Hans Urlus

Hans Urlus

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 and 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 Greenberg Traurig Amsterdam.

Areas of Concentration

· Corporate law

· Mergers & acquisitions

· Competition law and EU regulatory law

· Litigation and arbitration

Significant Representations

· Successfully opposed a merger involving the Dutch national lottery and two other lotteries.

· Representation of an interested party in their opposition with the European Commission regarding the merger of Van Ommeren and Pakhoed.

· Representation of Het Financieele Dagblad and TransFreight Lines, Inc in defending and settling two landmark commercial agency claims under Dutch law.

· Representation of RAI and Jaarbeurs in preventing the Dutch government from invoking the "Dutch clause" under the EU merger control because of deemed dominancy on the exhibition market.

· Representation of European relocation network UTS in arbitration forcing its 40 percent shareholder to withdraw upon its merger with American Van Lines and the subsequent cooperation of UTS with Unigroup to form Unigroup Worldwide UTS.

· Representation of Spirits International in the trademark dispute with regards to Stolichnaya and Moskovskaya with the Russian Federation.

· Represented management of the catalysts division of AkzoNobel in the divestment of that division.

· Obtaining approval from the Dutch Competition Authority for the merger of Getronics with PinkRoccade, creating the largest Dutch IT service provider.

· Advise on vertical integration on entrance to EU markets for New Shandong BeiYang.

· Represented U.S.-based private energy company focused on marketing petroleum coke in its acquisition of 110-year old Dutch company SSM Coal B.V., as regards the European antitrust issues.

Professional & Community Involvement

· Arbitrator, Fenex Arbitration

· Arbitrator, Netherlands Arbitration Institute (as franchise expert)

· Board of Directors, Janssen Group, 1992-1998

· Visiting Lecturer, Asser Institute

· Lecturer, Bar Educational Program

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, "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

· Regularly lectures and serves as a panelist addressing subjects concerning commercial agency and distribution and vertical competition law issues

Speeches

· Speaker, "New EU Directive on Food Supplements," Natural Health Expo Amsterdam, 2004

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