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. He has further experience in state aid mandates and queries concerning franchise agreements in the Netherlands.

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.

Greetje van Heezik is based in the firm's Brussels office. She has a strong focus on European law issues and also represents clients before Dutch authorities in disputes concerning alleged competition law infringements.

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 assists clients with competition law compliance issues.

Admitted to the Bar in both Amsterdam and Brussels, Maarten Meulenbelt of Sidley Austin enters the rankings this year on the back of his experience representing clients before the Dutch courts in challenges to ACM decisions.

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. He has further experience in state aid mandates.

A member of the Bar in both Brussels and Amsterdam, Roderick Nieuwmeyer is based in Brussels but also heads Osborne Clarke's competition law practice in the Netherlands. He enters the rankings this year on the back of assisting clients with high-profile ACM behavioural investigations. He has further experience in state aid mandates and the competition law compliance aspects of distribution agreements.