Gerard van der Wal > Windt Le Grand Leeuwenburgh > Rotterdam, Netherlands > Lawyer Profile
Windt Le Grand Leeuwenburgh Offices
Blaak 555
3011 GB Rotterdam
Netherlands
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Gerard van der Wal
Work Department
EU, state aid & competition law, IP & pharma
Position
Partner
Career
Gerard van der Wal (admitted to the bar in ‘77), former resident partner of Houthoff Buruma in Brussels, was appointed partner at Windt Le Grand Leeuwenburgh per 1 August 2016. He practices EU and competition law with extensive experience on state aid, IP and (free) trade matters, in particular in the luxury brands, agricultural and pharma sector. He is an international litigator and he worked with our partners on the distressed privatisation of National Employment Agency Arbeidsvoorziening (Kliq), the restructuring of the KLM and Dutch Railways owned High Speed concession to Brussels, and advised on state aid matters regarding premier division football clubs PSV and FC Twente. Guides that chart the legal sector such as Chambers and Partners rank Gerard van der Wal as a Senior Statesman in his area of practice.
Lawyer Rankings
Netherlands > Intellectual property: trade marks, copyrights and design rights
Windt Le Grand Leeuwenburgh‘s ‘creative and hands-on team’ handles the full spectrum of soft IP disputes before the Dutch, Benelux and EU courts, covering issues of copyright, trade mark and design infringement, in addition to advising on matters pertaining to parallel imports. Practice head Timme Geerlof is sought after for his litigation experience, and also assists with the drafting of commercial contracts. Gerard van der Wal has extensive experience pleading cases before the ECJ, acting for luxury, pharmaceutical and agriculture clients, while ‘legal eagle’ Shaharzaad Said maintains a litigious practice, in addition to advising on the drafting of IP agreements.