LAWYER PROFILE

Gerrit Oosterhuis

Europe 2026

Houthoff

Ranked in 1 practice area

Competition/European Law: Lawyers Based Abroad

Netherlands

8 years ranked

About

Provided by Houthoff

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

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Chambers European Guide

Competition/European Law: Lawyers Based Abroad - Netherlands

Netherlands, expertise based abroad in Belgium

Individual Editorial

Based in the Brussels office of Houthoff, 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 unfair competition law complaints.

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Strengths

Provided by Chambers

He is practical, hands-on and also fun to work with.
Competition/European Law: Lawyers Based AbroadChambers European Guide
His management of work deliverables and personal involvement in all discussions added a lot of value, which led to success in our matter.
Competition/European Law: Lawyers Based AbroadChambers European Guide