Sjef Janssen

Sjef has substantial experience in general commercial and competition litigation, as well as corporate and international arbitration. He represents a wide variety of clients before courts of all levels, including the Supreme Court and the EU Court of Justice.

Sjef has registered the following principal legal practice areas in the Netherlands Bar’s register of legal practice areas (rechtsgebiedenregister):

- General Practice, Private law (Algemene Praktijk, Burgerlijk recht)

Based on this registration, he is required to obtain ten training credits per calendar year in each registered principal legal practice area in accordance with the standards set by the Netherlands Bar.

• Acting for Eneco Holding NV against the State of the Netherlands in litigation to overturn legislation on the basis that it contravenes European and international law.
• Acting for an international music company against its legal advisers in litigation over the purchase of a competitor's shares in the Czech Republic.
• Acting for an oil company against a professional claimant firm in follow-on damages litigation over an infringement of EU competition law.
• Acting for an elevator company in follow-on damages litigation over an infringement of EU competition law.
• Acting for an industrial group in follow-on damages litigation over an infringement of EU competition law.
• Acting for a bank in litigation initiated by its customers in connection with its duty of care.
• Advised a glass repair and replacement company in relation to their liability regarding service and repair.

• Dutch Bar Association (NOvA)
• Dutch Association for Competition Law
• Dutch Association for Corporate Litigation
• Dutch Association for Procedural Law