Clifford Chance has made a high-profile hire in Brussels with the addition of former Linklaters competition partner Johan Ysewyn.

Ysewyn, who joined Clifford Chance Monday, was head of Linklaters’ Brussels antitrust group and co-head of the firm’s global cartel group. Before his departure in March this year, he had spent 16 years at the Magic Circle firm, including 11 years as a partner.