The Legal 500

Within Commercial litigation, BarentsKrans N.V. is a second tier firm,

BarentsKrans N.V. is well regarded for Supreme Court litigation, and Jan-Paul Heering recently represented Samsung in its patent litigation against Apple Inc. Rieme-Jan Tjittes, ‘a very experienced Supreme Court litigator in commercial matters’, acted for Delta and Eneco in the Dutch Unbundling Act case. Corporate litigator Martijn van Maanen was recently involved in cartel damages cases. Other clients include Macquarie, Achmea, Rosneft and KPN.

Within Corporate and M&A, tier 6

BarentsKrans N.V. advises clients such as Simpson Manufacturing and REMEX Mineralstoff on M&A. Michiel Martin leads the team, with Nick Surber specialising in cross-border matters.

Within EU and competition, tier 4

BarentsKrans N.V. focuses on cartel damages claims and regulatory investigations. It recently acted for TUI Nederland regarding an NMa investigation into a price-fixing scheme in the tour operator market, and is also representing numerous companies in a damages claim against members of the air cargo cartel. Pierre Bos heads the team. Senior associate Joost Fanoy, who joined from Straatman Koster Advocaten, provides ‘good quality, practical advice’.

Within Employment, BarentsKrans N.V. is a third tier firm,

BarentsKrans N.V.’s Caroline van Gent leads the team on contract issues, individual and collective dismissals, and other contentious matters. Rogier Duk, who joined from De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek, is well known for Supreme Court litigation.

Within Intellectual property, BarentsKrans N.V. is a third tier firm,

BarentsKrans N.V. has been representing various generic pharmaceuticals manufacturers in patent infringement proceedings. Clients include Mylan, Grohe, Neurim Pharmaceuticals and Boehringer Ingelheim. Practice head Marleen van den Horst focuses on patent litigation, while newly promoted partner Jaap Bremer provides ‘a practical approach, with the capability to translate difficult subjects into pragmatic points’ on soft IP matters.

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