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Feb  2025 - Present •  Brussels, Belgium

Counsel

Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton

Advise TikTok on all antitrust related matters at a global level. 

1 years 11 mth • February 2023 - January 2025 • Brussels, Belgium

Senior Legal Counsel Antitrust

TikTok

Cases Amaryllis has advised on:

- CK Hutchison on its attempted acquisition of O2 UK and the subsequent landmark appeal before Europe’s General Court, which overturned the European Commission’s prohibition decision.
- Tech clients on confidential antitrust mandates, as well as industrial clients on the antitrust aspects of digital transformation.
- Anheuser-Busch InBev in its defence of a high-profile investigation by the European Commission into alleged abuse of dominance on the Belgian beer market relating to parallel trade with neighbouring countries, which resulted in a novel cooperation decision.
- ThyssenKrupp in the damages litigation brought by the European Commission following the Commission’s decision imposing fines on four elevator companies for bid-rigging. 
- Cengage Learning on the global merger control process, including a US DoJ Second Request, of its proposed merger with McGraw-Hill Education, Inc.

9 years 3 mth • September 2013 - December 2022 • Brussels, Belgium

Principal Associate

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer

Brussels

Zwijndrecht

Zwevegem

Zottegem

Zonhoven

Zoersel

Zemst

Zele

Zedelgem

Zaventem

Wuustwezel

Willebroek

Wevelgem

Wetteren

Westerlo

Wervik

Wavre

Waterloo

Waregem

Walcourt

Visé

Vilvoorde

Verviers

Turnhout

Tubize

Tournai

Torhout

Tongeren

Tienen

Tielt

Tessenderlo

Tervuren

Temse

Stekene

Stabroek

Soumagne

Soignies

Sint-Truiden

Sint-Pieters-Leeuw

Sint-Niklaas

Sint-Kruis

Sint-Katelijne-Waver

Sint-Gillis-Waas

Sint-Genesius-Rode

Seraing

Schoten

Schilde

Saint-Nicolas

Saint-Ghislain

Rotselaar

Ronse

Roeselare

Rixensart

Riemst

Ranst

Quaregnon

Puurs

Putte

Poperinge

Pont-à-Celles

Péruwelz

Peer

Overijse

Oupeye

Oudenaarde

Oostkamp

Ostend

Nivelles

Ninove

Nijlen

Neerpelt

Namur

Mouscron

Mortsel

Morlanwelz-Mariemont

Mons

Middelkerke

Merelbeke

Menen

Meise

Mechelen

Marche-en-Famenne

Manage

Maldegem

Maasmechelen

Maaseik

Louvain-la-Neuve

Londerzeel

Lommel

Lokeren

Lochristi

Lille

Lier

Liège

Leuven

Lessines

Lede

Lebbeke

Lanaken

La Louvière

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Harvard Law School

College of Europe, Bruges 

Humboldt University Berlin

KU Leuven

The 7th edition of the W@Competition Annual Conference will explore the role of competition policy and enforcement in times when the only constant is change.&nbsp;&nbsp;9:00 Doors open&nbsp;9:30 Opening Remarks<ul><li><a href="https://www.womenat.com/user/evelina-kurgonaite">Evelina Kurgonaite</a>, W@Competition Founder &amp; Chair</li></ul>&nbsp;9:45 Double Espresso Talk “Looking Back to the Future”<ul><li><a href="https://www.womenat.com/user/isabelle-de-silva">Isabelle de Silva</a>, President of the 6th Chamber, Conseil d'État, ex-President, French Autorité de la concurrence</li><li><a href="https://www.womenat.com/user/margarida-matos-rosa">Margarida Matos Rosa</a>, ex-President, Portuguese Autoridade da Concorrência</li></ul>&nbsp;10:15 Agile Ideas for Agile Competition<ul><li><a href="https://www.womenat.com/user/angeline-woods">Angeline Woods</a>, Senior Director - Global Antitrust, Artificial Intelligence and EU Affairs, Uber</li><li><a href="Amaryllis Müller">Amaryllis Müller</a>, Counsel, Cleary Gottlieb Steen &amp; Hamilton</li></ul>--<ul><li>Maria Carrasco, Senior Legal Counsel Antitrust, Zalando</li><li><a href="https://www.womenat.com/user/elisa-theresa-hauch">Dr. Elisa Hauch</a>, Counsel, Blomstein</li></ul>--<ul><li><a href="https://www.womenat.com/user/sophie-goelen">Sophie Goelen</a>, Senior Corporate Counsel - Lead Competition, Trade and FDI, Solvay</li><li><a href="https://www.womenat.com/user/georgia-tzifa">Georgia Tzifa</a>, Counsel, WilmerHale</li></ul>--<ul><li><a href="https://www.womenat.com/user/sabrina-frank">Dr. Sabrina Frank</a>, Senior Legal Counsel Antitrust | Litigation, Axel Springer</li><li>Shweta Vasani, Senior Counsel, Slaughter and May</li></ul>--<ul><li><a href="https://womenat.com/user/sophie-sperlich">Sophie Sperlich</a>, Director, FGS Global (Chair)</li></ul>&nbsp;12:00 Lunch&nbsp;13:30 Agile Authorities in Times When the Only Constant is Change<ul><li>Sarah Cardell, CEO, UK Competition and Markets Authority</li><li>Cani Fernandez, President, Spain's Comisión Nacional de los Mercados y la Competencia</li><li>Natalie Harsdorf, Director General, Austrian Bundeswettbewerbsbehörde</li><li>Andreas Mundt, President, German Bundeskartellamt</li><li>Evelina Kurgonaite, W@Competition Founder (Chair)</li></ul>&nbsp;15:00 Double-Espresso Talk “A Global Approach to Agile Competition?"<ul><li><a href="https://www.womenat.com/user/linsey-mc-callum">Linsey McCallum</a>, Deputy Director-General Antitrust, European Commission's DG COMP</li><li><a href="https://www.womenat.com/user/fiona-scott-morton">Prof. Fiona Scott Morton</a>, Senior Fellow, Bruegel; Yale School of Management</li></ul>&nbsp;15:30 Coffee Break&nbsp;15:50&nbsp;Agile Economics to Tackle Challenges of Today<ul><li><a href="https://www.womenat.com/user/amelia-fletcher">Prof. Amelia Fletcher</a>, CBE, University of East Anglia; Research Fellow, Centre on Regulation in Europe (CERRE)</li><li><a href="https://www.womenat.com/user/griet-jans">Griet Jans</a>, Chief Economist, Belgian Competition Authority</li><li><a href="https://www.womenat.com/user/zlata-jakubovic">Zlata Jakubovic</a>, European Commission’s Chief Economist Team</li><li><a href="https://www.womenat.com/user/anne-claire-hoyng">Dr. Anne Claire Hoyng</a>, Global Head of Competition Policy, Prosus</li><li><a href="https://www.womenat.com/user/pascale-dechamps">Pascale Dechamps</a>, Partner, Accuracy</li><li>Ethel Fonseca, Partner, RBB Economics (Chair)</li></ul>&nbsp;17:10 Closing Remarks&nbsp;<ul><li><a href="https://womenat.com/user/ethel-fonseca">Ethel Fonseca</a>, W@Competition Board Member</li></ul>&nbsp;17:20 Networking Drinks&nbsp;Convening over 400 people in the two most recent editions, this has become one of the largest competition conferences in Brussels. It is also most certainly the largest independent, non-commercial and non-partisan conference of this kind in Europe.&nbsp;The event is open to everyone interested regardless of gender, seniority or affiliation. Advance registration required.&nbsp;

Agile Competition

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7th W@Competition Conference

Speakers include:

Whether you are a seasoned antitrust expert or just dipping your toes in the water, don't miss out on this opportunity to ride the antitrust wave with us!&nbsp;This edition of W@CompetitionIberia Conference will continue the debate on the impact of competition policy and its enforcement in a world where the only constant is change. &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;9:20 Welcome Remarks&nbsp;Rosa Visiedo Claverol, Principal, CEU San Pablo University&nbsp;9:30 Keynote Address&nbsp;Cani Fernández, President of the Comisión Nacional de los Mercados y la Competencia&nbsp;10:15 Competition and industrial policy –&nbsp;Tordesillas revisited?<ul><li style="text-align:justify;">Susana Campuzano, Director of Competition, Comisión Nacional de los Mercados y la Competencia</li><li style="text-align:justify;">Beatriz de Guindos, Director, Spanish Institute for Foreign Trade (ICEX)</li><li style="text-align:justify;">Ana Malheiro, Deputy Head of Unit, Platform Regulation and Digital Markets, DG CNECT, European Commission</li><li style="text-align:justify;">Rita Leandro Vasconcelos, Pérez-Llorca (moderator)</li></ul>&nbsp;11:30 Coffee break&nbsp;12:00 Digital –&nbsp;The Tenth Task of Hercules<ul><li style="text-align:justify;">Patricia Lorenzo, Senior Vice President, Compass Lexecon</li><li style="text-align:justify;">Rosa Ferrer, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, BSE</li><li style="text-align:justify;">Amaryllis Müller, Cleary Gottlieb</li><li style="text-align:justify;">Cristina Vila, Cuatrecasas (moderator)</li></ul>&nbsp;13:15 Lunch14:45 Midday ReflectionsEvelina Kurgonaite, Founder and Chair of W@&nbsp;15:00 Private enforcement –&nbsp;Don Quixote and the Windmills<ul><li style="text-align:justify;">Marta Campos, Judge, Tribunal da Concorrência, Regulação e Supervisão</li><li style="text-align:justify;">Purificación Martorell, Judge, Audiencia Provincial de Valencia</li><li style="text-align:justify;">Leyre Prieto, Telles &nbsp;(moderator)</li></ul>&nbsp;16:00 Coffee break&nbsp;16:30 Labour markets –&nbsp;Erasing Gulbekian Red Lines<ul><li style="text-align:justify;">Núria Portella, Autoritat Catalana de la Competència</li><li style="text-align:justify;">Cláudia Trabuco, Head of Competition, Gilead Sciences</li><li style="text-align:justify;">Patricia Vidal, Partner, Uría Menéndez</li><li style="text-align:justify;">Julia Suderow, Suderow Fernández &nbsp;(moderator)</li></ul>&nbsp;17:45 Keynote Address:&nbsp;Ana Sofia Rodrigues, Member of the Board of the Portuguese Competition Authority&nbsp;With the support of CEU Universidad San Pablo: Proyecto I&amp;D Jueces y Derecho de la Competencia.Sponsored by Compass Lexecon, Consilio, Suderow Fernández and Cuatrecasas, the conference is open to all interested parties, regardless of gender, seniority or affiliation. Advance registration is required. First come, first served.