Gerrit Oosterhuis
Europe Guide 2024
Expertise Based Abroad : Competition/European Law: Lawyers Based Abroad
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About
Provided by Gerrit Oosterhuis
Practice Areas
Gerrit heads the Brussels office of Houthoff. He advises on Dutch and EU competition law as well as investment screening (FDI).
Gerrit's competition law practice encompasses merger notifications, cartel investigations and stand-alone competition litigation. He also advises on complex distribution practices, joint ventures, and abuse of dominance.
He has considerable experience with notifications of complex transactions to the European Commission and the Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets, as well as to the authorities in charge of FDI screening. He regularly coordinates multiple notifications to authorities worldwide.
Gerrit represents clients from a wide range of sectors, specifically food, consumer products, energy and automotive
Chambers Review
Europe
Based in the firm's Brussels office, Gerrit Oosterhuis often assists clients with notifying mergers and joint ventures before the Dutch competition authorities. He also has experience in foreign direct investment issues and state aid mandates.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"He was very knowledgeable, very close to his clients, really on top of the business and very familiar with how the markets function."
"Gerrit is responsive, knowledgeable and always a pleasure to work with."
"Gerrit was always well informed and had a great degree of insight."
"He was very knowledgeable, very close to his clients, really on top of the business and very familiar with how the markets function."
"Gerrit is responsive, knowledgeable and always a pleasure to work with."
"Gerrit was always well informed and had a great degree of insight."