09.01.2016 NL law Stibbe advises AkzoNobel Experience - Stibbe advises AkzoNobel in two applications for annulment brought by AkzoNobel in relation to the European Commission's decision in the heat stabilisers cartel. Read more Team: Christof Swaak, Rein Wesseling
06.02.2015 NL law Stibbe advises Vodafone Experience - Stibbe advises Vodafone Netherlands with the filing of a lawsuit with the Court of Rotterdam against the ACM in respect of its approval of KPN’s takeover of FTTH operator Reggefiber. Read more Team: Floris ten Have, Rein Wesseling
29.01.2015 NL law Stibbe advises Akzo Nobel Experience - Stibbe advised Akzo Nobel in an action before the General Court to prevent the European Commission from publishing information originating from leniency documents. Read more Team: Christof Swaak, Jeroen Kortmann, Rein Wesseling
01.03.2014 NL law Stibbe advises Mars Experience - Representing Mars in legal proceedings before the District Court against Nestlé on allegations of abuse of dominance in the chocolate market. Read more Rein Wesseling Partner Amsterdam
01.01.2013 BE law Stibbe represents global lifts manufacturer in multiple antitrust cases Experience - Representing a global lifts manufacturer in several antitrust damage proceedings in Belgium brought by several entities, including the European Commission, following on from the European Commission's finding of an antitrust infringement in the elevator and escalator sector. Read more Team: Paul Van der Putten, Oliver Stevens, Peter Wytinck
01.10.2012 NL law Stibbe advises Plantion Experience - Representing Plantion/FloraHolland in litigation before the District Court. Read more Christof Swaak Partner New York and Amsterdam
15.04.2012 NL law Stibbe advises Vodafone Experience - Advising Vodafone during proceedings on warranties with regard to the BelCompany acquisition. Read more Team: Christof Swaak, Matthijs Kuijpers
01.01.2010 BE law Stibbe advises Flemish Media Regulator on opening up cable networks in Belgium Experience - Representing the Flemish Media Regulator before the Court of Appeal following a claim by various Belgian cable operators. These cable operators lodged appeal and suspension proceedings against the media regulator's decision to open up the Belgian cable network market. Read more Frederik Vandendriessche Partner Brussels
12.02.2004 BE law Stibbe advises on the first hybrid settlement case ever before the EU Commission Experience - Assisting several companies in the energy, chemicals and manufacturing industry in the aftermath of the competition law investigation and decision of the EC Commission on issues of confidentiality, access to the file, damage claims. Read more Team: Wouter Ghijsels, Peter Wytinck, Pieter Wouters, Tom Ruys
23.01.2020 EU law Annual Competition Law Update 2020 Seminar - The Stibbe Annual Competition Update will take place on 23 January 2020 at our office in Amsterdam. Read more Floris ten Have Partner Amsterdam
09.01.2020 NL law Competition rules and globalisation to face off in 2020 Short Reads - 2020 will likely revolve around the question whether competition rules should yield to globalisation and digitisation, with suggestions ranging from mere tweaks to competition rules to complementary regulation. Greater cooperation across data protection, consumer protection and competition law appears inevitable. Speedier solutions in more informal settings may become a reality, alongside more frequent use of behavioural remedies. Read more Team: Floris ten Have, Simone Evans
09.01.2020 BE law Stibbe nomme trois Counsels et un Of Counsel Inside Stibbe - Bruxelles, le 9 janvier 2020 – Le bureau bruxellois de Stibbe a nommé Delphine Gillet (droit européen et de la concurrence), Jan Proesmans (droit social et des pensions) et Sophie Bourgois (droit des litiges) en tant que Counsels. Elisabeth Baeyens (droit des litiges) est, quant à elle, nommée Of Counsel. Les nouvelles nominations ont pris effet le 1er janvier 2020. Read more Team: Wouter Ghijsels, Delphine Gillet, Jan Proesmans, Sophie Bourgois, Elisabeth Baeyens
09.12.2019 BE law Stibbe expands EU/competition practice with new partner Sophie Van Besien Inside Stibbe - Brussels, 9 December 2019 – Stibbe welcomes EU law, competition, and regulated markets lawyer Sophie Van Besien as a new partner in its Brussels office. Her expertise will enhance Stibbe’s service offering in the Benelux and contribute to the further development of its EU/competition and regulated markets practice. Sophie joins Stibbe on 9 December 2019. Read more Team: Wouter Ghijsels, Sophie Van Besien
09.01.2020 NL law Deleting WhatsApp chats during dawn raids may cost you dearly Short Reads - Companies should be aware that the Dutch competition authority (ACM) will not only examine electronic records and emails, but can also check WhatsApp messages during dawn raids. The ACM recently imposed a fine of EUR 1.84 million on a company for non-cooperation with a dawn raid; its highest fine so far for non-cooperation. Several of the company’s employees had left WhatsApp groups and deleted chats before handing over their mobile phones for inspection. Read more Team: Floris ten Have, Simone Evans
09.01.2020 BE law Stibbe announces new Counsel and Of Counsel appointments Inside Stibbe - Brussels, 9 January 2020 – The Brussels office of Stibbe has promoted Delphine Gillet (EU/Competition), Jan Proesmans (Employment, Benefits, and Pensions) and Sophie Bourgois (Dispute Resolution) to Counsel and Elisabeth Baeyens (Dispute Resolution) to Of Counsel. The new appointments have taken effect on 1 January 2020. Read more Team: Wouter Ghijsels, Delphine Gillet, Jan Proesmans, Sophie Bourgois, Elisabeth Baeyens
09.01.2020 NL law Floodgates open? ECJ allows cartel damage claim for remote economic loss Short Reads - A mantra of EU competition law is that "any person" can claim full compensation for all the loss caused to him or her through a competition law infringement. In the Otis judgment of 12 December 2019, the ECJ clarified that "any person" is not limited only to market participants such as buyers or suppliers. Persons who suffered a loss as a result of missed investment opportunities must also be able to request compensation. Read more Team: Marieke Bredenoord-Spoek, Stijn de Jong
09.12.2019 BE law Stibbe versterkt EU/competition praktijk met nieuwe vennote Sophie Van Besien Inside Stibbe - Brussel, 9 december 2019 – Stibbe verwelkomt Sophie Van Besien, gespecialiseerd in Europees recht, mededingingsrecht en gereguleerde markten, als nieuwe vennote in het Brusselse kantoor. Sophie’s expertise zal Stibbe’s dienstverlening in de Benelux versterken en bijdragen aan de verdere ontwikkeling van zijn EU/competition en regulated markets praktijk. Sophie vervoegt Stibbe op 9 december 2019. Read more Team: Wouter Ghijsels, Sophie Van Besien
09.01.2020 NL law Access to the file in Dutch competition procedures: too little too late? Short Reads - Companies beware: the ACM’s and European Commission’s approach to access to the file are not aligned. According to an interim relief judge, the ACM cannot be forced to grant a company access to a broader set of documents in competition procedures. A potential error in the administrative procedure can be remedied before a court at a later stage. This is different to the right to access to the Commission’s file during administrative procedures, as acknowledged in EU case law. Read more Team: Floris ten Have, Roos Elemans
09.01.2020 BE law Stibbe benoemt nieuwe Counsels en Of Counsel Inside Stibbe - Brussel, 9 januari 2020 – Het Brusselse kantoor van Stibbe benoemt Delphine Gillet (EU-recht en mededingingsrecht), Jan Proesmans (arbeids- en pensioenrecht) en Sophie Bourgois (geschillenbeslechting) tot Counsel en Elisabeth Baeyens (geschillenbeslechting) tot Of Counsel. De nieuwe benoemingen gaan in vanaf 1 januari 2020. Read more Team: Wouter Ghijsels, Delphine Gillet, Jan Proesmans, Sophie Bourgois, Elisabeth Baeyens
08.01.2020 BE law New deal for online deals - EU consumer protection adapted to the digital era Articles - As part of the New Deal for Consumers, aimed to strengthen EU consumer protection in light of the digital era, a new Directive 2019/2161 of 27 November 2019 has been adopted. The Directive contains modernised rules in view of digital market developments such as the rise in online platforms. Read more Team: Carolien Michielsen, Michèle de Clerck
09.12.2019 BE law Stibbe renforce sa pratique de droit européen et de la concurrence par la venue de Sophie Van Besien en qualité d’associée Inside Stibbe - Bruxelles, le 9 décembre 2019 – Stibbe a le plaisir d’accueillir Sophie Van Besien, avocate spécialisée en droit européen, droit de la concurrence et des marchés réglementés, en qualité de nouvelle associée au sein de son cabinet bruxellois. Son expertise permettra d’enrichir les prestations actuelles du cabinet au Benelux et de contribuer au développement de son activité en droit européen et en droit de la concurrence ainsi que des marchés réglementés. Sophie Van Besien rejoint Stibbe ce 9 décembre 2019. Read more Team: Wouter Ghijsels, Sophie Van Besien