IFLR 1000
The Guide to the World's Leading Financial Law Firms

	Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer Linklaters Slaughter and May
	Allen & Overy Ashurst Clifford Chance Gleiss Lutz Hogan Lovells Latham & Watkins Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom Van Bael & Bellis White & Case
	Arnold & Porter Baker & McKenzie Bonelli Erede Pappalardo Bredin Prat Cuatrecasas Gonçalves Pereira Gibson Dunn & Crutcher Gide Loyrette Nouel Hengeler Mueller Herbert Smith Jones Day McDermott Will & Emery/Stanbrook O'Melveny & Myers Shearman & Sterling Sidley Austin Stibbe Uría Menéndez Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale & Dorr
	Bird & Bird Covington & Burling Eubelius Garrigues Loyens & Loeff Macfarlanes Mannheimer Swartling NautaDutilh Norton Rose Salans Squire Sanders Hammonds Vinge

The Belgian independent Eubelius has seen an increase in activity coming from Belgacom and BPost, with the Belgian competition authority (under former Allen & Overy partner Jacques Steenberg) getting noticeably more active and focussing on a smaller number of cases. The firm has been active on article 102 investigations and advising on the new leniency mechanisms.... [more]

The Belgian independent Eubelius has seen an increase in activity coming from Belgacom and BPost, with the Belgian competition authority (under former Allen & Overy partner Jacques Steenberg) getting noticeably more active and focussing on a smaller number of cases. The firm has been active on article 102 investigations and advising on the new leniency mechanisms.

The bulk of activity has come from divestments related to financial distress.

Hans Gilliams gets strong client endorsement: "When you have complex legal issues he is creative in finding solutions and knowing the way out and before you can do that you must know the law thoroughly," says a client. Another says: "He has an excellent understanding of clients, knows the constraints of the environment and competitors angles [and] he is very available and motivated and driven by the law."

Before the European commission, the firm helped SNCB Logistics get phase one approval in relation to the restructuring of its freight division and receipt of state aid to help with the divestments.

The firm assisted Elia System Operator and Belpex get EU clearance for a business combination and was engaged by Soliver to defend it in the investigation into the car glass cartel and appeal to annul fines of €4.4 million. The firm was also retained by the European Competition Commission for a case relating to state aid in the Dutch residential real estate market.

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