Maverick Advocaten N.V. is a specialist competition law boutique with a core focus on Dutch and EU enforcement. The firm is active in cartel and abuse of dominance investigations before the ACM and the European Commission, and regularly handles merger control matters. At the helm of the practice is Martijn van de Hel, who often represents clients in ACM and Commission investigations; Diederik Schrijvershof, whose work spans the agriculture, healthcare, life sciences and transport sectors; and Cyriel Ruers, who advises on market regulation and consumer protection issues.
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Testimonials
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- ‘The team consists of experienced partners that are all excellent at their job.'
- ‘Cyriel Ruers combines exceptional regulatory insight with pragmatic and actionable advice. His understanding of how regulators operate, coupled with comprehensive market knowledge, enables him to deliver analysis that is consistently on point and also makes commercial sense.'
- ‘A truly passionate team in the field of competition law.'
- ‘Martijn van de Hel is very knowledgeable and has a great network in the field.'
- ‘Worked with Martijn van de Hel and Adriaan Craita on several transactions. Very knowledgeable.'
- ‘Martijn van de Hel sets the standard in this field. With a combination of calmness and enthusiasm, he inspires great confidence in clients. It is clear that he has tremendous passion for his profession.’
Key clients
- KLM Royal Dutch Airlines
- Zwanenberg
- Klaas de Boer
- Van Mossel
- 123Inkt
- Oranjewoud and Strukton
- Eneco
- Glaspoort
- Rijk Zwaan
- Vion
Work highlights
Assisting engineer and construction company Oranjewoud including Strukton in a European Commission investigation into alleged cartel prohibition violations in the synthetic turf sector (for sports) in various countries.
Assisted oil company Klaas de Boer at the Dutch competition authority with its divestiture to competitor FincoEnergies.
Assisting Glaspoort in the second phase merger control process before the Dutch competition authority for its acquisition of part of the fibre optic telecom infrastructure of its competitor DELTA Fiber.
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Practice head
Martijn van de Hel; Diederik Schrijvershof; Cyriel Ruers
Other key lawyers
Judith Jansen; Leah Peeters; Annabel Kingma; Adriaan Crait