Biography: Competition

Dr Marc Reysen LLM is a partner in O'Melveny's Brussels office and a member of the EU antitrust and competition practice. Marc has extensive experience advising clients, in particular from North America and Asia, on all aspects of EU and German competition law.

His practice spans the whole range of competition law issues, with a focus on mergers and cartel matters. He has represented clients in complex merger control proceedings before the European Commission and the German Bundeskartellamt and provided strategic advice in relation to merger control procedures in other countries. In addition, he has recently advised and defended clients in a number of cartel investigations, including winning a complete dismissal in an investigation where a leniency application initially implicated his client.

Marc has also counselled clients in horizontal cooperation matters particularly regarding R&D cooperation, complex licensing arrangements, and production joint ventures. He has also defended clients against allegations of abusive behaviour and advised in relation to structuring distribution systems.

His experience spans a range of industries, in particular the food industry, fast moving consumer goods, financial services, transport and logistics, and industrial products. One particular focus of his practice has been on pharmaceutical products, where Marc has advised clients on major merger control matters, provided behavioural advice, compliance training and guidance in relation to the European Commission's sectoral enquiry.

Marc holds law degrees from the Universities of Bonn and Edinburgh. He currently serves as an officer of the antitrust committee of the International Bar Association (IBA).