With a focus on antitrust and competition law and significant experience in transatlantic mergers and cartels, Alexandre Verheyden represents major corporations and governments before the European Commission, European courts, and national authorities. He is also Partner-in-Charge of the Brussels Office.
Alexandre concentrates on complex merger cases. He recently represented NVIDIA in its acquisition of Mellanox, successfully obtaining unconditional Phase I clearance. He also represented Wabtec in its acquisition of Faiveley in a Phase II case and Huber in the sale of its Silica business to Evonik, which was cleared with commitments.
His experience spans all fields of competition law including abuse of dominant position/monopoly offense, cartel, merger, and State aid cases. His recent cases include the successful dismissal of a Commission investigation under Articles 101 and 102 TFEU of the pricing practices of a leading global chip manufacturer and the dismissal of a Commission cartel investigation of a leading automobile parts manufacturer.
Alexandre has successfully litigated a damage claim for anticompetitive conduct that resulted in a landmark settlement of €120 million and successfully represented several clients in the auto parts cartel. He also has strong State aid experience representing companies and governments.
Alexandre coordinates Jones Day's competition practice in Europe. He has served as co-chair of the Communications Committee of the International Bar Association. He was a winner of the 2012 Antitrust Writing Awards for the article "EU Court of Justice Provides Guidance on Abusive Margin Squeezes" and was a scholarship recipient of the Belgian American Educational Foundation. He has authored articles regarding competition law and speaks regularly at conferences. He was previously admitted to the New York State Bar.
Experience
Additional Speaking Engagements
- September 28, 2022
Peking University - Teaching Program Introductory course on EU competition law. - February 24, 2022
Jones Day Webinar - Global Antitrust Developments in the Technology Sector Competition law focus on the technology and digital sectors. - September 28, 2021
Peking University - Teaching Program Introductory course on EU competition law. - June 17, 2021
The Conference Board – Legal Council Global privilege minefield from a European perspective : developments and practical considerations for in-house lawyers. - October 14, 2020
Jones Day Webinar – Global Antitrust UpdatesAn antitrust merger and enforcement review during and post pandemic: how competition authorities in major jurisdictions will review transactions and how merging parties can respond to investigations. - September 28, 2020
Peking University - Teaching Program Introductory course on EU competition law. - June 18, 2020
Midday Roundtable : The Hutchison/O2 Judgment – A First Look First look at the Hutchison/O2 judgment of the European General Court, discussing the prospects for future telecoms mergers. - June 15, 2020
ECTA Workshop on Member States Implementation of the EU 5G Toolbox : Legal Issues Raised. 5G networks will play a central role in achieving the digital transformation of the EU’s economy and society. The cybersecurity of 5G networks is therefore essential to the European Union. - September 27, 2019
Peking University - Teaching Program Introductory course on EU competition law. - September 27, 2018
Peking University - Teaching Program Introductory course on EU competition law. - October 17-18, 2017
Competition Law and Regulation in the Telecoms, Media & Technology Sectors - September 21, 2016
Conducting Business in Europe through the Walloon Region in Belgium - January 15, 2016
Recent Developments in EU Competitive Law 2016: Seminar for Japanese Companies - November 7, 2014
Strategic and Legal Considerations for Organisation of REACH Authorisation, REACH Authorisation Workshop - November 5, 2014
Competition Law & Regulation in the Telecoms & IT Sectors 2014 - February 20, 2014
Belgian Economic Code - September 24, 2013
A New Belgian Competition Authority: What Impact for my Company? - June 14, 2013
New Kinds of Abuses under Article 102 TFEU - January 28, 2013
Telecoms Conference Series: Lessons from Hutchison/Orange: What's Next for EU Telecoms Consolidation? - May 2012
Future regulatory challenges, seminar, Entreprise des Postes et Télécommunications (EP&T) - November 2011
競争法研究協会シンポジウム：EU競争政策 - November 10, 2011
European Union Competition Policy Symposium in Tokyo - November 2011
Co-chair of the Communications Law committee of the IBA (International Bar Association); Round tables & presentation in the framework of the Telecommunications Sector - February 22, 2011
GSM Association's (GSMA) General Counsel Summit - February 15, 2011
Further consolidation in telecoms: what will be the position of antitrust authorities across the world?; Access to customers or networks? The rules which govern revenue allocation between carriers and content providers, GSM Association General Counsel Summit - December 2010
2010 Unilateral Conduct Workshop hosted by DG Competition of the European Commission - November 5, 2009
The Prohibition of Abuse of Dominant Position in the Electronic Communications Sector - A Perspective From a Practionner, CRID/ICRI / Cullen International - October 20, 2009
Recent competition law issues in relation to mobile activities, IBC - July 1, 2008
The CFI Judgment in Deutsche Telekom AG v. Commission, Lunch talk of the College of Europe - November 2007
Communications and Competition Law - Flexibility of Remedies, IBC Informa Conference - December 2006
General Competition and Regulatory Principles at Play in the Field of Electronic Communications, University of Zagreb - 2006
The latest developments of anti-trust law, closed door seminar organized by LECG - November 6, 2006
The design of judicial review in electronic communications - Role of the ECJ in the regulation of the market for Electronic Communications, CRID - October 2006
Keidanren Seminar - September 17-22, 2006
The Future of International Terminating Access, IBA Conference - January 18, 2005
Case Study on the International Coordination and Enforcement Issues Arising in the Telecommunications Sector, 2nd Regulation Forum Meeting of the British Institute of International and Comparative Law - November 25, 2004
Competition Law and Sector-Specific Regulation in the EU and Emerging Countries, Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development Conference - December 2003
Taking a Case for Failure to Implement under the New Regime, 4th Annual Regulatory Conference of the European Competitive Telecommunications Association
"A great strategic thinker and litigator with very wide experience."Chambers Europe
- The University of Chicago (LL.M. 1992; B.A.E.F. Fellow); University of Louvain (Licence en Droit magna cum laude 1990)
- Brussels
Chambers Europe, TMT: EU regulatory ("recognised among peers"); Competition/European law ("a great strategic thinker and litigator with very wide experience"); and Belgium domestic competition law (2013-2023)
Chambers Global, key practitioner in Competition/European law ("standout strength") (2012-2023)
The Legal 500 EMEA, competition — EU and global (2016-2022); EU regulatory — telecoms and information technology (2014-2022)
Who's Who Legal, regulatory communications (2023)
- English, French
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