Lawyers in Belgium

Charles Whiddington

Partner - Charles Whiddington represents companies in cartel and other antitrust investigations. He also provides strategic advice on licensing, assists clients to shape their distribution networks, and provides advice and representation on the competition aspects of mergers and joint-ventures. Over the years, Charles has represented a number of clients involved in national and international cartel investigations in a range of sectors including banking, airlines, liner shipping, energy, automotive, and travel agency fees. He has also advised electricity and gas companies in the European Commission's sector inquiries, antitrust investigations concerning third party access, as well as the application of electricity and gas network codes. Charles regularly acts in the energy, transport, and life sciences sectors and has successfully represented other clients on a wide array of antitrust and competition matters.

Steptoe LLP

Charles-Edouard Lambert

Charles-Edouard Lambert specialises in litigation and commercial arbitration. He has extensive experience in assisting domestic and international clients in complex disputes involving civil law, commercial law, banking law, corporate law and financial law. He developed a niche knowledge in recognition and enforcement in Belgium of foreign judgments and in setting aside arbitral awards. He also practices Supreme Court litigation, especially in civil and commercial matters. His experience include a multi-billion euro class action against a bank related to the financial crisis of 2007, a class action against an airline company related to delays and cancellation of flights, proceedings against a pharmaceutical company related to the performance of a COVID-19 vaccine agreement in the EU or the recognition of the rights of a public creditor against a bankrupt Belgian steel company. Since 2014, he is an assistant lecturer at the Université libre de Bruxelles for the courses of Introduction to Civil Law, Obligations and Special Contracts. This enhances his strong practice in litigation and commercial arbitration in relation to contracts, torts, remedies, evidence and quasi-contracts. Charles-Edouard is admitted to the Brussels bar and to the New York bar. He is a member of the ‘under-40’ chapter of the Belgian Centre for Arbitration and Mediation (CEPANI40) and the New York Bar Association (NYSBA). Charles-Edouard Lambert regularly publishes articles and speaks at seminars about contract law and tort law. Master of Law (ULB, 2012) Additional Master’s in Economic Law (ULB, 2013) LL.M. (University of California, Berkeley, 2018) Member of the Brussels Bar since 2013 and of the New York Bar since 2021

Simont Braun

Charles-Henri Bernard

Counsel

Hogan Lovells International LLP

Charlotte Bihain

Partner

Arteo

Charlotte Breuvart

Jones Day

Charlotte Reyns

Quinz

Charlotte Sas

DLA Piper

Charlotte Van Themsche

Counsel

NautaDutilh

Chris Thompson

DLA Piper

Chris Van Olmen

Mr. Van Olmen is a founding partner of the law firm Van Olmen & Wynant and head of the employment law practice. He is also co-founder and board-member of L&E Global, an integrated alliance of premier employment law boutique firms.

Van Olmen & Wynant

Christel Van den Eynden

Partner

Liedekerke

Christian Chéruy

For more information, please click the following link: Christian Chéruy | Loyens & Loeff (loyensloeff.com)

Loyens & Loeff

Christian Lau

Partner

Dentons

Christian Steinle

Christian has considerable experience in European and international antitrust law. He focuses on cartel cases as well as private antitrust litigation, merger control, online and distribution antitrust law, antitrust compliance programme and internal investigations.

Gleiss Lutz

Christian Van Buggenhout

DLA Piper

Christian Von Köckritz

Christian advises on European and German antitrust and merger control law, EU-state aid law, as well as other areas of EU law. He represents German and international companies in proceedings before the European Commission, the Federal Cartel Office, as well as before the German and European Courts.

Gleiss Lutz

Christina Trappeniers

With a passion for corporate and real estate law, senior partner Christina Trappeniers assists companies and funds in various cases, both at home and abroad. Her specialisation? Mergers and acquisitions, private equity and real estate transactions. Apart from a master’s degree in law, Christina also obtained a master’s degree in company law, followed by an MBA at Solvay Business School. Enterprising, experienced and with a particularly broad know-how. Before Christina became a senior partner at Laurius, she co-founded Ambos. Today she co-chairs the corporate and real estate department at Laurius, where she advises and assists clients in word and deed. Christina has over 20 years of experience in advising Belgian and international companies, investment and real estate funds. As a lawyer, she successfully managed various M&A projects concerning residential care centers, a legal niche in which she has built up special expertise throughout her career.

Laurius

Christine Delagaye

Partner

AKD

Christophe Coudron

Counsel

Tiberghien

Christophe Dillen

Partner

Tiberghien

Christophe Laurent

For more information, please click the following link: Christophe Laurent | Loyens & Loeff (loyensloeff.com)

Loyens & Loeff

Christophe Ronse

Partner

ALTIUS

Christophe Van Hoyweghen

Christophe is an associate at Quinz, where he advises clients on all aspects of EU and Belgian competition law. Prior to joining Quinz, Christophe worked as an attorney in the Antitrust, Competition & Trade team of Freshfields Brussels. Christophe is licensed to practice in Belgium and is a member of the Brussels Bar.

Quinz

Christopher Essig

Winston Taylor