Simon Genevaz

Belgium, Brussels

Deputy Head of Unit at Directorate General Competition (DG COMP) - European Commission

Profession: Lawyer

Industry: Competition, Regulatory / Enforcement

About:

Deputy Head of the Unit in charge of Merger Policy & Case Support within DG COMP. Before the Commission, he was Head of Mergers Unit at French NCA. Prior experience includes merger & antitrust enforcement & secondment to the FTC as an International Fellow. Before,he was associate in a leading international law firm in Brussels. He holds LL.M. from Harvard Law School, post-graduate degree in Economics & Management and Master's degree in European Law.Alumnus of École Normale Supérieure de Cachan.

languages

English, French

Expertise:

Antitrust LawMergersCompetition Policy

Experience:

Directorate General Competition (DG COMP) - European Commission

Deputy Head of Unit at Directorate General Competition (DG COMP) - European Commission

May 2021 - Present • Brussels, Belgium

Unit A.2 - Merger Case Support & Policy

Deputy Head of Unit at Directorate General Competition (DG COMP) - European Commission

6 mth • November 2020 - May 2021 • Brussels, Belgium

Unit C.5 - Mergers - Information, Communication & Media

Case Manager at Directorate General Competition (DG COMP) - European Commission

1 years 4 mth • June 2019 - October 2020 • Brussels, Belgium

Unit C.5 - Mergers - Information, Communication & Media

Case Handler at Directorate General Competition (DG COMP) - European Commission

2 years 4 mth • February 2017 - June 2019 • Brussels, Belgium

Unit C.5 - Mergers - Information, Communication & Media

Autorité de la concurrence - French Competition Authority

Head of Mergers Unit at Autorité de la concurrence - French Competition Authority

2 years 9 mth • May 2014 - February 2017 • Paris, France

Head of the Authority’s unit in charge of merger control, with overall responsibility for all merger matters reported in France and related proceedings. Manage a team of 17 case handlers and staff in charge of merger investigations. Oversee the Authority’s international cooperation efforts in merger control (ECN and ICN).

Deputy Head of Mergers Unit at Autorité de la concurrence - French Competition Authority

3 years 6 mth • October 2010 - April 2014 • Paris, France

Supervised teams of case-handlers in charge of merger investigations. Served as lead attorney on several prominent matters and handled related negotiations and litigation, with particular experience in the energy sector, media, consumer products and retail distribution. Represented the French Competition Authority in the ICN’s Mergers Working Group.

Case Handler at Autorité de la concurrence - French Competition Authority

3 years 6 mth • October 2006 - April 2010 • Paris, France

Investigated and litigated antitrust cases. Experience focused on unilateral conduct and anticompetitive agreements in energy markets and a variety of other sectors.

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