Yves Botteman

Associate

• ybotteman@steptoe.com
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• Brussels Office

Yves Botteman is a senior associate in the Brussels office of Steptoe & Johnson LLP. He focuses his practice on competition law.

Mr. Botteman has represented global businesses before the European Commission and national competition authorities in relation to antitrust violations (cartels) and merger control.

He also advises clients on cartels and competition issues arising from settlement agreements, patent and know-how licensing, distribution, R&D and other specialization agreements between undertakings. He assists clients in implementing antitrust compliance programs. Mr. Botteman’s practice has given him substantial exposure to industries as diverse as construction materials, automotive, industrial gases, medical devices, carton packaging and enterprise software.

Mr. Botteman is a regular speaker on the competition law aspects of IP licensing.

Prior to joining Steptoe, Mr. Botteman was a senior associate at a leading global law firm in Brussels.

Representative Matters

• Acting for an Asian airline in the Commission’s investigation into price-fixing in the air cargo sector.
• Securing Phase I clearance, with remedies, in relation to the combination of two leading premix mortar suppliers in Europe.
• Acting on behalf of a European glass maker in the Commission’s cartel investigation in the flat glass and carglass industries.
• Acting on behalf of a private equity fund in relation to the EC merger control aspects of its proposed acquisition and combination of two carton packaging manufacturers.
• Representing a European-based chemical company in the Commission’s cartel investigation on the European hydrogen peroxide market.
• Acting on behalf of a construction materials conglomerate on the EC merger control aspects of its acquisition of a major European plasterboard supplier.
• Advising a US-based enterprise software developer in its antitrust defense against a public take-over bid launched by its closest US rival.
• Representing clients in relation to national and multi-jurisdictional merger filings.

News, Seminars & Events

• The EU Consultation on the Insurance Block Exemption

Publications & Speaking Engagements

• EU Competition Briefing - Cartel Settlement Package Adopted: At the Low End of Expectations
  July 2008
• BER time is running out for industry
  June 23, 2008, Insurance Day
• EU Settlement Plan Needs More Incentive
  June 23, 2008, Competition Law 360°
• Briefing: European Commission opens public consultation on the renewal of the Block Exemption Regulation for the insurance sector
  May 2008
• Reaction to Consultation on BER
  April 25, 2008, Insurance Day
• “Mergers, Standard of Proof and Expert Economic Evidence”, Journal of Competition Law & Economics, Volume 2, Issue 1
  March 2006
• Co-author with Alec Burnside, “Networking amongst Competition Agencies”, International Trade Law and Regulation, Volume 10, Issue 1
  January 2004
• Contributor to Peter Lichtenbaum, “Special treatment vs. Equal participation: Striking a balance in the Doha negotiations”, 2002 Am. U. Int’l L. Rev. 17
  2002

Professional Affiliations

• Fulbright Scholar (2000)