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Alexis Laes joined the Brussels Bar in 2010.
He specialised within the law firm Olswang in new technology law, regulatory law as well as EU law (notably competition law and fundamental freedoms), both advising and litigating. By joining CMS in 2017, he continues to develop expertise in his key areas of focus.
Alexis mainly deals with regulatory cases in the electronic communications/telecommunications sector. He advises operators on all matters relating to the sector-specific regulatory framework (such as operators’ rights and obligations, use of numbers and radio spectrum, market analyses and obligations to cooperate with the authorities). He assists and represents operators in the context of disputes between operators and/or with the regulatory authorities, both before civil, administrative and constitutional courts.
Alexis also deals with cases in the field of e-Commerce. In particular, he advises online platforms on all matters relating to the specific instruments applicable to information society services and digital markets/services (such as the e-Commerce Directive, the Technical Standards Directive, the DSA and the DMA), as well as on matters relating to the free movement of services and freedom of establishment. He assists and represents online platforms in the context of TRIS notification procedures and complaints to the European Commission, as well as in litigation before national and EU courts, including preliminary ruling proceedings before the Court of Justice of the EU, in which he has extensive experience.
Alexis also handles cases in the field of sport (mainly football). In particular, he assists and represents sports federations in national and EU litigation in which sports regulations are challenged, including before the European Commission and preliminary ruling proceedings before the Court of Justice of the EU.
Furthermore, Alexis regularly intervenes in gambling cases (off-line and on-line) where he counsels Belgian and foreign operators on the specifics of the Belgian legislation and its compatibility with EU law and represents them before the Gaming Commission (including licence applications and sanctioning proceedings). Alexis also assists and represents operators in litigation relating to gambling regulations before all national courts.
