NETHERLANDS Law and Practice Contributed by: Ekram Belhadj and Cees Dekker, Simmons & Simmons LLP
Simmons & Simmons LLP is committed to ensuring its clients are well-equipped to navi - gate the complexities of the dynamic global economic landscape. Its competition practice is at the forefront of this commitment, offering not just specialist expertise in competition law, but also a deep understanding of the broader economic context in which its clients operate. It covers all aspects of competition law, from antitrust investigations and merger control to vertical restraints and state aid, and boasts an impressive global footprint with a robust pres -
ence in key jurisdictions across Europe, includ - ing the Netherlands, Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the UK. Simmons & Simmons’ competition practice is also renowned for its sector-specific expertise, including healthcare and life sciences, TMT, financial institutions, asset management and investment funds, and FMCG. The firm also represents clients in follow-on damages claims. Working with its in - ternal e-discovery team, it processes the vast quantities of data in such cases with efficiency.
Authors
Ekram Belhadj focuses her practice on competition law, state aid, foreign direct investment (FDI), foreign subsidies regulation (FSR) and European law, including unfair
Cees Dekker is an advocaat, admitted to the Amsterdam and Brussels Bars (EU-list), with over 30 years of experience in advising on all aspects of EU and Dutch competition law.
practices and related tech regulation. She advises companies and trade organisations within a wide range of industries on all aspects of EU and Dutch competition law, including cartel cases, distribution and dominance issues. She has extensive experience in representing companies in dawn raids, cartel investigations, compliance and Dutch merger control, including phase II investigations. She has also acted as compliance officer for one of the largest professional associations in the Netherlands in relation to a commitments decision of the (ACM).
Cees joined Simmons & Simmons as a consultant in 2022 after many years as a partner in another law firm. Cees has assisted and advised companies and industry associations in more than 30 cartel investigations, including dawn raids, by the Dutch Competition Authority (of which he was the first head of the legal department) and the European Commission, and has litigated before the EU and Dutch courts.
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