Ivan Pico is an associate with King & Spalding in Brussels. He focuses on all aspects of EU and competition law, with a particular experience in global cartel investigations and multi-jurisdictional merger control. He has particular knowledge in the maritime, high-tech and heavy industries sectors. Ivan studied law at the Universiteit Gent and holds an LL.M. in International and European law from the Institute for European Studies (Vrije Universiteit Brussel). Prior to joining Hogan Lovells he was a trainee at the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Competition where he focused on cartel investigations in various industries.
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The European Commission has invited interested parties to comment on the revised competition rules applicable to vertical arrangements under the Vertical Block Exemption Regulation and the Vertical Guidelines. It comes as no surprise that the new draft rules, due to enter into force in June (...)
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On 16 December 2020, the General Court largely confirmed the European Commission’s Decision according to which the International Skating Union’s (the “ISU”) rules on eligibility are contrary to EU competition law. However, it partially annulled the Commission’s Decision on the ground that it (...)
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A new form of competition law infringement will be enforceable in Belgium* (in addition to the prohibitions on anti-competitive agreements and abuses of a dominant position). The new Article IV.2/1 of the Belgian Competition Act (CA) will prohibit companies from abusing a non-dominant position (...)
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On 10 October 2019, the competition authorities of Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg (the "Authorities") issued a "Joint Memorandum" which adds further (BeNeLux) perspective to the on-going debate regarding "competition law for the digital economy". The document shares the views of the (...)
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On 1 October 2019, the Belgian Competition Authority (BCA) adopted a new set of guidelines relating to exchanges of information in the context of trade associations. Following the lack of clarity highlighted by some market participants, the main objective of these guidelines is to provide (...)
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Damage Control: The implementation of the EU Damages Directive in Belgium* On 18 May 2017, the Belgian Parliament transposed the EU Damages Directive (the “Directive“) into national law by way of the Act on Damage Claims for Breaches of Competition Law (the “Act“), which was published on 12 (...)
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Employee’s mobile phones not safe from dawn raid scrutiny, Spanish court finds* On 7 April 2016, the CNMC (Spain’s National Authority for Markets and Competition) Council imposed fines totalling €6.12 million on six Spanish nougat (“turrón”) producers for agreeing to share the market of the (...)
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New Belgian Leniency Guidelines Open Door to Individual Applicants* On 1 March 2016, the Belgian Competition Authority (“BCA”) adopted its new Leniency Guidelines (“the 2016 Leniency Guidelines”). The 2016 Leniency Guidelines replace the 2007 Notice of the Competition Council on Immunity (...)
