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Ms Anita Canta

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+31 20 3016 234 anita.canta@cms-dsb.com View profile

Work Department

Commercial Law

Position

Counsel

Career

Anita Canta graduated from Utrecht University in 2002 in Dutch Law and Economics. She then spent almost 5 years in general commercial law. She has worked in the Commercial Law Practice group at CMS since 2007, mainly in the areas of distribution and franchising. She has extensive experience in the drafting and modification of franchise agreements, as well as assisting with the start-up and evolution of franchise organisations. Anita is also active in mediation and litigation issues between franchisors and franchisees.​

In 2015 Anita participated in writing a Franchise Code of Conduct which the DFA provided to the franchise sector within the scope of their services to the industry. She is also experienced in (international) commercial contracts such as cooperation, agency representation, distribution and professional services agreements and also the formulation of general terms and conditions.

Languages

Dutch, English

Memberships

  • Member of the Dutch Association for Distribution, Franchise and Agency Law (Vereniging voor Distributie, Franchise en Agentuurrecht)​
  • Member of the Dutch Franchise Association (Nederlandse Franchisevereniging)​
  • Supervisory Committee at the Dr. Henri van der Hoeven Clinic​

Education

  • Dutch Law (Private Law), Utrecht University​
  • Domain-based Economics, Utrecht University 

Lawyer Rankings

Netherlands > Dispute resolution: Commercial litigation

As a part of CMS‘s pan-European dispute resolution team, the practice is skilled at handling multi-jurisdictional cases, especially within the ESG space. The team is split into domestic and international groups and takes a sector-focused approach, specialising in banking, insurance, real estate, and energy. Leonard Böhmer leads the litigation and insurance team with Peter Soede, who focuses on liability law. ESG task force head Aukje Haan handles related litigation and mediation. Bart-Adriaan de Ruijter chairs the corporate litigation and arbitration practice and regularly represents multinationals in corporate disputes. Petra Heemskerk is sought out for her public law litigation expertise, while Anita Canta handles franchising disputes. Andries Polkerman and Simon Polkerman both joined from De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek in March 2023, strengthening the practice’s commercial litigation capabilities.

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