12 Jan 2026
Fieldfisher strengthens Brussels regulatory practice with two partner hires
"Fieldfisher hires Hendrik Viaene and Bobby Arash as partners in Brussels to bolster its EU Regulatory and Competition practice, advising on competition law, chemicals and life sciences regulatory matters."
Hendrik Viaene joins Fieldfisher as Partner in Competition. He focuses on European Union and Belgian competition law, regulated markets and regulatory law, and has advised on state aid, cartels, licensing agreements, global merger control and filings, M&A negotiations, abuse of dominance, distribution agreements, the Foreign Subsidies Regulation and Belgian FDI control. He has represented governments and companies before the European Commission, the European Court of Justice, national competition authorities and courts, and has guided clients through first and second phase merger clearances across multiple jurisdictions. His sector experience includes energy, chemicals, financial services and technology. Hendrik joins from McDermott Emery and Schulte.
Bobby Arash joins Fieldfisher as Partner in the EU Regulatory team. He brings more than two decades of experience across the European Commission, Swedish authorities and industry, advising on EU and national regimes affecting chemicals, biocides, agrochemicals, cosmetics, medical devices, food, ICT and defence. He is particularly known for science-based regulatory work covering EU law, environmental, EHS and data protection matters. In addition to EU-wide mandates, Bobby maintains an active Swedish practice, assisting manufacturers and innovators with product and environmental regulation, market access and supply chain compliance. Bobby joins from Swedish law firm Ramberg Advokater.