, a VBB team of EU and UK specialists represents merg -
ing parties and complainants in cases involving key issues of jurisdiction, procedure and substantive law, and has secured clearance for numerous complex transactions before the European Commission and the CMA. It also helps clients to obtain merger clear - ance from member state authorities for transactions that do not meet EU thresholds. The firm is frequently called on to co-ordinate global merger control and FDI filings, as well as filings under the EU Foreign Subsidies Regulation.
Contributing Editors
Jean-François Bellis is the co-founder and current chair of Van Bael & Bellis. He has extensive
Porter Elliott is the co-head of competition law at Van Bael & Bellis and a leading expert on EU merger control law and the EU Foreign Subsidies Regulation, as well as foreign direct investment screening.
experience in assisting clients in a broad range of antitrust issues, including cartels, dominant market positions, mergers and state aid. Jean-François has written extensively on competition law and has spoken on this subject at numerous international conferences. He is also a professor of EU competition law at the Institute of European Studies of the University of Brussels.
For nearly 30 years, he has successfully guided dozens of complex and high-profile transactions through the regulatory process, both in Europe and elsewhere. He has also represented third parties in successfully challenging and preventing the approval of proposed mergers. Porter regularly teaches, writes and speaks on issues of competition and merger control law, and has conducted training for merger control authorities.
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