Karel Bourgeois

Speeches & Presentations

• "Foreign Direct Investment Screening in Belgium—What to Expect?" Crowell & Moring Webinar, 2022. (October 18, 2022). Speakers: Karel Bourgeois and Karl Stas.
• "Revision of Horizontal Block Exemption Regulations and the Horizontal Cooperation Guidelines," Crowell & Moring Webinar, 2022. (June 9, 2022). Speakers: Thomas De Meese, Karel Bourgeois, and Karl Stas.
• "Perspectives from the Belgian Competition Authority," Crowell & Moring Webinar, 2022. (March 23, 2022). Moderators: Thomas De Meese and Karel Bourgeois.
• "Competition Law in Times of Price Increases and Supply Shortages," Crowell & Moring Webinar. (December 7, 2021). Speakers: Karel Bourgeois and Karl Stas.
• "Environment, Social and Governance (ESG) from a European Perspective," Webinar in collaboration with IBJ/IJE (September 8, 2021). Speakers: Karel Bourgeois and Judith Bussé.
• "State Aid in Times of Recovery and transition: What You Need to Know," Webinar in collaboration with IJE/IBJ, Brussels, Belgium (March 9, 2021). Presenters: Karel Bourgeois and Marieke Van Nieuwenborgh.

Publications

• "Concentratiecontrole in België," Intersentia (December 6, 2022). Author: Karel Bourgeois.
• "The European Commission Updates Rules for Cooperation Between Competitors," IBJ/IJE Partner Blog (September 9, 2022). Authors: Karl Stas and Karel Bourgeois.
• "Algoritmische Prijsbepalingen en Artificiële Intelligentie: mededingingsrechtelijke aspecten," Artificiële Intelligentie door de ogen van de Bedrijfsjurist (April 2022). Authors: Karel Bourgeois and Karl Stas.
• "Misbruik van economische afhankelijkheid – eerste toepassingen," IBJ/IJE Partner Blog (January 24, 2022). Contacts: Karel Bourgeois and Karl Stas.
• "Examining EU's Drift Toward US-Style Employer Pact Scrutiny," Law360 (November 15, 2021). Authors: Peter Broadhurst, Karel Bourgeois, and Stefan M. Meisner.
• "ESG: an introduction to the European framework and recent initiatives in Belgium," IBJ / IJE blog article (September 9, 2021). Authors: Karel Bourgeois and Judith Bussé.
• "EU State Aids," 6th edition, Sweet & Maxwell (April 23, 2021). Contributor to the chapters on “State aid for Energy and Environmental Protection” and “Rescue and Restructuring Aid”: Karel Bourgeois.

Client Alerts & Newsletters

• "European Commission Prolongs and Expands State Aid Temporary Crisis Framework," Antitrust Law Alert (December 1, 2022). Contacts: Karel Bourgeois, Flavie Van Maldegem
• "EU Institutions Reach Agreement on Foreign Subsidies Regulation," Antitrust Law Alert (July 20, 2022). Contacts: Karel Bourgeois, Vassilis Akritidis, Karl Stas, Flavie Van Maldegem
• "Belgium to Introduce Foreign Direct Investment Screening Regime by 2023," Antitrust Law Alert (June 22, 2022). Contacts: Karel Bourgeois, Karl Stas, Julie van Hevele
• "EU Competition Authorities Respond to Ukraine Crisis: More Flexibility for State Aid and Cooperation Among Companies," Antitrust Law Alert (March 30, 2022). Contacts: Karel Bourgeois, Flavie Van Maldegem
• "Belgian Competition Act Amended to Introduce Merger Filing Fees, Fines for Failure to Notify and Procedural Changes," Antitrust Law Alert (March 14, 2022). Contacts: Karel Bourgeois, Karl Stas, Flavie Van Maldegem
• "Change is Coming: Current and Proposed Institutional Reform in Competition Law and The Path Forward," Antitrust Law Alert (July 21, 2021). Contacts: Marieke Van Nieuwenborgh, Julie van Hevele, Peter Broadhurst, Karel Bourgeois
• "New UK subsidy control regime designed to provide quicker and more flexible support to UK businesses," Antitrust Law Alert (July 6, 2021). Contacts: Karel Bourgeois, Peter Broadhurst
• "European Commission Proposal on Foreign Subsidies: Towards a Globalization of EU State Aid Control?," Antitrust Law Alert (May 18, 2021). Contacts: Vassilis Akritidis, Karel Bourgeois, Karl Stas
• "Illumina/Grail – FTC’s First Vertical Merger Challenge in Decades," Administrative Law Alert (April 5, 2021). Contacts: Connor Ahearn, Alexis J. Gilman, Karel Bourgeois, Olivier N. Antoine, Juan A. Arteaga, Rosa M. Morales
• "State Aid in Times of COVID-19: European Commission Prolongs and Expands Temporary COVID-19 State Aid Framework," Antitrust Law Alert (February 2, 2021). Contacts: Karel Bourgeois, Marieke Van Nieuwenborgh

Press Coverage

• 'Companies Are Increasingly Apprehensive About Competition Authority'
  January 19, 2023 — Trends
• Google Shopping Win “Vindicates” EU’s Digital Focus, Lawyers Say
  November 10, 2021 — Global Competition Review
• EU To Conduct Retrospective Merger Study
  June 24, 2021 — Global Competition Review
• Crowell & Moring Chair Seeks Strategic Growth After ‘Good Year’
  February 8, 2021 — Bloomberg Law
• 'Scharniermoment voor het mededingingsbeleid'
  January 21, 2021 — Trends
• New Competition Partner For Crowell
  January 7, 2021 — Commercial Dispute Resolution
• Crowell & Moring Expands Brussels Office With A&O Hire
  January 5, 2021 — Law.com International
• Crowell & Moring Adds Partner In Brussels
  January 5, 2021 — Global Competition Review
• Leading Antitrust Lawyer Karel Bourgeois Joins Crowell & Moring In Brussels
  January 5, 2021 — LexGo.be
• Antitrust Pro Joins Crowell & Moring In Brussels
  January 5, 2021 — Competition Policy International

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