CMS maintains a broad practice, assisting retailers with such matters as commercial contracts, brand protection, advertising and product liability issues. The team has also placed a growing focus on ESG matters under the leadership of practice co-head Aukje Haan, who spearheads the firm’s ESG efforts in the Netherlands, and is also sought after by clients seeking to implement new sales and distribution models. Alongside her is Mark Ziekman, who chairs the firm’s consumer products team and advises retail clients on cross-border mergers and joint ventures.
Legal 500 Editorial commentary
Testimonials
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- 'Able to deal quickly and effectively with issues. Approachable.'
- 'The team is well-coordinated and the workload is well-distributed; there is clarity on roles and responsibilities.'
- 'Pragmatic approach, business-oriented mindset.'
- 'Easygoing, good out-of-the-box thinking if necessary, good approach on strategy.'
Key clients
- All Nippon Airways
- Adidas
- Canada Goose
- Christian Dior
- Coca Cola European Partners
- Colgate Palmolive
- Columbia Sportswear Company
- Discord
- Fossil
- Hero Group
- HP
- Mars
- SharkNinja
- Shisheido (BPI)
- Universal Electronics
- USPA
- Xiaomi
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Aukje Haan, Mark Ziekman