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