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Born in Antwerp in 1971; Admitted, 1996, Brussels
Education: University of Leuven (Lic. Jur., magna cum laude 1995); University of Bayreuth, Germany (Erasmus Exchange Programme, 1994); University of Bristol, UK (LL.M. in European Law, 1996)
Languages: Dutch, French, English, German, Italian and Spanish.
Professional activities: Carmen advises a wide range of domestic and multinational clients on all aspects of Belgian and EU competition law. She also assists various multinational clients in the setting-up of compliance programs and trainings. In merger control cases, Carmen assists clients in obtaining merger control clearance from the Belgian Competition Authorities and the European Commission and in the coordination of merger filings in numerous other countries.
Carmen has also developed a solid experience in providing advice on a broad range of commercial issues and more specifically in contract law. She advises clients on the most complex contractual matters and the drafting of all types of commercial agreements, such as sale, distribution, agency, joint venture, commercial cooperation, R&D, joint production agreements, technology transfer or non-disclosure agreements.
Carmen Verdonck is a board member of Association pour l’Etude du Droit de la Concurrence (AEDC), a member of the legal committee of the Belgian Franchising Federation (BFF), a member of the Ligue International du Droit de la Concurrence (LIDC) and a member of the International Bar Association (IBA). She has written various publications on competition law and regularly speaks on Belgian Competition and Commercial law.
Publications:
- Chapter on Belgian law in Getting The Deal Through Vertical Agreements, the regulation of distribution practices in 42 jurisdictions worldwide 2010, Global Competition Law Review;
- Author of three-monthly publications on Belgian competition law in "Developments in National Competition Law" published in Wirtschaft und Wettbewerb, Verlagsgruppe Handelsblatt, Düsseldorf (2001-2009);
- Author of various contributions to the International Law Office (ILO) competition law newsletters (2009-2010);
- Author of various case comments on for Concurrences (E-competitions);
- “Private handhaving staatststeunbepalingen. Mededeling van de Commissie over de handhaving van de staatssteunregels door nationale gerechtelijke instanties” (“Private enforcement of state aid rules. Commission notice on the enforcement of State aid law by national courts”), NJW, N° 211, 2009, 786-802 (with T. Bruyninckx);
- Chapter on Belgian law in Getting The Deal Through Vertical Agreements, the regulation of distribution practices in 41 jurisdictions worldwide 2009, Global Competition Law Review;
- Contribution on Belgian Merger Control in “Company Acquisitions Handbook”, Tottel Publishing, UK (9th edition - 2008);
- Author of part on Belgian Insolvency Law in "Münchener Kommentar zur Insolvenzordnung", Verlag C.H. Beck, München (2008);
- Chapter on Belgian law in Getting The Deal Through Vertical Agreements, the regulation and distribution practices in 34 jurisdictions worldwide 2008, Global Competition Law Review;
- Voetbal op internet, GSM of TV: de mededingingsautoriteiten kijken mee ("Football on the internet, mobile phones or television: the competition authorities are also watching"), Jaarboek Handelspraktijken en Mededinging 2006, 844-862 (with L. Depuydt).
- Mededingingsrecht als instrument van herstel en verweer in geschillenbeslechting ("Competition law as both a sword and a shield in antitrust proceedings") in Montangie, Y. (ed.), Mededingingsrecht in kort bestek, Intersentia, 2006 (with H. De Bauw).
- Author of part on Belgian law in "Handbuch internationales Handelsvertreterrecht", Bundesanzeiger Verlag (2006).
- Tweede fase onderzoek bij concentratieprocedures: 'ernstige twijfels'? ("Second phase investigations in merger control: 'serious doubts'?"), Jaarboek Handelspraktijken en Mededinging 2004, 1038-1051;
- Author of part on Belgian Insolvency Law in "Münchener Kommentar zur Insolvenzordnung", Verlag C. H. Beck, München (2003).
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