The EU and competition practice at Van Doorne, noted as providing an ‘excellent and top-range service’ to its clients, is co-led by experienced competition practitioner Sarah Beeston who is noted as being ’a pleasure to work with’, and Gijs Verberne. The team is well equipped to handle the array of complex matters before the ACM and Dutch administrative and civil courts; its work includes advising on matters from alleged resale price influencing to defending cartel fine claims. Senior associates to note include Pim Jansen and Nina Korstenbroek who is noted for her ‘great understanding’ of complex cases.
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‘Excellent and top-range service.’
‘A very diverse and excellent team dealing very efficiently with the wide variety of competition law issues. They always follow-up very closely on new developments in competition law and are very hands-on and pleasant to work with.’
‘Sarah Beeston really stands out. She really has an in-depth knowledge about EU and Dutch competition laws. She also manages in an excellent way the outstanding team she works with. She is very hands-on and always looking for pragmatic solutions.’
‘The Van Doorne team is one of a kind - extremely experienced and also very hands-on with pragmatic and business-minded advice. They are also very well-organised and are able to execute complex projects in a timely manner.’
‘Sarah Beeston is is extremely experienced and knowledgeable and a real pleasure to work with. ’
‘A great team with the ability to get to the bottom of competition law problems, while not losing sight of the big picture issue. They did a great job reconciling the demands of the competition authorities and of clients.’
‘We worked with Sarah Beeston and Nina Korstenbroek on a complex digital merger. They had a great understanding of how the market worked and of the many pitfalls of digital mergers more generally. Their clear analysis and communication of the issues was key in getting the case cleared.’
‘Sarah Beeston and Jitske Weber both demonstrate a vast knowledge and willingness to go one step beyond. They both respond and act promptly, not withholding any deviating opinion to us as a client, which is a tremendous advantage when weighing our strategic options and potential routes to follow.’
Key clients
- AbbVie
- Airport Coordination Netherlands (ACNL)
- Albert Schweitzer Ziekenhuis
- Amerpoort
- Amsterdam UMC
- Domino’s Pizza
- Domus Magnus
- Dutch Tax Authority
- EasyPark
- Erasmus MC
- Eredivisie
- Gelre Ziekenhuizen
- Hedin Automotive
- Hornbach
- Jungheinrich
- Live Nation
- National Social Housing Guarantee Fund Foundation (WSW)
- Navitas Capital
- Nimbus
- Mediq
- Port of Rotterdam
- Province of Zuid-Holland
- Transport region Amsterdam
- TU Eindhoven
Work highlights
- Assisting the Port of Rotterdam in seeking to achieve its ambitious goal of sustainable development through investments and cooperation which are competition law and state aid compliant.
- Representing a leading consumer electronics company in relation to an ACM investigation into resale price influencing.
- Acting for a (former) portfolio company of Nimbus (Meneba) in successfully defending a claim by a former parent seeking redress for a cartel fine imposed on it in its capacity as controlling parent, and currently assisting Nimbus in the appeal proceedings.
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Sarah Beeston, Gijs Verberne