European law
General presentation of the practice
With its location in the heart of the capital of the European Union and its co-foundation by a former agent of the European Parliament and the Court of Justice of the European Union, our firm has recognized expertise in legal matters. European institutional, internal market law, EU policies, and competition law, including Belgian national competition law.
Our firm can offer its services to private and institutional players in matters of the internal market (freedom of movement, sectoral policies), competition law (anti-competitive practices, abuse of dominant position, merger control, state aid, financial services). general economic interest, institutional public-private partnerships), sectoral regulation (authorizations in the chemical, pharmaceutical, medical, agri-food, media, telecommunications, new technologies, heavy and mechanical industries, transport, consumers, energy, health and safety industries). security), programs and projects directly managed by the European Commission (notably Horizon Europe, etc.), and foreign trade law (anti-dumping, other customs and technical barriers, bilateral free trade and cooperation agreements).
We also advise on the proposal and management of projects financed by programs directly managed by the European Commission (consortia, FWC).
Our services in this area
- Support in the context of complaints for violations of European law and competition law (plaintiffs or defendants)
- Relations with the various European control bodies
- Preparation and support in the context of notification of merger-acquisition operations subject to concentration control in Belgium or at European level
- Drafting, advice and implementation of compliance programs within companies (information and training of staff in the fight against anti-competitive practices, transition of company practices within the framework of new regulations)
- Identification of regulatory aspects affecting a sector of activity, a particular company or a new project thereof
- Drafting, implementation and management of information exchange programs between companies compliant with competition law (rule books) on behalf of professional organizations
- Drafting, negotiation and advice on vertical or horizontal agreements between companies
- Advice on free movement, recognition of import/export licenses, technical regulations, contractual clauses,
- Assistance to clients regarding questions of European law arising in the context of disputes before a national judge
- Assistance and representation before all supervisory bodies and jurisdictional bodies of the European Union
Our experience
- Regular advice to a consumer representative organization on competition law and class action matters
- Support for numerous companies in terms of concentration control by the competition authorities in the context of merger-acquisition operations
- Frequent legal partner of European consortia in research, development and innovation (H2020 program, Horizon Europe program)
- Representation of clients before European authorities (Commission, General Court of the European Union and Court of Justice) in proceedings relating to anti-competitive practices, abuse of dominant position, State aid, customs tariffs and anti-dumping
- Representation of clients before international authorities (International Criminal Court, European Court of Human Rights)
- Advising multinationals on compliance with sectoral or special regulations
- Advice as “Independent External Ethical and Data Protection Advisor”
Our lawyers
Our expertise in a multitude of fields
By telephone
Anthony Bochon
such: +32.(0)2.616.06.30
Azelio Fulmini
such: +32 (0)2 644 12 50
Fax: +32 (0)2 26 72 19 82
Our office
Address:
IT Tower (11th floor)
Avenue Louise 480
1050 Brussels
Belgium
By email
E-mail: contact@bochonfulmini.com
We will reply to you within 24 hours by email, or you can call us directly, we are always ready to serve you.