BarentsKrans‘ The Hague office is home to its EU and competition practice, which is noted as having ’extensive knowledge and experience’. The team handles a broad-range of contentious and non-contentious matters for its array of clients, with a particular focus on litigation. Its workload includes representing clients at the ACM in matters involving dawn raids, investigations, and merger control issues. European law specialist Joost Fanoy is at the head of the team, and leads in the majority of its follow-on cases; Fanoy also has expertise in cartel proceedings, as well as merger and joint venture matters.

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  • ‘There is extensive knowledge and experience within one office, which is accessible for clients.'

  • ‘Easy to reach, quick responses, accessible.’

  • ‘Tim Raats is great to work with! He understands our complex business and gets a quick grasp of any issue. His advice is practical and in-line with our company’s attitude towards risk.’

Key clients

  • Global (The Media & Entertainment Group)
  • Porthos Project
  • Visma Connect
  • Selecta
  • EBS
  • KPMG
  • Dura Vermeer
  • Macedonian Thrace Brewery
  • BMW
  • Finco Fuel
  • Claims Funding Europe
  • Canon
  • Heutink
  • Oshkosh Defense
  • Albron
  • BCD Travel
  • Dell
  • Jeugdformaat
  • GGZ Noord-Holland-Noord
  • Pure Development & Wayland Real Estate
  • Stichting Sint Antonius Ziekenhuis
  • Stichting Elevator Cartel Claim

Work highlights

  • Advising Interovo Group during the ACM cartel investigation, the related civil proceedings and assisting Interovo with the administrative appeal regarding the ACM decision.
  • Assisting KPN with its acquisition of major MVNO Youfone and all merger control related elements of the acquisition.
  • Acting for two Dutch comparison websites in a follow-on claim relating to the Google Shopping case against Alphabet, Google LLC and Google Netherlands.

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Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Joost Fanoy

Other key lawyers

Karlijn de Groes, Tim Raats