Mr Edmon Oude Elferink > CMS > Amsterdam, Netherlands > Lawyer Profile

CMS‘ EU and competition cohort has strong capabilities advising on matters in the automotive and energy industry in particular, as well as representing them before the courts. Its client portfolio features a number of well-known names; it advises its clients on matters ranging from mergers, to foreign direct investments, to cartel cases. Edmon Oude Elferink who splits his time between the firm’s Amsterdam and Brussels offices, heads up the team.

The team at CMS is sought out by clients to help with incident response and management. The team has worked on numerous high-profile cyber incidents and continues to assist major cyber insurers. Erik Jonkman leads the privacy and cybersecurity practice lading on key cyber incidents and data breaches. Simon Sanders and Edmon Oude Elferink are also key names in the team.

A part of the wider consumer products team, food and beverages at CMS assists producers, retail, suppliers, and investors with cross-border and local food law related issues. Recently the firm has been focusing on ESG risk management and disputes on top of its established expertise in tech and energy sectors. Matters typically handled by the team include product liability, contamination and recall, product launches, labelling, IP, and data protection. Aukje Haan and Mark Ziekman co-lead the team, Haan is at the forefront of ESG-related matters, while Ziekman specialises in cross-border M&A and joint ventures. Litigator Rogier de Vrey advises on international patent and trade mark issues and Edmon Oude Elferink is the main contact for competition law issues such as abuse of dominance.