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About
Provided by Winfred Knibbeler
Practice Areas
Winfred is an antitrust, competition and trade partner, and heads the ACT practice in Amsterdam. Winfred is involved in a large number of high-profile cartel and abuse-of-dominance cases and has a substantial litigation practice, at both European and national levels. He has vast experience of representing clients in European and multi-jurisdictional merger reviews in different sectors.
Career
Winfred is a former chairman of the Dutch association of competition lawyers and regularly speaks and publishes on antitrust topics.
Chambers Review
Europe
Winfred Knibbeler remains a leader in the Dutch competition market, with particular strength in merger control and FDI filings, as well as in challenging prohibited combinations. He offers further expertise in investigations into allegations of anti-competitive behaviour and other appeals against ACM decisions.
Winfred Knibbeler of Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer advises telecommunications companies on disputes concerning broadband regulations and transfer tariffs. He further assists with large-scale transactions involving telecoms companies.
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Provided by Chambers
"Winfred Knibbeler is one of the top lawyers in the Netherlands."
"Winfred is a very intelligent lawyer with a huge amount of knowledge and he advises in a very strong and strategic way, whereby he takes into account all both business and legal aspects."
"The added value is that he is advising us in a very comprehensible way."
"His experience and international network make him a good lawyer."
"He's quick, a strategist and open to discovering things. He is knowledgeable on the topics. I like also how he writes, he is concise."
"Winfred Knibbeler is one of the top lawyers in the Netherlands."
"Winfred is a very intelligent lawyer with a huge amount of knowledge and he advises in a very strong and strategic way, whereby he takes into account all both business and legal aspects."
"The added value is that he is advising us in a very comprehensible way."
"His experience and international network make him a good lawyer."
"He's quick, a strategist and open to discovering things. He is knowledgeable on the topics. I like also how he writes, he is concise."