Hannelore Wiame
Hannelore is a Senior Associate in the Competition/Antitrust, Regulation and Trade group in Brussels.
Hannelore has over ten years of experience in advising clients on all aspects of EU and Belgian competition law: cartel procedures before the European Commission, merger control (incl. coordinating national merger control filings), abuse of dominance proceedings, and advising clients on State aid, vertical and horizontal agreements.
Hannelore has advised major international clients in a variety of sectors , with a particular focus on TMT, FMCG, pharma, and financial services.
She has also represented clients before the General Court and Court of Justice of the European Union.
Previous external speaker at ERA, "Summer Course on European Competition Law" (State aid session), M&D Seminar "Mededinging: een praktijkgerichte update".
Experience & capabilities
Selected matters
- represented a global technology company in numerous unilateral conduct investigations in Europe and Asia-Pacific*
- successfully defended a client active in the high-tech consumer goods industry in abuse of dominance proceedings before the Belgian Competition Authority*
- represented numerous international clients (financial services, automotive, manufacturing and industrials sectors) in cartel proceedings before the European Commission*
- acted for a consumer electronics goods manufacturer in an investigation by the European Commission into resale price maintenance and online sales restrictions*
- represented Lonza in the sale of its Specialty Ingredients business to Bain and Cinven*
- represented Sika in the acquisition of MBCC Group*
- represented Louis Delhaize Group in the sale of 57 retail stores to Colruyt Group before the Belgian Competition Authority*
- represented Brussels Airlines (SNB) in proceedings before the Belgian Competition Authority relating to the acquisition by SNB of Thomas Cook Airlines Belgium*
- represented a multinational computer technology corporation in proceedings before the Belgian courts aimed at recovering State aid following the European Commission's excess profit ruling decision*
- represented two clients in relation to the European Commission's excess profit ruling decision in action for annulment proceedings before the General Court*
*experience prior to joining HSF Kramer
Background
Hannelore joined HSF Kramer in 2025, after having worked at several major international law firms in Brussels.
