Jean-Francois Bellis Email & Phone Number

I am the managing partner of Van Bael & Bellis.My personal practice focuses primarily on EU competition and trade cases, where I represent clients before the European Commission, the EU Courts and in national proceedings.My experience includes the following:EU Competition Law• advising on all aspects of competition law with particular expertise in a broad range of antitrust issues, including cartels, dominant market positions, mergers, distribution and licensing. EU and WTO Trade Law• advising clients in EU anti-dumping, countervailing and safeguard cases• member of a WTO panel Awards• “Lifetime Achievement Award” in recognition of my longstanding experience in competition law, granted by the Global Competition Review (GCR) in 2011• “Outstanding Contribution to the Legal Profession” by Chambers & Partners in 2014Academic activitiesI teach EU competition law at the Institute of European Studies of the University of Brussels (ULB) and at the Brussels School of Competition. I give a seminar on EU competition law at the University of Liège and write on competition law and trade law matters in English and French.

Listed skills include Competition Law, Legal Advice, Eu Competition Law, Litigation, and 8 others.

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  Managing Partner

  Van Bael & Bellis

  Mar 1986 - Present - Chaussée De La Hulpe 166, 1170 Brussels, Belgium

  Van Bael & Bellis is a leading independent law firm based in Brussels, with a second office in Geneva exclusively dedicated to WTO matters. We are known for our client-centred approach, commitment to excellence and extensive expertise in EU competition law, EU and international trade law, EU regulatory law as well as Belgian business law. With nearly 70 lawyers coming from 20 different countries, we offer our clients the support of a highly effective team of professionals with multi-jurisdictional expertise and an international perspective.