Van Bael & Bellis (VBB) is a leading EU and UK competition law firm, advising on all aspects of competition law, including merger control. With offices in Brussels and London, VBB represents clients before the European Commission, the UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), and EU and UK courts, often acting in landmark cases. Its specialist merger control team advises on jurisdictional, procedural, and substantive issues, securing approvals for complex transactions at EU, UK, and national levels, and coordinating multi-jurisdictional filings worldwide.

Articles by Members

Inclusive cultures in your firm: add diversity and stir?

Clifford Chance’s Nina Goswami and Van Bael & Bellis’s Reign Lee recap their diversity and inclusion session at the recent Law Firm Marketing Summit

22 Nov 2024

Disruption and the digital age: key business and legal challenges impacting the entertainment and media industry – part two

In the second of a two-part series, members of Van Bael & Bellis’s digital counselling practice examine some of the key issues impacting the entertainment and media industry – this time with a focus o...

30 Oct 2024

Disruption and the digital age: key business and legal challenges impacting the entertainment and media industry

In the first of a two-part series, members of Van Bael & Bellis’s digital counselling practice examine some of the key issues impacting the entertainment and media industry, and consider what business...

23 Oct 2024

News About Van Bael & Bellis

‘The forces that drive M&A, strategic growth and transformation are stronger than ever’: delegates at IBA’s global M&A conference share their views

M&A specialists from across the world gathered in New York earlier this month for the IBA’s 23rd annual Global Mergers and Acquisitions Conference

23 Jun 2026

VBB, Pinsents, Euclid Law gain from chain of London competition partner moves

Becket McGrath swaps Euclid Law for VBB, Alex Stratakis swaps VBB for Pinsents and ex-Sainsbury’s lawyer Amy McMeekin joins Euclid

6 Feb 2026

Top legal marketing and BD figures to explore trust building at London summit

Law Firm Marketing Summit will take place at RSA House on 15 October

4 Oct 2024

Van Bael & Bellis unveils new managing partner

Competition lawyer Andreas Reindl to take helm of leading Belgian firm 1 February

23 Jan 2024