Based in Amsterdam, Osborne Clarke‘s retail and consumer practice draws on its international and cross-disciplinary strength to advise on contentious and non-contentious matters. The team largely focuses on real estate, employment and commercial issues for major domestic and international retailers and manufacturers. Jeroen Bedaux co-heads the team and has a wealth of experience in retail and consumer goods-related commercial litigation, regularly assisting clients with investigations initiated by the Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets. Employment specialist Jim Margry is adept at advising on issues in the retail sector, while practice co-head Paul Brouwer focuses on assisting retailers, online platforms and consumer brand manufacturers with commercial disputes.
Testimonials
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‘Skilled and always ready to support. ’
‘No-nonsense and quick responses in day-to-day legal disputes’.
‘We worked a lot with Casper Bos, who is up-to-date, clear and complete.’
Key clients
- AG Beursplein Rotterdam Coöperatieve U.A.
- Bose
- Coca-Cola Europacific Partners
- Diageo Great Britain Limited
- GoPro
- Hema
- Jumbo Supermarkten
- L'Oreal
- Magazijn "De Bijenkorf" B.V.
- Procornea
- Schroders
- Starbucks
- Tracto
- Zinc Real Estate
Work highlights
- Represented Jumbo Supermarkten in a successful defence against a €750m claim made by De Groot for the termination of a five-year supply agreement.
- Advised AG Beursplein Rotterdam Coöperatieve U.A. on obtaining €110m in financing from ABN AMRO Bank N.V. and Coöperatieve Rabobank U.A for the Beursgallery retail site in Rotterdam.
- Advised Hema on disputes, commercial contracts and data privacy.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Paul Brouwer, Jeroen Bedaux