Hans Urlus coordinates inbound and outbound investments in respect to China and counsels clients in respect to all aspects of international trade and distribution, with a focus on EU and national competition law, EU regulatory issues, mergers and acquisitions, as well as litigation and arbitration in relation to these matters. He has worked in the regulatory field, including numerous cases involving the introduction of various regulated products into the EU market. Hans heads the German desk of the firm's Amsterdam office. Areas of Concentration · Corporate law · Mergers and acquisitions · Competition law and EU regulatory law · Litigation and arbitration Significant Representations Corporate and Commercial · Advised principals and agents in landmark cases regarding commercial agency and brokerage in inter alia shipping, financial services and media industries, and advised many non-European clients on market entry and distribution structures, including many Chinese (government-owned and private) companies. · Advised international companies, including European oil major, on Dutch holding and financing activities, and created for the latter a Dutch structure for a Latin American joint venture with a major Chinese oil company. · Litigated and arbitrated complex international public law and private international law issues in various jurisdictions, including recognition of immunity of a United Nations institution. Regulatory and Competition · Advisedon competition law issues, both regarding horizontal and vertical aspects, represented clients with the European Commission and national competition authorities in various merger control cases and antitrust complaints. · Involved in the first public bid in the Netherlands by a Chinese company. Professional & Community Involvement · Arbitrator, Fenex Arbitration · Arbitrator, German Institute of Arbitration (DIS) · Arbitrator, Netherlands Arbitration Institute (as franchise expert) · Lecturer, Bar Educational Program · Visiting Lecturer, Asser Institute · Member Supervisory, Board of Directors, Janssen Group (1992-1998) Awards & Recognition · Listed, Legal 500 Europe, Middle East & Africa, EU and Competition (2009) Military Experience · Reserve major, Army Legal Service Articles, Publications, & Lectures Articles · Co-Author, chapter on franchising in "Contracteren in de internationale praktijk", (International Contracting), Kluwer, 2011 · Co-Author, "New EU Merger Regulation and Reform of EC Antitrust Enforcement", GT Alert, June 2004 · Author, "The Introduction of the New Dutch Competition Act", Advocatenblad (Bar Law Journal), 1997 · Author, "Opting Out, The UK Approach", European Business Law Review, 1997 · Author, "De Agentuurovereenkomst" (Commercial Agency Agreements), Kluwer, 1990 · Author, "Agentuurovereenkomsten" (on Commercial Agency), Kluwer/Fenedex, 1989 · Author, "Convergence of National Competition Laws", Liber Amicorum Jan Schepel, 1989 Lectures Hans regularly lectures and serves as a panelist addressing subjects concerning commercial agency and distribution and vertical competition law issues. · Presenter, "Legal Framework of Master Franchising", Master Franchising Seminar, Amsterdam, February 22, 2011 |