INTRODUCTION
Contributed by: Jean-François Bellis and Porter Elliott, Van Bael & Bellis
Van Bael & Bellis (VBB) is a leading EU and UK competition law practice, advising on the full range of competition issues, including merger control. From its offices in Brussels and Lon - don, the VBB team assists clients at both the EU and national levels, notably appearing be - fore the European Commission, the UK Compe - tition and Markets Authority (CMA) and the EU and UK courts, acting as lead counsel in many landmark cases. Within the field of merger con - trol, a VBB team of EU and UK specialists rep -
resents merging parties and complainants in cases involving key issues of jurisdiction, pro - cedure 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 clearance from member state authorities for transactions that do not meet EU thresholds. The firm is fre - quently called on to co-ordinate global merger control filings.
Contributing Editors
Jean-François Bellis is the co-founder and current chair of Van Bael & Bellis. He has extensive experience in assisting clients in a broad range of antitrust issues, including
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
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.
direct investment screening. 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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