CMS‘ cohort is helmed by Rogier de Vrey, who is well-placed to assist in trade mark, trade secret and unfair competition matters in both contentious and advisory contexts; de Vrey’s areas of industry focus are media, sports and life sciences. Key team member Marcoline van der Dussen specialises in advertising litigation.
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‘The attorneys of CMS were very good, up-to-date and speedy when it comes to devices.'
'They were able to respond very adequately to the case and managed to get the best result.’
‘Rogier de Vrey and Ellen Gielen stand out.'
Key clients
- Paramount
- Comcast (NBC Universal, SKY)
- Colgate-Palmolive
- Warner Bros Discovery
- UEFA
- Johnson & Johnson
- Primark
- Roku
- Guess
- Global (media)
- Amgen
- Sony (Europe)
- Shiseido (BPI)
- Vattenfall
- Royal BAM Group
- IBM
- Royal Ahrend
- Kiremko
- Syngenta
- Toyota/Louwman
- ASR
- CitizenM
- Plus Retail
Work highlights
- Assisted Colgate Palmolive before the Dutch Advertising Committee against three complaints filed in relation to sustainability claims made by Colgate with respect to one of its famous cleaning products.
- Advised the client with its acquisition of Vrumona, a subsidiary of Heineken, with well-known brands such as Royal Club, Sisi, Sourcy, Vitamin Water and licensed brands such as 7Up, Pepsi and Rivella.
- Assisted Plus Retail, one of the largest supermarket chains in the Netherlands, in relation to a copyright software license litigation case.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Rogier de Vrey