Mrs Sarah Beeston

+31 (0)20 6789 650 beeston@vandoorne.com

Work Department

European and Competition Law

Position

Sarah Beeston heads the European & Competition team of Van Doorne. She advises national and international clients on compliance with competition rules in all aspects of their daily business. She thus helps clients to achieve their commercial goals. Sarah represents clients’ interests before competition authorities and courts, including in competition-related damages claims. Sarah has experience in most industries from energy and transport to consumer goods and financial services. She is also active in semi-public sectors including education, healthcare and life sciences. Sarah is one of the founders of the Association for Compliance in the Healthcare Sector. She is board member of the Association for Women and Competition.

Sarah is innovative and seeks solutions. She obtained the first commitment decision and first settlement decision taken by the Dutch competition authority. She has successfully negotiated the termination of investigations without formal commitments and worked with the ACM on criteria for leniency in non-horizontal cases. Sarah has also successfully settled several international damages claims.

Career

Sarah began her career with the European Commission and entered private practice in 1990. Her international experience in London, Brussels, Paris and the Netherlands influences her approach and is highly valued by clients.

Languages

English, Dutch, French.

Memberships

Dutch Association for Competition Law, Dutch Association for European Law, International Bar Association, Law Society of England and Wales, Dutch Association for Distribution Franchise and Agency

Education

University of Surrey, Guildford and College of Law, London.