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The EU & Competition team handles a wide range of contentious and non-contentious competition law matters. It has an (internationally) well-established competition litigation practice, a solid competition law practice representing clients in matters before the Dutch competition authority (dawn raids, investigations and merger control) as well as a thriving public procurement practice. The team has specific expertise in the Food & Agri, the construction industry, the financial sector and a focus on the transformation to renewable energy and other long-term sustainability initiatives. Clients include e.g. Claims Funding Europe, Canon and BMW.

Chambers Review

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Competition/European Law - Netherlands

4
Band 4

What the Team is Known For

Based in The Hague, BarentsKrans is a popular choice with claimants and litigation funders for representation in high-profile damages actions. The law firm also defends clients in ACM investigations into abuses of dominance and cartel infringements. It further advises clients on obtaining competition law clearance for proposed mergers, including in phase II investigations. Team members offer additional experience in public procurement matters.

Work Highlights

  • BarentsKrans acted for Macedonian Thrace Brewery on major follow-on damages actions against Heineken and Athenian Brewery.

Strengths

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The team is easily accessible, with clear communication.

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The BarentsKrans team is knowledgeable of all recent developments.

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The team is busy but responsive, and the guidance is clear.

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BarentsKrans gives no-nonsense and straightforward advice of excellent quality, combined with a practical approach.

Competition/European Law respondent
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BarentsKrans is a great firm for competition litigation on the claimant’s side, especially in a collective or class-action setting.

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Notable Practitioners

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Joost Fanoy
2
Joost Fanoy
Head of Competition/European Law
2
Band 2

Joost Fanoy is highly regarded for his notable work for claimants in high-profile follow-on damages actions. He offers further expertise in complex phase II merger clearance mandates, and represents clients in ACM investigations.

Joost Fanoy is an excellent person and lawyer.

Joost Fanoy knows the lay of the land and is uniquely capable of pinpointing exactly where the legal issues and risks lie.

Joost Fanoy expertly guides our project through the regulatory landscape.

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Tim Raats
U
Tim Raats
U
Up and Coming

Tim Raats enters the rankings this year on the back of notable work in phase II merger control investigations and representing claimants in cartel cases. He is also noted for his work on public procurement mandates.

Tim Raats has very good, high level knowledge about anticompetition laws and is proactive - if there's something that could matter to us, he reaches out.

He is a great lawyer for competition litigation on the claimants' side.

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BarentsKrans

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Joost Fanoy
2
Joost Fanoy
Head of Competition/European Law
2
Band 2
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Tim Raats
U
Tim Raats
U
Up and Coming
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Members

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Joost Fanoy

Joost Fanoy

Head of Department

Karlijn de Groes

Moira Lanters

Sebastiaan van Dam

Sophie Gilliam

Tim Raats