Thomas De Meese
Overview
Thomas De Meese serves as co-managing partner of the firm's Brussels office and has been a member of the Brussels bar since 1993. He focuses on competition and unfair competition, telecommunications, media and technology law and gambling regulatory matters. Thomas' experience includes day-to-day counselling on distribution issues, technology licensing, patent pools, joint bidding, standard setting, dominance issues, the activities of trade associations, etc. He has developed and implemented pan-European antitrust compliance and training programs for multinational companies. He represents parties in competition investigations and merger proceedings with both the Belgian Competition Authority and the EC Commission. Thomas regularly litigates competition cases before national courts.
Career & Education
- College of Europe (Bruges), M.A., magna cum laude, advanced european studies
- University of Antwerp, J.D., magna cum laude
- Belgium
- European Court
Professional Activities and Memberships
- IBA
- Dutch
- English
- French
- German
Sources say that Thomas is ‘pragmatic and to the point.’ ‘He is very practical and understands our business really well,’ states another client.
— Chambers Europe, 2022
Thomas's Insights
Webinar | 09.12.24
How to Get the Deal Through: The Increasingly Complex Regulatory Landscape for M&A Transactions
In this webinar, the speakers will discuss the various regulatory hurdles that companies may face in M&A transactions.
Client Alert | 11 min read | 06.20.24
Crowell & Moring and King’s College London 6th Annual Competition Law Conference
Client Alert | 9 min read | 06.19.24
Representative Matters
- Represent a broadcaster in appeals against a decision by the BCA to clear the acquisition of another broadcaster by a competitor.
- Represent a cable operator in the EU merger proceedings regarding the creation of a video streaming platform.
- Represent a retailer in several investigations by national competition authorities.
- Represent a manufacturer as a defendant in an infringement investigation by the European Commission.
- Represent complainants in follow-on damages litigation.
- Represent a cable operator in various appeals against decisions of the telecommunications regulator.
- Represent online and land-based bookmakers in litigation against government-owned incumbent operators.
Thomas's Insights
Webinar | 09.12.24
How to Get the Deal Through: The Increasingly Complex Regulatory Landscape for M&A Transactions
In this webinar, the speakers will discuss the various regulatory hurdles that companies may face in M&A transactions.
Client Alert | 11 min read | 06.20.24
Crowell & Moring and King’s College London 6th Annual Competition Law Conference
Client Alert | 9 min read | 06.19.24
Insights
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10.18.22
IBJ/IJE Partnerblog
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06.15.21
IBJ/IJE Partnerblog
Spanningsveld tussen de motiveringsplicht uit de wetgeving overheidsopdrachten en het mededingingsrecht
|02.01.21
Tijdschrift voor Belgische Mededinging
Antitrust in the Digital Age
|02.26.20
Crowell & Moring's Regulatory Forecast 2020
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09.17.19
European Competition and Regulatory Law Review, Vol. 3, Issue 3
Voorlopige maatregelen door de Belgische Mededingingsautoriteit: stand van zaken na 5 jaar prima facie-vaststellingen onder Boek IV van het Wetboek economisch recht
|10.01.18
Tijdschrift voor Belgisch Handelsrecht, 2018/8
US: Leading Antitrust Lawyer Joins Crowell & Moring's Brussels Office
|09.13.17
Competition Policy International
Practices
- Antitrust and Competition — Brussels Practice
- Product Risk Management
- Dispute Resolution — Brussels Practice
- Corporate and Transactional
- Litigation and Trial
- Technology, Media, and Telecommunications — Brussels Practice
- Recovery
- Regulatory — Brussels Practice
- European Competition Law
- Mergers and Acquisitions
- Antitrust Counseling
- Advertising and Brand Protection
- International Dispute Resolution — Brussels Practice
- International Dispute Resolution
- Antitrust and Competition
- Brussels Practice
- Technology — Brussels Practice
- Advertising and Product Risk Management — Brussels Practice
- Betting and Gambling — Brussels Practice
Industries
Thomas's Insights
Webinar | 09.12.24
How to Get the Deal Through: The Increasingly Complex Regulatory Landscape for M&A Transactions
In this webinar, the speakers will discuss the various regulatory hurdles that companies may face in M&A transactions.
Client Alert | 11 min read | 06.20.24
Crowell & Moring and King’s College London 6th Annual Competition Law Conference
Client Alert | 9 min read | 06.19.24