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Nick Strous
Nick Strous

Nick Strous

Counsel

  • Eindhoven Netherlands
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Nick is a counsel in the Competition, EU & Trade practice group. He has a special focus on consumer and competition law related matters, operating in a wide range of sectors, such as healthcare, retail and food.

His practice is focused on proceedings before the EU and Dutch competition (and other) authorities and judiciary, as well as advisory work, regarding the application of the EU and Dutch competition law rules (cartel prohibition, prohibition on abuse of a dominant position and merger control) and other matters relating to EU law (eg foreign direct investments and consumer law matters).

Nick is also frequently involved in the coordination of multi-jurisdictional merger filings before competition authorities in and outside the European Union. His other areas of expertise include supervision of competition and healthcare authorities, compliance and corporate investigations

Expertise

Services and Groups

Competition, EU & trade
Environmental, social & governance (ESG)
Brands & advertising
Regulation
Competition compliance
Competition disputes, including cartel damages disputes
Competition law in the digital economy
EU law & EU procedural law
State aid
Green advertising

Sectors

Aerospace & defence

CV

Since 2024 Counsel, Taylor Wessing
2022-2023 Senior associate, Taylor Wessing
2019-2021 Associate, Taylor Wessing
2016 - 2019 Associate, Loyens & Loeff N.V.
2023 Competition, Grotius Academy
2016 LLM International Business Law, Tilburg University (cum laude)
2015 LLM Criminal Law, Tilburg University
2014 LLB Dutch civil law, Tilburg University
2013 LLB Chinese Law, European Company Law, European Competition Law and International Criminal Law, Catholic University Leuven

Career

Since 2024 Counsel, Taylor Wessing
2022-2023 Senior associate, Taylor Wessing
2019-2021 Associate, Taylor Wessing
2016 - 2019 Associate, Loyens & Loeff N.V.

Education

2023 Competition, Grotius Academy
2016 LLM International Business Law, Tilburg University (cum laude)
2015 LLM Criminal Law, Tilburg University
2014 LLB Dutch civil law, Tilburg University
2013 LLB Chinese Law, European Company Law, European Competition Law and International Criminal Law, Catholic University Leuven

Publications

Europese Commissie legt Google recordboete van 2,42 miljard op, 28 June 2017, lexology

Hub-and-spoke kartels: waar rook is, is vuur?, Mededingingsrecht in de Praktijk, nummer 3, juni 2022

Intellectuele eigendomsrechten en aanbestedingen: een eeuwig spanningsveld, Tijdschrift Aanbestedingsrecht en Staatssteun, nummer 6, oktober 2020

New rules for distribution agreements

Dutch court orders Apple to change unreasonable conditions applying to (dating) app providers

Dutch Advertising Code Committee tightens rules for sustainability claims 

The most obvious don’ts during a dawn raid: four examples 

Apple fails to satisfy requirements set by AMC 

Nieuwe regels voor distributieovereenkomsten: meer flexibilisering en duidelijkheid 

European Franchise & Distribution Newsletter - No 27 

Samsung fined €39 million by Dutch competition watchdog for online resale price maintenance for TVs 

Netherlands - Franchise and Distribution newsletter #24

 
 

Memberships & Associations

Dutch Competition Law Association (Vereniging voor Mededingingsrecht)

Dutch Association for Procurement Law

Additional languages

English Dutch German

Nick's news & insights

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