As a full-service law firm, CMS advises domestic and international clients on the full gamut of retail issues from product liability and recalls to advertising, real estate, IP and data privacy from its base in Amsterdam. The team comprises of corporate and commercial specialists who are all well versed in serving retail clients. Team lead Aukje Haan is noted for her strength in litigation, often representing clients from consumer products, food & beverages and automotive sectors. Co-head Mark Ziekman heads the global consumer product group and leads on corporate transactions.
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Key clients
- All Nippon Airways
- Adidas
- Ahrend
- Associated British Foods
- BMW
- Brokking's Beheer
- Broekhuis
- Canada Goose
- Christian Dior
- Coca Cola European Partners
- Colgate Palmolive
- Columbia Sportswear Company
- Discord
- Dockr
- Douglas
- Fossil
- Grangers
- Hero Group
- HP
- Igloo
- La Bouteille d'Or
- Louwman Dealer Group
- Mars
- Manutan
- Mauri Technologies
- Maxeda DIY
- New Balance
- Object Carpet
- Partner In Petfood
- Plus
- RH Interior Design
- Pon
- SharkNinja
- Shisheido
- Ultimaker
- Universal Electronics
- Urus Europe
- USPA
- Viscon Fresh Produce
- Westmill
- Xiaomi
Work highlights
- Advised TotalEnergies and SHV on the sale of PitPoint.LNG B.V. to ViGo Bioenergy B.V., a subsidiairy of Vitol.
- Advised Naïf Care on raising €23m from European impact investor Future Business Partnership.
- Advised Brocacef on the acquisition of 20 Dutch pharmacies from Ceban. Ceban Compounding then acquired the compounding business of Brocacef Hospital Pharmacy.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Aukje Haan, Mark Ziekman