Carole Maczkovics is a market leader in State aid law, with a robust background in the economic regulation of network industries (energy and transport) and in public contracting (EU subsidies, public procurement, concessions).

Carole has a proven track record of advising public and private entities in administrative and judicial proceedings on complex State aid and regulatory matters before the European Commission as well as before the Belgian and European courts. She also advises clients on the application of the EU Foreign Subsidy Regulation (FSR) and UK subsidy control regime.

Carole has published many articles on State aid law and on the FSR, and contributes to conferences and seminars on a regular basis. She is a professor at the Brussels School of Competition on the application of regulation and competition law (including State aid) in the railway sector. Carole further gives lectures to King’s College London LLM students and trainings on State aid law at EFE, in Paris. She also acts as Academic Director of the European State aid Law Institute (EStALI).

Recognized as a leading EU State aid practitioner by Chambers Europe, and as Thought Leader in Lexology Index: Competition – State aid, Carole is praised by clients as being “really knowledgeable, approachable and very structured,” and having “in-depth knowledge and experience in state aid matters.”