EU and competition

bureau Brandeis

At bureau Brandeis, the team's workload includes appearing for the defence in dawn raid cases, advising on distribution matters, state aid cases, and a wide range of regulatory matters. Bas Braeken, who spearheads the practice, is 'an experienced and well-known attorney at law in this field'. Jade Versteeg handles merger notifications, cartel cases and abuse of dominance matters. Hans Bousie left the firm in May 2024.

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Testimonials

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'The team is constructive and very knowledgeable in what can be done within the framework of competition compliance and sustainability objectives.’
‘Bas Braeken is an experienced and well-known attorney at law in this field.’
‘Bas Braeken has a very hands-on way of working and is is thorough and speaks on the technical in a way that is also understandable for clients.’
‘There is no question that this firm is more than competent in the field of competition law.’
‘Bas Braeken is very good at distinguishing the really important stuff from any fringes.'
'Lara Elzas is very personable and has solid knowledge.’

Key clients

ENGIE
Bastion Hotels
Cleary Gottlieb
Prijsvrij.nl
AGU
European Elite Athletes Association
Multi Tank Card
Bosch Siemens Household Appliances
TIX.nl
Dutch Travel Alliance
Netherlands Online Gambling Association
Axeco
VakantieDiscounter
Youfone
Maxeda
Burando
IDH
Noordhoff Publishers
Koninklijke Boom Publishers
Sendcloud
TUI
CAI Harderwijk
Evidensia
Pro Agent
De Bijenkorf
Vierhouten Pallets
De With Pallets
Cooper
Vemedia
Axelera
Tony Chocolonely
Howards Home
Zuiver
Crowell & Moring/Verduyn

Work highlights

Assisting Youfone in the second-phase investigation of the Dutch Authority for Consumers and Markets into its acquisition by KPN.
Acted for third parties in the appeal lodged by the International Skating Union (ISU) with the General Court in Luxembourg against the Commission’s decision prohibiting the ISU’s eligibility rules.
Assisted Vierhouten Palletindustrie B.V. & De With Pallets B.V. in the second-phase investigation by the ACM into the merger of with Foresco.