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Provided by Janneke Kohlen
Competition & EU Law
Public Procurement Law
Janneke is a partner in our Competition & EU Law Group in The Hague where she specialises in competition law and public procurement law, advising on contentious and non-contentious matters for a broad variety of our clients.
With in-depth experience in merger control, cartel cases and the abuse of dominance, Janneke also has broad expertise in acting as a compliance officer in meetings with competitors. In addition, her practice also consists of advising on distribution agreements and she frequently provides in-house competition compliance programmes and training to clients. This comes along with extensive experience in drafting codes of conducts for companies, with a focus on competition law.
Janneke advises a variety of our clients on issues throughout the public procurement process, from reviewing tender documents and advising clients on the questions to ask procuring entities, to representing companies in court.
After being admitted to the bar in 2005, Janneke worked for another top tier law firm here in the Netherlands before joining Bird & Bird in 2009, where she was promoted to partner in 2017.
As well as being a member of our Tech & Comms Group, Janneke is a member of the Dutch Associations for Competition Law and Public Procurement Law. In addition to publishing regularly, she is a co-editor of the European and Economic chapter of the Dutch journal 'Juridisch Up To Date' ('Legally Up To Date').
Member of the Dutch Associations for Competition Law and Public Procurement Law.
Studied:
Grotius, Aanbestedingsrecht
Tilburg University
Admissions:
The Hague Bar, Netherlands in 2005
Provided by Chambers
Janneke Kohlen acts for clients and third-party intervenors on merger control filings. She has further experience in competition law compliance mandates, and has expertise in the Foreign Direct Investment regulation.
Provided by Chambers
Janneke Kohlen is amazing. She is very much on top of everything, super responsive and approachable.
Janneke Kohlen is very much ‘to the point’, formulating clearly and in such a way that the information can be put to immediate use in business dealings.
Janneke Kohlen always provides a quick response, and thinks beyond the question. She quickly reduces the question to its essence.
Janneke Kohlen is very approachable and sympathetic, and works quickly and accurately.
Janneke Kohlen understands the business and takes time to get to know her clients.
Janneke Kohlen is amazing. She is very much on top of everything, super responsive and approachable.
Janneke Kohlen is very much ‘to the point’, formulating clearly and in such a way that the information can be put to immediate use in business dealings.
Janneke Kohlen always provides a quick response, and thinks beyond the question. She quickly reduces the question to its essence.
Janneke Kohlen is very approachable and sympathetic, and works quickly and accurately.
Janneke Kohlen understands the business and takes time to get to know her clients.
