Anastasios Tsochatzidis

Lawyer – Associate, Norton Rose Fulbright

Anastasios is an antitrust and competition lawyer based in Brussels.

He advises on EU competition law and regulation, with a focus on multijurisdictional merger control, foreign direct investment screening, the Foreign Subsidies Regulation, and EU State aid.

Prior to joining the firm, Anastasios worked in the EU competition team of a leading international law firm in Brussels, advising on complex cross-border transactions and regulatory matters. He also interned at the European Commission’s DG Competition, focusing on EU State aid in the energy and environment sectors.

Anastasios is qualified in Greece (Athens Bar Association) and registered with the Brussels Bar (E-List).

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Notification of concentrations under the FSR

Practice Notes

The EU Foreign Subsidies Regulation creates a new regime and provides the European Commission with powers to intervene to tackle foreign subsidies distorting competition in the EU internal market. This Practice Note provides an overview of the EU’s regime for M&A transactions. It sets out the key elements relating to the regime, including the mandatory notification and approval requirements for acquisitions of significant EU businesses, the European Commission’s ability to conduct its own investigations into potentially problematic foreign subsidies.

Competition

Public procurement filings under the FSR

Practice Notes

The EU Foreign Subsidies Regulation creates a new regime and provides the European Commission with powers to intervene to tackle foreign subsidies distorting competition in the EU internal market. This Practice Note provides an overview of the EU’s regime for public tender processes. It sets out the key elements relating to the regime, including the mandatory notification and approval requirements for public tender processes and he European Commission’s ability to conduct its own investigations into potentially problematic foreign subsidies.

Competition