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Stephanie Reinart

Senior Counsel Stephanie Reinart focuses on EU and German competition law as well as EU and German regulatory law. German Competition Stephanie’s experience includes securing merger clearance from the German Federal Cartel Office (Bundeskartellamt) in numerous cases and successfully defending clients in investigations of alleged cartel conduct and other anti-competitive practices conducted by the German Federal Cartel Office. EU Competition Stephanie has handled numerous international cartel cases in which she defended companies in proceedings before the European Commission and the EU Courts. Stephanie’s EU competition law experience extends to advising clients on how to structure agreements, including strategic alliances, cooperation, licensing and supply agreements, in order to achieve compliance with competition law rules. She also frequently counsels companies holding a dominant market position on how to avoid abusive conduct. Stephanie regularly conducts training sessions on competition law matters for company employees throughout Europe. She also prepares antitrust compliance programmes and assists companies with their implementation. State aid Stephanie assists clients involved in State aid investigations launched by the European Commission. · Van Bael & Bellis

BelgiumCompetition, RegulatoryGerman, English, French

About

Stephanie Reinart is Senior Counsel at Van Bael & Bellis in Belgium, focusing on EU and German competition law and EU and German regulatory law. She has extensive experience obtaining merger clearance from the German Federal Cartel Office, defending clients in cartel and other anti‑competitive investigations before German and EU authorities and courts, and advising on antitrust compliance, structuring agreements and state aid matters.

Practice areas

CompetitionRegulatoryState AidMerger ControlAntitrust Litigation

Office

Expertise

Cartel DefenceMerger ClearanceAbuse of DominanceAntitrust Compliance & TrainingState Aid Investigations

Education

  • University of Trier, Master of Laws, 1993

Admissions

  • Member of the Koblenz Bar, Germany
  • Member of the Brussels Bar

Languages

GermanEnglishFrench