Annick Vroninks
Of Counsel
Brussels
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Introduction
Annick is a competition and litigation lawyer with more than 25 years of experience.
Annick Vroninks is advising and representing companies in complex and high-stakes competition law matters in Belgium and the EU. She has particular experience in defending dominant companies and handling complex cartel and abuse of dominance investigations before the Belgian Competition Authority and the European Commission. She also has extensive experience in Belgian and EU merger control, including Foreign Direct Investment, with a particular focus on transactions involving industrial and regulated sectors.
Annick also represents clients in competition and general litigation matters before the Belgian and EU Courts, combining her contentious experience with a deep understanding of the regulatory and commercial context in which her clients operate.
Her experience spans a broad range of industry sectors, including energy, waste, transport, financial services, consumer goods, retail, raw materials, packaging, healthcare, payment services, as well as private equity.
'Annick Vroninks stands out for her exceptional legal acumen and dedication.' (Legal 500 - 2025)
Annick Vroninks is committed to understanding the specific needs of our company as well as the functioning on an operational, commercial and financial level and tailors her advice accordingly.’ (Legal 500 - 2025)
'Annick Vroninks has extensive knowledge of not only the law but also the industry. She is very approachable, responsive, perseverant, meticulous and sharp in her analyses. You can trust that she will go the extra mile and will leave nothing on the table.' (Legal 500 - 2021)
- Imperial Brands | Ongoing | Appeal against a decision regarding indirect information exchanges between competitors.
- A private bus company | Ongoing | Advising on a cartel investigation by the Belgian Competition Authority.
- A company active in the food sector whose association is subject to an ongoing investigation by the Belgian Competition Authority, as well as the company’s CEO in his personal capacity as a board member of the trade association under scrutiny.
- A vessel operator in high-stakes litigation before the Belgian courts concerning the legality of service charges levied by the Flemish Region which are challenged under EU law.
- A manufacturing and distribution company in the context of a possible leniency application in the EU, Belgium and The Netherlands.
- A waste company regarding the merger with its direct competitor and the subsequent sale of a majority stake to private equity investors.
- A corporate facility management group regarding the sale of one of its subsidiaries, in a context of complex cooperation agreements between companies (co-)owned by the group.
- An industrial company on the competition law aspects of a contemplated swap agreement with a competitor
- An energy company, in a case concerning an alleged abuse of dominance (capacity withdrawal on the electricity wholesale market); all but one small allegation dismissed.
- An energy company, in stand-alone damages claim by the NMBS before the Belgian Courts for alleged abusive/excessive pricing in connection with the free allocation of emission rights; case dismissed.
- HeidelbergCement before the Court of Appeal in a case concerning an alleged cartel concerning the manipulation of standardization procedures by the Belgian cement industry; the Court of Appeal annulled the BCA decision.
- Advising a retail chain regarding an alleged vertical constraints (RPM and other sales restrictions) case opened by the EC (case closed).
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