Steven Verschuur

Steven Verschuur heads up our EU law practice in Brussels. He is a leading expert in state aid, competition, merger control and trade.
Steven has extensive experience in proceedings and investigations before the European Commission and the national competition authorities of Belgium and the Netherlands. He has litigated a large number of cases in the Court of Justice of the EU and domestic courts, and is also a specialist across several of Osborne Clarke's key international sectors including retail and consumer, life science and healthcare and energy and utilities.
Steven joined OC in 2019 from the Brussels office of an international legal practice. He is admitted in Brussels and Amsterdam and works both with the Belgian and Dutch offices of Osborne Clarke.
Steven has a DEA in European Law from the University of Liège and a doctorate from the University of Utrecht.
Representing various multinationals before the European Commission in its recent State aid investigations into tax rulings and the subsequent appeal proceedings before the General Court
Representing a multinational client in follow-on cartel damage claims
Representing multinational and domestic clients in merger control proceedings before the European Commission and the Belgian and Dutch competition authorities
Representing multinationals and domestic clients in cartel investigations before the European Commission and the Belgian and Dutch competition authorities
Representing various multinationals before national courts in domestic litigation on anti-dumping issues
Advising various clients on EU restrictive measures (sanctions)
New regime will come into force on 1 June 2022, with a short transitional period for agreements concluded before 31...
EU's Fit for 55 package aims to deliver on its commitment to reduce greenhouse gas emis-sions by at least 55%...
EU proposes new legislation to combat distortive effects of foreign subsidies on EU internal market
A federal proposal for FDI screening in Belgium will supplement an existing Flemish scheme
Dutch government continues to support renewable energy and low carbon hydrogen projects
Micro and small companies, including start-ups, may benefit from aid; while recapitalisation measures have been modified for businesses in general.
Micro and small companies, including start-ups, may benefit from aid; while recapitalisation measures have been modified for businesses in general.
Companies with longer-term solvency problems have more possibilities to benefit from recapitalisation and obtain subordinated debt following an update of...
Antitrust rules have been eased temporarily by the European Commission to allow closer business cooperation – especially for the health...