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Amsterdam-headquartered full-service law firm Stibbe has hired Sophie Van Besien as a partner in its Brus...

Amsterdam-headquartered full-service law firm Stibbe has hired Sophie Van Besien as a partner in its Brussels office, strengthening its Benelux service offering in European Union law, competition law and regulated markets.

From career inception in 2007, Van Besien was hired by Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton in Brussels where she was retained for a decade and seconded to Washington, DC, and London.

She then became the regulatory and competition director of Belgian state-owned company Bypost, in 2016.

Having advised public and private clients before national competition authorities and regulators, national courts, the European Commission and the Luxembourg European Courts, Van Besien brings a breadth of experience in Brussels to Stibbe.

Her practice has a particular focus on intricate merger filings, cartel infringements, damage claims and abuse of dominance cases, with capabilities in the management of state aid claims and issues faced by clients in highly regulated sectors, such as financial services, e-commerce and postal.

Stibbes managing partner in Brussels, Wouter Ghijsels, said in a statement that Besiens experience spending a large portion of her career practising in foreign jurisdictions makes her a valuable addition to the team.

Also in Belgium, Pharumlegal appointed ex-PwC counsel and antitrust expert Marc Picat to its EU law and international commercial department as a partner, in December.

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