Geoffroy van de Walle

Partner

布鲁塞尔 + 32.2.645.15.60

15多年来,Geoffroy van de Walle一直专注于在反垄断调查和诉讼中代理客户。他的代理业务范围遍及欧洲各国及欧盟层面,同时也涉及新兴经济体。

Geoffroy经常协助客户应对复杂的反垄断调查,包括科技和制药行业中错综复杂的滥用市场支配地位案件,以及全球性卡特尔案件。他在处理跨境并购审查方面也拥有丰富的经验,包括协调涉及资产剥离的调查。他经常代表客户向欧盟委员会、各国竞争主管部门及法院进行陈述。

Geoffroy还投入大量时间帮助客户预防反垄断问题。他经常就定价、分销、许可及其他商业策略向客户提供建议,帮助客户在实现目标的同时确保合规。他还定期与企业法务合作,为关键员工准备并提供合规培训及材料。

在2015年加入本所之前,Geoffroy曾在布鲁塞尔的一家国际律师事务所担任反垄断业务律师。他获得纽约大学法学院法学硕士学位,在校期间因在法学硕士项目中的优异表现荣获Frank T. Diersen奖,并因在竞争政策领域的杰出表现荣获Betty Bock奖。Geoffroy经常发表文章并就竞争法领域的主题发表演讲。

经验

  • SAP secures closure of abuse of dominance investigation by German FCO with no finding of abuseJones Day successfully represented SAP SE ("SAP") in the German Federal Cartel Office's ("FCO") abuse of dominance investigation into SAP, dismissing a complaint by competitor Celonis SE alleging that SAP impeded data extraction by third parties from its enterprise resource planning systems.
  • SAP welcomes European Commission decision concluding investigation into on-premise software maintenance and support policiesJones Day advised SAP SE on the European Commission investigation into maintenance and support policies for on-premise enterprise application software (AT.40823), which concluded through a commitment decision.
  • Ubisoft signs deal for streaming Call of Duty and other Activision Blizzard gamesJones Day represented Ubisoft Entertainment SA (“Ubisoft”) on the corporate and antitrust aspects of its agreement with Activision Blizzard and Microsoft giving Ubisoft the cloud streaming rights for Call of Duty and all existing and current Activision Blizzard titles, as well as those to be released over the next 15 years once Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard is completed.
  • Timken acquires Des-CaseJones Day advised The Timken Company in the acquisition of Des-Case Corp., a Nashville, Tenn.-based manufacturer of specialty filtration products for industrial lubricants.
  • Astellas acquires Iveric bioJones Day advised Astellas Pharma Inc. in the $5.9 billion cash acquisition of Iveric bio, Inc., a science-driven biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery and development of novel treatments for retinal diseases with significant unmet medical needs.
  • Meridian Bioscience agrees to be acquired by SD Biosensor and SJL Partners in $1.53 billion all-cash transactionJones Day advised Meridian Bioscience, Inc. in its $1.53 billion all-cash acquisition by SD Biosensor and SJL Partners.
  • EssilorLuxottica and CooperCompanies form joint ventureJones Day advised EssilorLuxottica in the formation of its joint venture, SightGlass Vision, with CooperCompanies for the commercialization of novel spectacle lens technologies to expand the myopia management category.
  • EDF and Veolia create joint ventureJones Day acted as antitrust counsel to EDF in the formation of Waste2Glass, a 50/50 joint venture with Veolia that develops innovative radioactive waste treatment solutions based on Veolia's Geomelt® vitrification technology.
  • Eaton sells hydraulics business to DanfossJones Day advised Eaton Corporation as antitrust counsel in the sale of its hydraulics business to Danfoss Power Solutions for US$3.3 billion.
  • Cooper Tire & Rubber sold to The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company for approximately $2.5 billion enterprise valueJones Day advised Cooper Tire & Rubber Company in its $2.5 billion sale to The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company.
  • NVIDIA acquires Mellanox Technologies for approximately $7 billionJones Day advised NVIDIA Corporation in its acquisition of Mellanox Technologies, Ltd., an Israel-based leading supplier of end-to-end InfiniBand and Ethernet interconnect solutions and services for servers and storage.
  • Milliken & Company acquires Borchers from The Jordan CompanyJones Day advised Milliken & Company in its acquisition of Borchers Group Limited, a global specialty chemicals company known for its innovative high-performance coating additives and specialty catalyst solutions, from The Jordan Company, L.P.
  • NEP Group acquired by Carlyle Global PartnersJones Day advised the NEP Group, Inc., a Pittsburgh-based global leader in outsourced technical production for producers of live sports, entertainment, music and corporate events, in connection with the acquisition by Carlyle Global Partners of a majority stake in NEP Group.
  • Baker Hughes sells natural gas solutions business to First Reserve and Pietro FiorentiniJones Day advised Baker Hughes, a GE company (BHGE), in the sale of its global Natural Gas Solutions (NGS) business to two separate buyers, First Reserve and Pietro Fiorentini.
  • Global video game developer/publisher defends European Commission antitrust investigationJones Day is advising a global video game developer/publisher regarding a European Commission antitrust investigation into vertical restraints (including "geo-blocking" issues) in the video games sector.
  • Wabtec acquires Faiveley Transport for $1.8 billionJones Day advised Wabtec Corporation in the acquisition of Faiveley Transport S.A., a global supplier of high added value integrated systems for the railway industry, for a total of $1.8 billion in cash and stock, including assumed debt.