Netherlands: Sanctions enforcement around the world, the Dutch perspective”

Derk Christiaans is an associate in Baker McKenzie's London office and advises (multi)national companies on EU, competition and trade matters in various industries, including healthcare and life sciences, TMT, and consumer goods and retail.

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Paul Amberg is a partner in Baker McKenzie’s Madrid office, where he handles international trade and compliance issues. He advises multinational companies on export controls, trade sanctions, antiboycott rules, customs laws, anticorruption laws, and commercial law matters.

Sietske Brinksma joined Baker McKenzie in 2022 and is a junior associate within the Amsterdam competition and trade practice group. She works closely with the competition team in Brussels and is included in the pharmaceutical industry group within EMEA. Before Sietske joined the Firm, she studied Law at Tilburg University from a Dutch, European and International perspective. During her master degree, she specialized in competition law and has considered the topic from a regulatory, as well as from an (international) business perspective. In 2020, she was awarded the Certificate of Excellence on the topic of Competition Law at Tilburg University. As a special interest, she has conducted study into the digital and technological sector, considering topics such as digital platforms, AI and blockchain.

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