Ms Janneke Kohlen > Bird & Bird > The Hague, Netherlands > Lawyer Profile

Bird & Bird maintains a strong focus in TMT, and regularly advises clients in these fields on investigations, leniency applications, public enforcement and sanction inquiries, while also litigating in damages cases before both domestic and EU courts. The practice, led by Pauline Kuipers, also advises on dawn raids and digital data investigations. Kuipers, with a TMT focus, specialises in cartel procedures, abuse of dominance matters and merger notifications to the ACM and the EC. Janneke Kohlen also specialises in competition law, advising a wide variety of clients on both contentious and non-contentious issues including merger control, cartel cases and abuse of dominance cases.

Bird & Bird leverages its large and multi-disciplinary TMT group in order to advise clients on complex national and multi-jurisdictional projects. Co-heads of the media group Olaf Trojan and Paul Waszink specialise in different areas within media – Trojan is the first port of call for national and regional newspapers seeking advice on freedom of speech and internet-related matters, while Waszink focuses on regulatory matters in the telecoms space and represents media parties in FOI proceedings. Competition and EU law expert Janneke Kohlen works on horizontal cooperation agreements and distribution agreements and frequently provides in-house competition compliance programs and training to clients. The breadth of the practice is further demonstrated by the activity of senior counsel Wilfred Steenbruggen and Berend Van Der Eijk, data protection experts, who advise clients in the media space on such compliance matters.

Bird & Bird‘s healthcare and life sciences practice is known for its IP focus, with practitioners ‘very strong in chemical and pharmaceutical patent matters (including regulatory issues)’. Hague-based Marc van Wijngaarden co-heads the Dutch life sciences group, specialising in patent litigation, compliance, corporate and competition laws for pharmaceutical, biotech and medical devices companies. Fellow co-head Michiel Wurfbain advises on cross-border M&A deals, public-to-private transactions, financial matters and corporate governance. Armand Killan is an expert in patent disputes involving medical devices and pharmaceutical clients. Amsterdam-based Wouter Pors focuses on complex contentious matters concerning regulatory issues and IP disputes with an EU-wide dimension. Competition & EU Law expert Janneke Kohlen assists clients with public procurement, merger control, cartel cases and abuse of dominance matters. Patent and trade secret issues are the main focus of Tjibbe Douma‘s practice. Counsel Peter Van Gemert and associate Hester Borgers are key patent litigation and regulatory specialists in the team.