Laura van Kruijsdijk is an associate in the Brussels office of Crowell & Moring. She focuses on competition and unfair competition, on telecommunications, media, and technology law, and on retail and tobacco regulatory matters.
Laura advises national and international companies on a full range of EU and Belgian competition law issues, including restrictive practices, merger control and antitrust damages recovery. She also assists clients in a variety of other matters including unfair market practices, consumer protection, licensing, advertising, trade and anti-dumping, and EU and Belgian regulatory matters. She is a key member of our team developing new digital aids for clients, such as our Crisis Response App.
Laura has represented clients before the European Commission, the General Court of the EU, the Belgian Competition Authority, the Belgian courts, and the Flemish media regulator.
Prior to joining Crowell & Moring, Laura completed several internships in national and international law firms. In the spring of 2017, Laura completed a traineeship at the European Commission’s Directorate General for Competition, where she gained experience in merger control in the energy, environment, and automotive and trucking sectors.
Laura earned her B.A. in law from the Catholic University of Leuven in 2014 and obtained a J.D., cum laude, from the Catholic University of Leuven in 2016. In 2016, she participated in the summer school programme of the London School of Economics and Political Science, focusing on competition law. She obtained an LL.M, magna cum laude, from the Institute for European Studies of the Université Libre de Bruxelles with a specialization in competition law. She became a member of the Brussels bar in 2017.
Affiliations
Admitted to practice: in Belgium and before the European Court
Speeches & Presentations
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"A New Paradigm in Belgian Competition Law? More Protection, Less Competition?" Crowell & Moring, Brussels, Belgium
(October 24, 2019).
Speakers: Thomas De Meese, Evi Mattioli, and Laura van Kruijsdijk.
Publications
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"Eco-friendly or falsely advertised? Sustainable fashion advertising in Europe: do’s and don’ts," Crowell & Moring's Retail & Consumer Products Law Observer
(December 4, 2019).
Authors: Judith Bussé and Laura van Kruijsdijk.
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"Milieubewuste of misleidende mode? Zo voer je reclame voor ecologische labels of duurzame materialen," FashionUnited
(September 23, 2019).
Authors: Laura van Kruijsdijk and Judith Bussé.
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"Greece Implements the Trade Secrets Directive," Crowell & Moring's Trade Secrets Trends
(May 31, 2019).
Authors: Julia Milewski, Laura van Kruijsdijk, and Ava Erma.
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"Overname van The Kooples Group door Maus Frères is goedgekeurd door de Franse mededingingsautoriteit," FashionUnited
(May 20, 2019).
Author: Laura van Kruijsdijk.
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"Guess What... Increasing Focus on Online Distribution and a New Type of Infringement," Competition Law Insight
(March 29, 2019).
Authors: Sean-Paul Brankin, Evi Mattioli, and Laura van Kruijsdijk.
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"De mededingingsautoriteiten, influencers in de mode-industrie," FashionUnited
(March 12, 2019).
Authors: Evi Mattioli and Laura van Kruijsdijk.
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"The Competition Authorities, Influencers In The Fashion Industry," FashionUnited
(March 12, 2019).
Authors: Evi Mattioli and Laura van Kruijsdijk.
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"Dit is waarom de Europese Commissie een diepgaand onderzoek naar Nederlandse belastingafspraken met Nike opent," FashionUnited
(January 11, 2019).
Authors: Evi Mattioli, and Laura van Kruijsdijk.
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"European Commission Fines Guess Almost 40 Million Euros In New Crusade Against Online Distribution Restrictions," FashionUnited, also published in Dutch as "Onder de loep: Europese Commissie beboet Guess in strijd tegen online distributiebeperkingen," available here
(January 10, 2019).
Authors: Evi Mattioli, and Laura van Kruijsdijk.
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"Voorlopige maatregelen door de Belgische Mededingingsautoriteit: stand van zaken na 5 jaar prima facie-vaststellingen onder Boek IV van het Wetboek economisch recht," Tijdschrift voor Belgisch Handelsrecht, 2018/8
(October 2018).
Co-Author: Thomas de Meese; Collaborators: Evi Mattioli, Adélaïde Nys, Laura van Kruijsdijk, and Ava Erma.
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