Eliana Paredis

Eliana is a partner in the Brussels Antitrust practice.

She has a highly diverse practice advising on the full range of EU and Belgian competition law issues across numerous sectors, including energy, industrials and TMT. She has particular experience in advising a wide variety of clients on the full range of regulatory approvals for M&A transactions (merger control, foreign investment review and foreign subsidies review). She is recognized for her expertise in advising on complex merger control procedures, including phase 2 investigations before the European Commission, and navigating multi-jurisdictional reviews. Furthermore, Eliana regularly represents clients in cartel investigations and helps them navigate the complexities such investigations present. She also has an active advisory practice (which covers areas such as abuse of dominance, cooperation and distribution agreements, State aid and EU law), regularly conducts compliance audits and provides training and guidance on antitrust compliance, and has been involved in multiple judicial proceedings before the EU General Court. Eliana’s extensive experience in representing clients in proceedings before the Belgian Competition Authority has given her a valuable perspective on its processes and ways of working. She is the author of an annual publication on the decisional practice of the Belgian Competition Authority.