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Dr. Robert Hardy, LL.M. (Harvard) is a Local Partner in the firm’s Amsterdam office. He advises clients on matters spanning a wide spectrum of economic sectors, including consumer products, energy, financial services, manufacturing, life sciences, TMT, and transportation.

Robert focuses his practice on:

  • Antitrust Litigation & Competition Regulation
  • International Trade
  • Regulatory & Compliance.

On June 30, 2022, the European Parliament (EP) and the Council announced that they had reached a provisional political agreement on the EU Foreign Subsidies Regulation (FSR).

The European Commission
Continue Reading Political Agreement Reached on EU Foreign Subsidies Regulation

On May 17, 2022, the European Commission (Commission) announced it had conducted so-called “dawn raids” (i.e., unannounced inspections) at multiple undisclosed companies in the fashion industry in several European Union
Continue Reading European Commission Raids Fashion Companies Over Anti-Competitive Concerns

To make it easier to investigate, prosecute, and punish violations of restrictive measures in all EU Member States, on May 25, 2022, the European Commission (Commission) proposed making the violation
Continue Reading European Commission Proposes Criminalizing Economic Sanctions Violations and Bolsters Asset Recovery Measures

On April 19, 2022, the proposed Dutch Investment Review Act (Wet veiligheidstoets investeringen, fusies and overnames) (Actpassed the Dutch House of Representatives (Tweede Kamer
Continue Reading Dutch Investment Review Act Passes Dutch House of Representatives