Competition/European Law
Europe Guide 2024 : Netherlands
Band 4
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Provided by Dentons
The Dentons EU & Competition Team has a very clear focus on, and is highly specialized in:
- Antitrust litigation
- Cartel investigations
- Complex compliance issues, e.g. regarding large purchasing organizations
- Merger control and cooperation agreements
- European law and state aid
- Public procurement. In this field we have considerably enhanced our capabilities with the recent hire of procurement and competition and antitrust lawyer Bram Braat.
Our practice is also active in other core competition work, such as dominance, joint venture and distribution agreements and has ample experience in the health care, retail and distribution, agriculture, food and automotive industries.
The team is headed by partners Marc Kuijper and further comprises partners Bram Braat, Anouk Rosielle and associate Denise Coumans. Michel Deckers, partner and head of Dispute Resolution, is part of the team where antitrust litigation is concerned.
The lawyers have specific focus areas; antitrust litigation/private enforcement (Marc Kuijper, Michel Deckers, Bram Braat and Anouk Rosielle), healthcare (Bram Braat), public procurement (Bram Braat, Marc Kuijper), cartel investigations and compliance (Marc Kuijper), joint purchasing organizations (Marc Kuijper) and European law and state aid (Marc Kuijper).
Chambers Review
The team at Dentons has experience representing claimants and defendants in cartel follow-on damages actions. The law firm further acts for clients on behavioural investigations and merger clearance notifications. It additionally advises on contentious state aid matters and assists clients with the competition law compliance aspects of commercial agreements. The team assists clients from the transport, mining and construction sectors.
Work Highlights
- Dentons acted for Stichting de Glazen Lift in a damages claim following on from the elevator cartel investigation.
Strengths
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"The team have good knowledge of the problem and the field they are working in."
"They make things simple, explain them and take us with them in the story."
"We feel that our interests are in first place."
"The responsiveness is high; there is always a relevant person on call for urgent matters."
"Dentons are proactive and decisive."
"The team have good knowledge of the problem and the field they are working in."
"They make things simple, explain them and take us with them in the story."
"We feel that our interests are in first place."
"The responsiveness is high; there is always a relevant person on call for urgent matters."
"Dentons are proactive and decisive."
Notable Practitioners
Marc Kuijper offers experience acting for both defendants and claimants in cartel damages actions. He also advises on state aid matters and competition compliance.
"He is a very service-minded and smart guy."
"I believe he addresses opportunities well. He knows when to deep-dive and when to hold back."
"Marc Kuijper really knows what he is talking about and can make parallels."
"It is not just his knowledge but his ability to make things simple and explain what are the critical matters in the case that is impressive."
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