CMS Derks Star Busmann specializes in European and Dutch competition law. Our Competition Law specialists advise on matters ranging from cartels and abuse of positions of power to state aid, mergers and takeovers, joint ventures and other collaborative projects. We possess particular expertise in a number of areas such as the automotive, pharmaceutical, building, telecommunications, agricultural, fishing, property and healthcare sectors.

We promote the interests of your business, your sector organization or your institution in proceedings before the Netherlands Competition Authority (NMa) and the European Commission. We also assist you in national, civil and other legal proceedings, and in proceedings before the Court of Justice of the European Communities.

CMS Derks Star Busmann's competition law specialists have wide experience in assisting companies with inspection visits by competition authorities and helping them in requests for leniency. We also regularly advise companies as to whether they are generally acting in accordance with competition law. To do this, we provide individual 'compliance programmes' and training courses for the management, in which we can also make recommendations in anticipation of a potential visit to your business.

We often work together with specialists from the other international and leading firms that form part of CMS. Thanks to the distribution of this organisation, we can provide you with integrated advice and assistance on matters of competition law with an international dimension, such as with cross-border M&A transactions or cartels.