Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has appointed two partners in its Brussels office – part of a promotion round of 22 lawyers, the firm’s largest since 2008.

Tone Oeyen, who is Belgian, specialises in European and Belgian competition law with a particular focus on cross-border merger control and cartel enforcement. He also advises on abuse of dominance and state aid, as well as on general EU and international trade law and trade defence measures.