Healthcare

Maverick Advocaten is the independent and leading competition law firm in the Netherlands. The team has vast experience at the top of the Dutch legal profession. The lawyers provide advice on Dutch and EU competition law, including cartels, abuse of dominance, (second phase) merger control, public procurement and cartel damage claims. They also frequently advise clients on economic regulation, consumer law and EU law (including state aid and unfair competition). The team regularly represents clients in proceedings before the Dutch and EU courts, the Netherlands Authority for Consumers & Markets, the European Commission and the Dutch Healthcare Authority. Maverick Advocaten represents clients in a wide variety of sectors, including healthcare, pharmaceuticals, agri and food, FMCG, energy, transport, retail, fintech, media and communications.

Recent Work:

• Successfully representing Mediq in proceedings against the Netherlands Authority for Consumers & Markets (ACM) before the Rotterdam District Court on an acquisition prohibited by ACM
• Representing an academic hospital in an administrative procedure about a subsidy granted and a complaint at the European Commission about the state aid rules
• Successfully representing a healthcare company in an investigation by the Netherlands Authority for Consumers & Markets into alleged abuse of a dominant position