Laurence Van Mullem practices in the area of EU competition law, concentrating on anticompetitive agreements, abuse of dominance, and merger control. In addition, Laurence provides regulatory advice to companies active in the financial and electronic communications sectors. She also assists clients on compliance matters.
Laurence has worked on major matters involving pan-European mergers, telecom regulatory issues, and antitrust behavioral cases. She was one of the leading associates dealing with the $12.5 billion sale of Procter & Gamble's beauty business to Coty and a €500 million damage claim for abuse of dominance against Proximus. Laurence was also involved in Wabtec's acquisition of Faiveley Transport (Phase II).
Laurence has litigation experience before the European Commission, civil courts, and national regulators. She represented T-Mobile Czech Republic (a subsidiary of Deutsche Telekom) as part of the Commission's investigation of its network sharing agreement that was recently resolved with commitments. For the past several years, Laurence has been focusing on follow-on damages actions. She is currently representing one of the Firm's major clients in its defense against a claim seeking €50+ million in damages.
In electronic communications, Laurence has advised operators such as T-Mobile, Post Telecom, Telenet, and Bouygues Telecom on a vast range of regulatory aspects dealing with roaming, allocation of spectrum, infrastructure sharing, and access regulation.
Laurence is committed to the cause of democracy and humanitarian relief. In 2019, she provided legal representation to migrants in Lesvos, Greece as part of a project sponsored by Jones Day.
Prior to joining Jones Day, Laurence was an academic assistant at the College of Europe.
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- The University of Chicago (LL.M. 2018); College of Europe, Belgium (Master's in European Legal Studies magna cum laude 2012); University of Liege, Belgium (J.D. magna cum laude 2011)
- Brussels Bar