Comparative Guide
Competition Litigation
The Netherlands
Bas Braeken, Wesley Vader & Timo Hieselaar
Independent law firm bureau Brandeis is well versed in data privacy and telecom matters and excels in representing claimants in data protection-related class actions. Christiaan Alberdingk Thijm leads the team with his focus on digital copyright litigation after former practice co-head Vita Zwaan, an expert in mass claims, litigation and enforcement issues related to data protection, departed for Rubicon Impact & Litigation in November 2024 together with Jacob van de Velde.
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Testimonials
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‘Exceptionally personal and transparent in their approach.’
‘Nienke de Bruijn and Minke Gommer have done an outstanding job.’
‘Hands-on mentality, very good knowledge and experience as well as nice people.’
‘Christiaan Alberdingk Thijm is a leader in the field, combination with practical and academic work, X-factor to clients, competitors, judges, good public speaker.’
Key clients
- Spotzer Digital
- Alfen
- RAI Amsterdam
- NewBees
- Stichting Massaschade & Consument
- The Privacy Collective
- Maxeda DIY Group
- Civinc B.V. and Stichting Civinc
- Polarsteps
- StuDocu
- Timelex
- Pathé
Work highlights
Represented Stichting Massaschade & Consument in a class action against Google before the District Court of Amsterdam on behalf of Android users in the Netherlands regarding the violation of laws on data protection.
Represented Stichting Massaschade & Consument in collective damages actions against TikTok before the District Court of Amsterdam and the Amsterdam Court of Appeals based on the GDPR and the new Dutch collective claim regime.
Assisted Pathé with updating its internal and external privacy policies, taking into consideration its new business ventures, partnerships and corresponding processing activities.
Practice head
Christiaan Alberdingk Thijm
Other key lawyers
Nienke de Bruijn; Minke Gommer