Competition lawyers

Bahar Ülgen Hasşerbetçi

Partner

Bener Law Office

Balázs Vincze

Lawyer

Lakatos, Köves and Partners

Baran Bas

Of Counsel

Inal Law Office

Barbara Terriere

Barbara Terriere is a partner at the Antwerp office of Astrea. She is an expert in distribution and competition law and has specific experience in the automotive sector. She assists clients in all legal matters regarding their distribution networks (choice of network, choice of selection criteria, drafting of distribution agreements, bonus programs etc.) and supports them in connection with litigation connected to the functioning of their networks. Furthermore, Barbara is specialized in matters related to commercial agency, franchise, intellectual property, e-commerce, trade practices, group purchases, consumer law, product liability, privacy law and ICT law. Over more than 20 years, she has assisted domestic and international clients, by giving advice and assisting them in negotiations, litigation (before the courts and arbitrators) and in legal surveys. She has published several articles on distribution law and is a regular speaker at seminars and symposia. Barbara has been appointed as a Country Expert Distribution Law for Belgium by the International Distribution Institute (IDI). Barbara has been a member of the Antwerp Bar since 2000. She speaks Dutch, French and English fluently and has basic knowledge of Spanish and German.

ASTREA CVBA

Bart A. Creve

Partner.

Kromann Reumert

Bart de Rijke

Partner (Competition & Regulation)

De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek

Basak Çetin

Partner

KOKSAL & PARTNERS

Bayardo Poveda

Partner. Corporate lawyer with practice in international M&A, project finance, syndicated loan transactions, public procurement, infrastructure. Authorized experience in Oil & Gas, energy and natural resources, competition law and policy implementation. Practice in local and international arbitration. Worked as counsel and advisor to multinationals as well as the Ecuadorian State.

ECIJA

Beatriz Cocina

Uría Menéndez

Begad Amgad Mohamed

Junior Associate

Afifi Law Firm in association with Dentons

Begüm Yavuzdoğan Okumuş

Partner

Gün + Partners

Ben Clanchy

Ben has extensive experience of the Indonesian legal and broader business environment. He initially spent three years in Jakarta as an Australian diplomat before practising for a decade as foreign legal consultant at Makarim & Taira S. In 2018, he returned to Australia and worked in-house at the ASX-listed companies Fortescue, one of Australia’s largest iron ore miners, and mining services provider Macmahon. In 2025, he rejoined Makarim & Taira S. in Jakarta. In Indonesia, Ben’s practice has covered M&A, construction, and competition law and investments in real estate and renewable energy. At Fortescue, he supported large-scale green hydrogen initiatives across Southeast Asia, the Middle East, and North Africa. Ben has acted for Oji Paper, New Forests, Lufthansa Systems, BP, the Australian Embassy, Marriott Vacations, Monsanto, Pertamina Geothermal Energy, Krakatau Steel, Arnotts and GE, among others.

Makarim & Taira S.

Ben Lasserson

Partner

Mishcon de Reya LLP

Benan Arı

Founding Partner

ARI Attorneys at Law

Bence András Király LL.M.

Lawyer

Lakatos, Köves and Partners

Bence Molnár

Partner

Szecskay Attorneys at Law

Benjamin Boiton

Adaltys Avocats

Benjamin Holt

Partner

Hogan Lovells US LLP

Benoit Van Asbroeck

As a partner and IP/IT specialist at Bird & Bird in Brussels, Benoit leads our Belgian Data Protection, Tech & Comms and Media practices, advising our clients on legal issues in privacy, data, e-commerce, digital marketing, cloud computing, the Internet of Things, AI, 3D printing, cookies, electronic signatures, intermediary liability and automated objects. He also co-heads the Bird & Bird international special interest group on Copyright due to his large experience in copyright matters with the Court of Justice of the European Union. His practice is both transactional and litigation. He has extensive experience in drafting and negotiating complex TMT contracts. In addition, he has exceptional expertise in counselling our clients on issues that require the coordination and integration of a variety of legal solutions, such as intellectual property, information technology, media, sport, competition and telecommunications issues. Advising on contentious matters in front of arbitral tribunals and national and EU courts, he has successfully conducted landmark matters with the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) (in Copyright/Trademark and E-commerce). In the context of our Public Affairs practice he lobby's public authorities in relation to the EU and national legislative processes. Alongside the wider team in Brussels, we are participating as legal partners in number of H2020 EU-funded consortia all focusing on data driven economy issues.

Bird & Bird

Benoît Le Bret

Benoit Le Bret is a partner in Gide's Competition team in Brussels. He has recognised experience in competition law, particularly in the field of state aid (financial services, transport, environment, energy, agriculture, major investments, PIIEC) and antitrust. He also specialises in monitoring EU regulation in a number of sectors (structural funds, gambling and betting, aeronautics, energy and the environment, telecoms, online services). He has in-depth knowledge of internal market rules and Community players and procedures, and is used to negotiations with the European Commission and Community agencies such as ESMA, as well as litigation before the CJEU. He represents and advises private equity clients on all EU regulatory matters, as well as major companies such as KKR and SNCF on EU-wide holding company and EU rail reform issues respectively, as well as potential state aid. Benoît regularly lodges complaints with the European Commission to redress or protect the interests of his clients in a wide range of sectors. His working languages are French, English and German. He has been a member of the Brussels and Paris Bars since 2008.

Gide Loyrette Nouel A.A.R.P.I

Benoît Merkt

Managing Partner, Head of Competition

Lenz & Staehelin

Berchel Wilson

Senior Associate

McKinney, Bancroft & Hughes

Beret Sundet

Partner

BAHR

Bernard Amory

Jones Day