Paul Van den Berg
Europe Guide 2024
Band 4 : Competition/European Law
Band 4
About
Provided by Paul Van den Berg
Practice Areas
Paul van den Berg is an antitrust, competition and trade partner in our firm’s Amsterdam and Brussels offices. He specialises in competition law, European law and regulated markets. He advises across a range of sectors including fast-moving-consumer-goods, energy and healthcare. He has significant experience in advising multinational companies and private equity firms on global merger control procedures. In addition, he advises clients in cartel, abuse of dominance, foreign investment control and state aid procedures, and competition law and regulatory litigation. He has represented clients before the Dutch and European courts and advised on complex proceedings before a large number of competition authorities around the world. Paul has a global client base and regularly speaks and publishes on antitrust topics. Clients greatly value his collaborative, efficient and practical style. Paul has also been seconded to the firm's Beijing office in the course of his career.
Chambers Review
Europe
Paul Van den Berg is a popular choice with investment funds for advice on merger control and FDI filings. He further represents clients in behavioural investigations.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Paul Van den Berg is very knowledgeable and he's very good with his advice."
"He has an excellent knowledge of merger law but knows also how to find solutions for complex issues."
"Paul Van den Berg knows his stuff so well; there is a real level of comfort you get from the detail he provides and his ability to step back."
"Paul is very commercial."
"He is knowledgeable but also approachable and not too purist in his advice, so he gives meaningful answers."
"Paul Van den Berg is very knowledgeable and he's very good with his advice."
"He has an excellent knowledge of merger law but knows also how to find solutions for complex issues."
"Paul Van den Berg knows his stuff so well; there is a real level of comfort you get from the detail he provides and his ability to step back."
"Paul is very commercial."
"He is knowledgeable but also approachable and not too purist in his advice, so he gives meaningful answers."