Linklaters has appointed Bernd Meyring as National Managing Partner for Belgium. He takes over from Henk Vanhulle for a four-year term, effective 1 October 2016.
Bernd’s practice focuses on merger control proceedings in the European Commission, coordination of merger control proceedings worldwide as well as representing clients in cartel investigations and leniency applications. He has litigated many competition and EU law cases in the Courts of the European Union and in national courts.
Bernd joined Linklaters in 2001 and was promoted to partner in 2007.
Linklaters has a market-leading reputation in Belgium, advising both domestic and international clients on some of the most complex and high profile deals in the market.
Pieter Riemer, Linklaters European Regional Managing Partner, said:
“Henk has made a tremendous contribution in helping to further enhance our reputation as a leading adviser for a range of clients in Belgium and we would like to thank him for all his efforts. We’re confident that Bernd’s global outlook, depth of knowledge and insight make him ideally placed to continue in this work.”
