Mr Walter van Overbeek > Houthoff > Amsterdam, Netherlands > Lawyer Profile
Houthoff Offices
GUSTAV MAHLERPLEIN 50
1082 MA AMSTERDAM
Netherlands
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Mr Walter van Overbeek
Position
Walter has a general commercial practice and specialises in contract law, litigation and competition law. He advises on and litigates matters concerning production, distribution and agency, and regularly assists producers, importers and retailers in disputes with other parties in the chain. He was a managing partner at Houthoff Buruma between 2012 and 2015. Walter also leads the Automotive Industry Group, representing mainly manufacturers and importers of luxury consumer products. Walter has successfully assisted several distribution network restructurings. He is regularly asked by manufacturers to coordinate large projects in different countries.
Walter has been involved as counsel in many important legal disputes related to his area of practice. He also litigates with some regularity against non-authorised internet dealers of products – including cars, bicycles, electronics and cosmetics that are marketed within the EU via selective distribution systems – and is highly experienced in advising on omni-channel retaining in, among other things, the food and drinks industry. Walter is a guest lecturer in commercial contracts on the ‘Zuidas Master’ at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, and also the author of various publications. He has been a speaker at several conferences, including the annual conference on competition law in the automotive industry. He worked in EU competition law in Brussels for five years.
Languages
Dutch, English, German, French, Portugese
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Capital markets: equity
- Construction
- Dispute resolution: arbitration
- Dispute resolution: class actions
- Dispute resolution: Commercial litigation
- Environment and planning
- Insurance
- Real estate
- Restructuring and insolvency
Firm Rankings
- Commercial, corporate and M&A
- Employment
- Energy
- EU and competition
- Fraud and white-collar crime
- Industry focus: healthcare and life sciences
- Intellectual property: trade marks, copyrights and design rights
- Investment funds
- Private equity
- Tax
- Banking and finance: Borrower side
- Banking and finance: Financial services regulatory
- Banking and finance: lender or arranger side
- Data privacy and data protection
- Industry focus: Information technology
- Industry focus: telecoms
- Intellectual property: Patents
- Project finance and PFI
- Industry focus: Media and entertainment
- Fintech