Steven Verschuur
Partner, Head of EU law, Belgium / The Netherlands
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.
Work
Various multinationals
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
Multinational client
Representing a multinational client in follow-on cartel damage claims
Representing multinational and domestic clients
Representing multinational and domestic clients in merger control proceedings before the European Commission and the Belgian and Dutch competition authorities
Multinationals and domestic clients
Representing multinationals and domestic clients in cartel investigations before the European Commission and the Belgian and Dutch competition authorities
Various multinationals
Representing various multinationals before national courts in domestic litigation on anti-dumping issues
Various clients
Advising various clients on EU restrictive measures (sanctions)
Expertise
Transformation
Insights
Competition, antitrust and trade
European Commission adopts new Vertical Block Exemption Regulation and guidelines
New regime will come into force on 1 June 2022, with a short transitional period for agreements concluded before 31...
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18/05/2022
Decarbonisation
US proposals for TCFD-aligned disclosure rules mark a big step towards global adoption
Different jurisdictions around the world are increasingly using the Task Force on Climate Related Financial Disclosures framework
08/04/2022
Dispute resolution
Ukraine crisis: The UK and the EU announce more sanctions
Additional sanctions are the likely precursor to further measures by the UK and the EU as well as the US
25/02/2022
Dispute resolution
Ukraine crisis: what will UK, EU and US sanctions mean for businesses?
How is the international response evolving, how do financial sanctions work, and what steps can mitigate the risk to companies?
24/02/2022
Decarbonisation
'Fit for 55' to encourage EU countries to prioritise offshore wind, driving decarbonisation
EU's Fit for 55 package aims to deliver on its commitment to reduce greenhouse gas emis-sions by at least 55%...
06/09/2021
Competition, antitrust and trade
Additional regulatory regime looms for third country investors into EU
EU proposes new legislation to combat distortive effects of foreign subsidies on EU internal market
01/06/2021
Competition, antitrust and trade
Future screening of foreign direct investments takes shape in Belgium
A federal proposal for FDI screening in Belgium will supplement an existing Flemish scheme
11/05/2021
Read time
6m
Competition, antitrust and trade
State aid | €30 billion Dutch projects reducing greenhouse gas emissions approved by European Commission
Dutch government continues to support renewable energy and low carbon hydrogen projects
18/12/2020
Read time
2m
Coronavirus / COVID-19 – Competition and State aid
State aid | European Commission amends Temporary Framework for a third time to include aid for micro and small companies
Micro and small companies, including start-ups, may benefit from aid; while recapitalisation measures have been modified for businesses in general.
08/07/2020
Managing Covid-19
State aid | European Commission amends Temporary Framework for a third time to include aid for micro and small companies
Micro and small companies, including start-ups, may benefit from aid; while recapitalisation measures have been modified for businesses in general.
02/07/2020
Regulatory and compliance
State aid | Part IV– European Commission amends Temporary Framework for a second time to include aid recapitalisation and subordinated debt measures
Companies with longer-term solvency problems have more possibilities to benefit from recapitalisation and obtain subordinated debt following an update of...
26/05/2020
Managing Covid-19
European competition law and Covid-19: exceptional rules for business cooperation
Antitrust rules have been eased temporarily by the European Commission to allow closer business cooperation – especially for the health...
15/04/2020
