Competition/European Law: Lawyers Based Abroad (Expertise Based Abroad) | Europe

Based in Brussels, Edmon Oude Elferink heads the Dutch antitrust practice at CMS. He has a strong focus on assisting clients with obtaining merger and FDI clearance from the Dutch authorities, as well as representing clients in follow-on damages actions and challenges to ACM decisions.

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 state aid mandates.

Dutch-qualified lawyer Lodewick Prompers is based in the Brussels office of Linklaters. He has notable experience assisting clients with obtaining merger clearance before the Dutch competition authorities and representing clients in ACM investigations into alleged abuse of dominance.

Dividing his time between AKD's offices in Brussels and Amsterdam, Pieter Kuypers frequently represents clients in private enforcement actions before the Dutch courts, and in challenges to ACM decisions.