Laurent Godfroid
Global Guide 2024
Band 5 : Competition: EU
About
Provided by Laurent Godfroid
Practice Areas
Laurent Godfroid is a partner in Gide's Brussels office, admitted to the Brussels and Paris Bars. He has extensive experience dealing with EU and French Competition Law, be it mergers, vertical and horizontal cartels, abuses of dominant position or state aids, which he has been practising for more than 15 years.
He is also specialised in analysing EU legislation, and questions of interpretation the latter may raise, in the context of legislative proposals or concerning existing texts. On this basis, he assists clients before the European Commission and the French Competition Authority or the Community courts in Luxembourg.
Laurent specialises in several markets: internet, rail and road transports, agro-chemicals, pharmaceuticals, pay and free TV.
Career
Gide Loyrette Nouel partner (since January 1st, 2013)
Associate, Gide Loyrette Nouel Brussels (since 2003)
Associate, Linklaters Paris and Brussels (2001-2003)
Trainee, Cleary Gottlieb (1998-2001)
Chambers Review
Global
Moving up in the rankings is Laurent Godfroid who advises transport and oil and gas companies on the notification of mergers and has experience in complex cases that require the negotiation of significant remedy packages. He has also got notable expertise acting for interveners and complainants in EC investigations in the IT industry.
Strengths
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"Laurent Godfroid is dedicated, committed and simply brilliant."
"Laurent Godfroid is a business-oriented person who gives legal advice in a solid, practical and understandable way with many years of expertise."
"Laurent Godfroid is one of the best lawyers I have had the chance to work with."
"Laurent Godfroid is dedicated, committed and simply brilliant."
"Laurent Godfroid is a business-oriented person who gives legal advice in a solid, practical and understandable way with many years of expertise."
"Laurent Godfroid is one of the best lawyers I have had the chance to work with."