Topics

Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR)

Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR): Considerations for Real Estate Businesses in an Unpredictable Market

Announcements

Global Giant Greenberg Traurig Continues to Enhance European Stronghold, Brings on Tier 1 Real Estate Team in The NetherlandsDutch 2021 Tax Bill and Real Estate in the NetherlandsEU Commission Limits the Netherlands’ Plans to Subsidize Green Hydrogen Production

Anti-Corruption

First Dutch Policy and Guidelines for Self-Reporting, Cooperation, and Self-InvestigationEuropean Commission Raids Fashion Companies Over Anti-Competitive ConcernsGT Antitrust Newsletter | Competition Currents | September 2021

Antitrust

GT Newsletter | Competition Currents | April 2025GT Newsletter | Competition Currents | March 2025GT Newsletter | Competition Currents | January 2025

Artificial Intelligence

Use of AI in Recruitment and Hiring – Considerations for EU and US CompaniesEU AI Act’s Opt-Out Trend May Limit Data Use for Training AI Models

Brexit

Brexit: EU-Based PIEs with UK Parents No Longer Exempted from Having Their Own Audit CommitteesEU Opens Consultation on Rules for Transboundary Plastic Waste ShipmentsEU Sanctions: European Commission President Pushes for Greater Resilience, Proper Enforcement

Carbon Emission

Shell Wins Appeal in Dutch Climate RulingCBAM on Track to Take Effect in October 2023Possible Amendments to EU Proposed Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism

Carbon Policy

ESG Opportunities for Distressed Real EstatePossible Amendments to EU Proposed Carbon Border Adjustment MechanismEU Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism Proposal and Its Relationship to the European Emission Trading Scheme

Carbon Pricing

EU Proposal for the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism

CBAM

CBAM Reporting Requirement Begins Oct. 1, 2023CBAM on Track to Take Effect in October 2023Possible Amendments to EU Proposed Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism

Class Action Litigation

EU Deadline Sharpens Contours of European Consumer Class Action LandscapeNew Dutch Act on Collective Damages in Class Actions Effective 1 January 2020

climate change

Shell Wins Appeal in Dutch Climate RulingEU Green Bonds: One Step Closer to a New Standard for Sustainable BondsNew and Greener ROZ Template

Colombia

The Netherlands and Colombia Have Signed a Tax Treaty

Competition Law

GT Newsletter | Competition Currents | April 2025GT Newsletter | Competition Currents | March 2025GT Newsletter | Competition Currents | January 2025

contracts

INTERVIEW: Innovative concepts are a gamechanger in commercial transaction negotiationsFIDIC Golden Principles Under Dutch Law in 2023Supreme Court (partially) overturns Court of Appeal’s ruling in re Spinnin’ Records v. Martin Garrix

Copyright

Toward Digital-Ready Design Protection: The New EU Design ActEU Court Ruling Expands Copyright Protection for International Works of Applied ArtAre US-Designed Chairs Without US IP Protection Copyright Protectable in Netherlands and Belgium as Works of Applied Art?

Corporate Law

First Dutch Policy and Guidelines for Self-Reporting, Cooperation, and Self-InvestigationGT Newsletter | Competition Currents | October 2024GT Newsletter | Competition Currents | September 2024

Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU)

GT Newsletter | Competition Currents | November 2024CJEU Decision in Illumina/Grail Case Restores Clarity on Article 22 ECMR Referrals for Merger ControlCJEU: Evidence Disclosure In Follow-On Claims May Require Parties To Create New Documents

COVID-19

Dutch Labor, Employment and Pensions UpdateGreenberg Traurig Amsterdam Team Authors TMT 2021 Trends & Developments in the Netherlands for Chambers and PartnersAmendments to Temporary Act COVID-19 (Tijdelijke wet COVID-19) – Suspension of Bankruptcy Request and Stay on Other Recovery Measures

Cross-Border Tax Planning

OECD’s Amount B: Simplified Transfer Pricing for Routine Marketing and Distribution ActivitiesRE-STRUC: Tax Changes as of 2023EU’s DAC7: New Tax Reporting Obligations for Platform Operators

data center

Challenges in the Dutch Data Center MarketDutch Data Protection Authority approves Code of Conduct for Data Processors in the ICT SectorAmsterdam’s data center stop may be lifted soon

data protection

Greenberg Traurig Amsterdam Team Authors TMT 2021 Trends & Developments in the Netherlands for Chambers and PartnersWebinar – Cameratoezicht en privacy: Praktische do’s en don’tsDutch Data Protection Authority approves Code of Conduct for Data Processors in the ICT Sector

debt recovery

Amendments to Temporary Act COVID-19 (Tijdelijke wet COVID-19) – Suspension of Bankruptcy Request and Stay on Other Recovery MeasuresA New European Restructuring LandscapeThe European Account Preservation Order: A Method for Debt Recovery Throughout the EU

digital single market

EU Parliament Approves Heavily Disputed Copyright DirectiveThe ePrivacy Regulation: The Next European Initiative in Data ProtectionAnother Privacy Regulation, but This Time on ‘Non-Personal Data’

Distribution

Distribution Agreements in the EU: Changes After VBER and Accompanying Guidelines are Revised

Dutch Code of Civil Procedure

New Dutch Act on Collective Damages in Class Actions Effective 1 January 2020Revised Dutch Code of Civil Procedure: Effective 1 October 2019

Dutch Court

GT Newsletter | Competition Currents | April 2025GT Newsletter | Competition Currents | March 2025GT Newsletter | Competition Currents | January 2025

Dutch Law

GT Newsletter | Competition Currents | April 2025GT Newsletter | Competition Currents | March 2025GT Newsletter | Competition Currents | January 2025

dutch patents

Greenberg Traurig Shareholder Radboud Ribbert Quoted in Law 360 Intellectual Property ArticleAmendment to Dutch Patents Act (Rijksoctrooiwet) Allows for Extemporaneous Preparation of Medicine in Certain Circumstances

Dutch Property Law

New and Greener ROZ TemplateImproving Liquidity Through Real Estate Sale and Leaseback TransactionsRE-STRUC: Tax Changes as of 2023

Dutch Real Estate Law

New Environment and Planning Act (Omgevingswet)’s ‘Participation Requirement’ Does Not Imply Consensus, Confirms Recent Case LawDutch Real Estate: Beware of Potential Leasehold Terminations as a Result of OffencesINTERVIEW: Innovative concepts are a gamechanger in commercial transaction negotiations

Dutch Supreme Court

Shell Wins Appeal in Dutch Climate RulingSupreme Court (partially) overturns Court of Appeal’s ruling in re Spinnin’ Records v. Martin GarrixDutch Labor, Employment, and Pensions Update

Dutch Tax Law

OECD’s Amount B: Simplified Transfer Pricing for Routine Marketing and Distribution ActivitiesTax Implications of New Dutch Partnership Rules: Your CV May Become TaxableProvisional Closing Scheme: Beating the Dutch RETT Increase!

Economic sanctions

EU Criminalizes Violations of EU Sanctions, With a Focus on Russia

energy label

ESG Opportunities for Distressed Real EstateEvery New Building in the Netherlands Must Be (Almost) Energy Neutral Starting Jan. 1, 2021German and Dutch National Agendas Indicate Further Focus on and Investments in Hydrogen

Energy Transaction

EU Green Bonds: One Step Closer to a New Standard for Sustainable BondsEU Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism Proposal and Its Relationship to the European Emission Trading Scheme

English Language

INTERVIEW: Innovative concepts are a gamechanger in commercial transaction negotiationsSupreme Court (partially) overturns Court of Appeal’s ruling in re Spinnin’ Records v. Martin GarrixCompetition Currents | November 2021

Environmental

Shell Wins Appeal in Dutch Climate RulingNew Environment and Planning Act (Omgevingswet)’s ‘Participation Requirement’ Does Not Imply Consensus, Confirms Recent Case LawProposal for an EU Green Claims Directive

ePrivacy

Webinar – Cameratoezicht en privacy: Praktische do’s en don’tsDutch Data Protection Authority approves Code of Conduct for Data Processors in the ICT SectorEU Limits Territorial Scope of ‘Right to Be Forgotten’ on the Internet

EU

Use of AI in Recruitment and Hiring – Considerations for EU and US CompaniesToward Digital-Ready Design Protection: The New EU Design ActEU to Impose Tariffs on US Goods - Steel, Aluminum, and More - in April 2025

European Commission

EU to Impose Tariffs on US Goods - Steel, Aluminum, and More - in April 2025GT Newsletter | Competition Currents | March 2025EU Omnibus Package: Proposed Changes to Reduce ESG Compliance Burdens for Businesses

European Directive

Last Call for Global Minimum Tax Compliance: Considerations for Multinationals Operating in the EUEU Deadline Sharpens Contours of European Consumer Class Action LandscapeProposal for an EU Green Claims Directive

European Union Commission

EU’s New HBER and Horizontal Guidelines: Main ChangesProposal for an EU Green Claims DirectiveEU Criminalizes Violations of EU Sanctions, With a Focus on Russia

European Union Law

Last Call for Global Minimum Tax Compliance: Considerations for Multinationals Operating in the EUCJEU Decision in Illumina/Grail Case Restores Clarity on Article 22 ECMR Referrals for Merger ControlEU AI Act’s Opt-Out Trend May Limit Data Use for Training AI Models

Events

WEBINAR: Hydrogen Infrastructure Challenges and Case Studies: Bumpy Road or Expressway to a Clean Fuel Future?Webinar – Cameratoezicht en privacy: Praktische do’s en don’tsGreenberg Traurig Amsterdam and ULI Netherlands host the First Annual Netherlands Real Estate Leaders Roundtable

Featured

Use of AI in Recruitment and Hiring – Considerations for EU and US CompaniesGT Newsletter | Competition Currents | April 2025EU to Impose Tariffs on US Goods - Steel, Aluminum, and More - in April 2025

Firm News

Global Giant Greenberg Traurig Continues to Enhance European Stronghold, Brings on Tier 1 Real Estate Team in The NetherlandsGreenberg Traurig Amsterdam advises InterXion on its USD 8.4 Billion Combination with Digital Realty

FRAND

Dutch Court Has International Jurisdiction in FRAND Matter Primarily Involving Foreign Parties

Gaming

Outlook 2020: Gambling Legislation and Enforcement in the Netherlands

GDPR

Dutch Data Protection Authority approves Code of Conduct for Data Processors in the ICT SectorEU Limits Territorial Scope of ‘Right to Be Forgotten’ on the InternetCJEU Finds Website Operators Using Social Media Plugins Are Joint Controllers

governing law

RE-STRUC: Tax Changes as of 2023ESG Opportunities for Distressed Real EstateDutch Trust UBO Register Operational Starting 1 November 2022

GT Alert

OECD’s Amount B: Simplified Transfer Pricing for Routine Marketing and Distribution ActivitiesLast Call for Global Minimum Tax Compliance: Considerations for Multinationals Operating in the EUFirst Dutch Policy and Guidelines for Self-Reporting, Cooperation, and Self-Investigation

health care

Amendment to Dutch Patents Act (Rijksoctrooiwet) Allows for Extemporaneous Preparation of Medicine in Certain Circumstances

Import

EU Sanctions Russia with Eleventh Package of Restrictive MeasuresEU Temporary Framework for State Aid Measures in Response to Ukraine Conflict and to Support Banking SectorEU Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism Proposal and Its Relationship to the European Emission Trading Scheme

intellectual property

Toward Digital-Ready Design Protection: The New EU Design ActEU Court Ruling Expands Copyright Protection for International Works of Applied ArtAre US-Designed Chairs Without US IP Protection Copyright Protectable in Netherlands and Belgium as Works of Applied Art?

Intellectual Property Litigation

Toward Digital-Ready Design Protection: The New EU Design ActEU Court Ruling Expands Copyright Protection for International Works of Applied ArtAre US-Designed Chairs Without US IP Protection Copyright Protectable in Netherlands and Belgium as Works of Applied Art?

international litigation

The European Commission’s Proposal for Regulating Foreign Subsidies ControlUSTR Proposes Retaliatory Tariffs on Digital Services Taxes: Austria, India, Italy, Spain, Turkey, and the United KingdomUS, EU, and UK Suspend Airbus-Boeing Retaliatory Tariffs

International Trade

Navigating EU Foreign Subsidy InvestigationsCBAM Reporting Requirement Begins Oct. 1, 2023EU Sanctions Russia with Eleventh Package of Restrictive Measures

jurisdiction

Greenberg Traurig Amsterdam Team Authors TMT 2021 Trends & Developments in the Netherlands for Chambers and Partners

Labor & Employment

The Act Implementing the EU Directive on Transparent and Predictable Working Conditions: An OverviewEU Platform Work Package: What Does It Mean for Platform Businesses?Dutch Labor, Employment and Pensions Update

LIBOR

LIBOR Transition Newsletter – Issue 6LIBOR Transition Newsletter – Issue 3LIBOR Transition Newsletter – Issue 2

litigation

GT Newsletter | Competition Currents | October 2024GT Newsletter | Competition Currents | September 2024GT Newsletter | Competition Currents | June 2024

mergers and acquisitions

CJEU Decision in Illumina/Grail Case Restores Clarity on Article 22 ECMR Referrals for Merger ControlDe ‘Exit Kick-Back’-clauseEU’s New HBER and Horizontal Guidelines: Main Changes

Netherlands

Shell Wins Appeal in Dutch Climate RulingTax Implications of New Dutch Partnership Rules: Your CV May Become TaxableDutch Real Estate: Beware of Potential Leasehold Terminations as a Result of Offences

Netherlands Commercial Court

GT Antitrust Newsletter | Competition Currents | May 2021

patents

Greenberg Traurig Shareholder Radboud Ribbert Quoted in Law 360 Intellectual Property ArticleAmendment to Dutch Patents Act (Rijksoctrooiwet) Allows for Extemporaneous Preparation of Medicine in Certain Circumstances

pensions

Employment and Pension Law Update 2019: The Netherlands

pharmaceuticals

Greenberg Traurig Shareholder Radboud Ribbert Quoted in Law 360 Intellectual Property ArticleAmendment to Dutch Patents Act (Rijksoctrooiwet) Allows for Extemporaneous Preparation of Medicine in Certain Circumstances

PLATFORM WORK

EU Platform Work Package: What Does It Mean for Platform Businesses?

PLATFORM WORK PACKAGE

EU Platform Work Package: What Does It Mean for Platform Businesses?

privacy

Webinar – Cameratoezicht en privacy: Praktische do’s en don’tsDutch Data Protection Authority approves Code of Conduct for Data Processors in the ICT SectorNew CJEU Decision on Use of Cookies

private equity

De ‘Exit Kick-Back’-clauseTo Safeguard Dutch National Security, Investment Review Bill Gets Retroactive EffectExit Provisions in Joint Venture & Shareholder Agreements: Lessons (to be) Learned – Looking Across the Ocean

products liability

Trademark Owner Liable to Consumer for Product Defect, European Court of Justice RulesProject Developer Entitled to Deduct VAT from Costs Partly Beneficial to Third PartiesConsumer Duty to Report a Lack of Conformity (Product Defect) Further Explained by Supreme Court in the Netherlands

property law

Improving Liquidity Through Real Estate Sale and Leaseback TransactionsRE-STRUC: Tax Changes as of 2023Every New Building in the Netherlands Must Be (Almost) Energy Neutral Starting Jan. 1, 2021

RE-STRUC

EU Green Bonds: One Step Closer to a New Standard for Sustainable BondsProposed revision of Dutch RETT scheme share deal for real estate acquisitionsNew AERIUS Method Released for the Calculation of Nitrogen Depositions from Construction Works

real estate

New Environment and Planning Act (Omgevingswet)’s ‘Participation Requirement’ Does Not Imply Consensus, Confirms Recent Case LawDutch Real Estate: Beware of Potential Leasehold Terminations as a Result of OffencesINTERVIEW: Innovative concepts are a gamechanger in commercial transaction negotiations

Regulatory and Compliance

Dutch Real Estate: Beware of Potential Leasehold Terminations as a Result of OffencesCBAM Reporting Requirement Begins Oct. 1, 2023ESG Opportunities for Distressed Real Estate

retail

Proposal for an EU Green Claims DirectiveImproving Liquidity Through Real Estate Sale and Leaseback TransactionsESG Opportunities for Distressed Real Estate

Sustainability

European Commission guidance for EU competition-compliant possibilities for cooperation between competitors in realizing sustainability objectives

Tariffs

EU to Impose Tariffs on US Goods - Steel, Aluminum, and More - in April 2025US-EU Deal on Steel and Aluminum Imports

Tarrif Rate Quota

US-EU Deal on Steel and Aluminum Imports

Tax

OECD’s Amount B: Simplified Transfer Pricing for Routine Marketing and Distribution ActivitiesLast Call for Global Minimum Tax Compliance: Considerations for Multinationals Operating in the EUTax Implications of New Dutch Partnership Rules: Your CV May Become Taxable

Trade

EU Sanctions Russia with Eleventh Package of Restrictive MeasuresEU Criminalizes Violations of EU Sanctions, With a Focus on RussiaEuropean Commission Raids Fashion Companies Over Anti-Competitive Concerns

Trump Administration

US-EU Deal on Steel and Aluminum Imports

Uncategorized

The ePrivacy Regulation: The Next European Initiative in Data ProtectionACM verduidelijkt regels mededingingsrecht voor samenwerkingsverbanden geboortezorg

Vertical Block Exemption Regulation

The New VBER and Guidelines: Issues with European Commission Approach to Agents Acting for Multiple PrincipalsThe New VBER and Vertical Guidelines Explained: Key TakeawaysDistribution Agreements in the EU: Changes After VBER and Accompanying Guidelines are Revised