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Competition/European Law

Netherlands

6 Years Ranked

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Provided by Helen Gornall

Europe

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Helen has extensive experience in all aspects of competition law, including merger control, cartels, dominance, vertical restraints and state aid. Clients value her in-house and private practice expertise, which allows her to understand business drivers and offer clear and practical advice, even in the most complex of matters. She has particular expertise and interest in digital markets, including mergers in this field and the convergence of competition law with consumer and data protection.

Helen joined De Brauw in September 2018, moving from her position as director of competition law at Akzo Nobel NV, where she was responsible for competition law and merger control matters globally. Prior to this, Helen spent 12 years advising clients on competition law at two international law firms in London, Brussels and Amsterdam.

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Helen is a non-governmental advisor to the Dutch competition authority supporting its membership of the International Competition Network. She is part of the leadership team of the Dutch branch of W@, which aims to promote and mentor female competition law specialists. She teaches competition law to students of the Grotius Academie and is dual-qualified as both a solicitor (England & Wales) and Dutch advocaat.

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Competition/European Law - Netherlands

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Helen Gornall demonstrates impressive activity in the technology sector. This includes investigations into possible abuses of dominance and price parity clauses, as well as work connected to the Digital Markets Act. She also represents clients in ACM market investigations and multi-jurisdictional phase II merger investigations.

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