Philine Wassenaar
Associate · AmsterdamOutside role
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- Current titles
- Associate, Geradin Partners · since Jan 2024GP website
Outside roleheld at the same time as the GP role
- Executive Committee Member, W@CompetitionNL · Association · since 2025LinkedIn
- GP office
- Amsterdam
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- Former positions and employers
StekLaw firmLinkedIn
- Attorney (Advocaat) · 2023-2024
- Trainee · 2022-2023
De Brauw Blackstone WestbroekLaw firmLinkedIn
- Law Assistant Regulatory Enforcement · 2021-2022
Utrecht UniversityUniversity or researchLinkedIn
- Vice Chair Education Committee · 2020-2021
Herbert Smith Freehills Competition Law MootLinkedIn
- Delegate Utrecht University · 2020-2021
Maastricht University Faculty of LawUniversity or researchLinkedIn
- Member Faculty Council · 2018-2020
- OrganisationsMemberships, boards, networks
Bar admission: Amsterdam, the Netherlands (2022) · Philine Wassenaar has registered competition law in the Netherlands Bar’s register of legal practice areas (rechtsgebiedenregister). Based on this registration, she is required to obtain ten training credits per calendar year in this legal practice area in accordance with the standards set by the Netherlands Bar.GP website
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Nothing stated on LinkedIn or the GP website.
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Last 24 months · 22
17 Sep 2026
Case newsLitFin v Google (Google Shopping): Amsterdam District Court confirms its international jurisdiction“Thank you - Simon Boersen, Ruben Elkerbout, Philine Wassenaar, Channa Ebskamp, Daniel Mandrescu.”
Where this sentence is: LinkedIn post by Ruben Elkerbout
17 Aug 2026
Blog postStrength in Numbers? Aggregating Competition Claims in Germany, the Netherlands and the UK (Efficiency in Competition Litigation, Part 1)This is the opening piece of a short series examining how three European jurisdictions seek to resolve large competition claims efficiently. Private enforcement of competition law in Europe has grown into an established field of litigation, where mass proceedings are routinely brought and resolved. Claims initiated…
23 Jul 2026
Case newsGoogle self-preferencing in online search: Geradin Partners welcomes landmark DMA decisionCounsel on the caseGeradin Partnerswith Daniel Mandrescu, Szymon Kohlhepp, Jérémie Jourdan, Philipp Westerhoff, Ruben Elkerbout, Johannes Wick, Thomas Höppner“Ruben Elkerbout, Johannes Wick, Daniel Mandrescu, Philine Wassenaar and Szymon Kohlhepp represent and advise several comparison services harmed by Google’s self-preferencing and have assisted them in their efforts to secure a level playing field.”
Where this sentence is: Article on geradinpartners.com
22 May 2026
Blog postMeta v AGCOM: the Court endorses “regulated contractual freedom” between platforms and pressBy Dr. Konstantina Bania With its Grand Chamber judgment in Meta Platforms Ireland v AGCOM (C‑797/23), the Court of Justice of the EU has handed down a major ruling on Article 15 of the DSM Copyright Directive. Beneath the technicalities lies a clear policy signal: the Court is willing to let Member States wrap the…
Source: Byline on The Platform Law Blog
15 May 2026
Blog postMaking the DMA Bite: What Two Years of Enforcement Teaches Us About the Future of Digital RegulationBy Dr. Konstantina Bania and Philine Wassenaar A deep dive into the European Commission’s first wave of Digital Markets Act enforcement, ongoing investigations, and what the 2026 review tells us about regulating Big Tech in the age of AI The promise and the reality Two years ago, the EU launched one of its most…
Source: Byline on The Platform Law Blog
22 Apr 2026
Blog postPower Cables and Cardboard Packaging: Sumal confirmed and refinedOn 16 April 2026 the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) delivered its judgment in the joined cases C-672/23 Electricity & Water Authority of the Government of Bahrain and Others (Power Cables) and C-673/23 Smurfit Kappa Europe and Others (Cardboard Packaging). The ruling further clarifies the interaction…
22 Apr 2026
ArticleBlog post on the CJEU ruling in Power Cables and Cardboard Packaging (anchor defendants under Article 8(1) Brussels I bis)“drafted together with my colleagues Stijn Huijts, Ruben Elkerbout and Philine Wassenaar”
Where this sentence is: LinkedIn post by Saimi Merenlahti
15 Apr 2026
Blog postA recap of the Geradin Partners webinar on Dutch Competition Law: a year in review and what’s aheadTraditional competition law enforcement is dead (but not yet buried). Long live the new enforcement of competition law. On 31 March 2026 Geradin Partners’ Amsterdam office hosted their annual webinar on key developments in Dutch competition law. During the session, @Ruben Elkerbout, @Mattijs Baneke and @Philine…
1 Apr 2026
EventWebinar – Dutch Competition Law: A Year in Review & What’s Ahead“In this 60-minute session, experts from the firm’s Amsterdam office, Ruben Elkerbout, Mattijs Baneke and Philine Wassenaar discussed the key developments that shaped competition law in the Netherlands in 2025 and shared their outlook for 2026.”
Where this sentence is: Article on geradinpartners.com
26 Mar 2026
TalkGoogle Shopping damages claims: presentations at The European Circle for Competition Damages“A big thank you to The European Circle for Competition Damages for the opportunity to talk about the various #Google #Shopping damages claims currently ongoing in the Netherlands.”
Where this sentence is: Their LinkedIn post
6 Feb 2026
Case newsGeradin Partners secures ACM clearance of Aramis project JV for EBN and Gasunie“together with Philine Wassenaar, have assisted EBN and Gasunie in obtaining merger clearance from the ACM for project Aramis”
Where this sentence is: LinkedIn post by Mattijs Baneke
14 Jan 2026
Case newsGoogle Shopping hearing before the District Court of Amsterdam (LitFin v Google)“Google Shopping hearing before the District Court of Amsterdam representing LitFin - Litigation Financiers vs Google.”
Where this sentence is: Their LinkedIn post
21 May 2025
Blog postFIFA vs Agents: 1-0 at halftime – AG Emiliou Defends FIFA’s Football Agent RegulationsIntroduction In two significant cases before the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU), Advocate General Emiliou (the AG) delivered his eagerly awaited opinions in RCC Sports v FIFA (C-209/23) and ROGON v German Football Association (C-428/23) on 15 May 2025. The same day, the AG also published his opinion in…
2 May 2025
Blog postDMA Enforcement and National Competition AuthoritiesThe Digital Markets Act (DMA) establishes a centralised enforcement model whereby the European Commission “is the sole authority empowered to enforce [the DMA]” (see recital 91). National authorities are the Commission’s enforcement partners. This is explicitly stated in Article 37 of the DMA, which states that the…
Source: Byline on The Platform Law Blog
1 May 2025
Blog postA recap of the Geradin Partners webinar on Dutch Competition Law: a year in review and what’s aheadOn 27 March 2025, the Amsterdam Office of Geradin Partners hosted a webinar on the developments within competition law in the Netherlands. During the webinar, Ruben Elkerbout, Mattijs Baneke and Philine Wassenaar discussed developments in public enforcement, merger control and private enforcement in the Netherlands…
8 Apr 2025
ArticleBlog post on the Power cables and Cardboard cases (C-672/23 and C-673/23)“For more information on the cases, check out a recent blog post by my colleagues Ruben and Philine (link in the comments).”
Where this sentence is: LinkedIn post by Saimi Merenlahti
27 Mar 2025
TalkGERADIN PARTNERS webinar on Dutch competition law developments in 2024“Ruben Elkerbout, Philine Wassenaar and I discussed the most relevant developments of 2024 in public and private enforcement and merger control”
Where this sentence is: LinkedIn post by Mattijs Baneke
21 Feb 2025
Case newsGeradin Partners assists Foresco in obtaining phase II merger clearance for acquisition of DWP/Vierhouten“Philine Wassenaar and I assisted Foresco together with Kees Schillemans and Bernadette van der Blij of A&O Shearman”
Where this sentence is: LinkedIn post by Mattijs Baneke
6 Feb 2025
Blog postSumal three years on: a hint of Double Dutch and the Dutch courts lead the way…?Introduction In 2021, the Court of Justice of the European Union’s (CJEU) Sumal judgement promised clarification on the issue of downward liability in private enforcement cases. Three (and a half) years later, the question remains whether the promise of clarity has been fulfilled. As a matter of fact, Dutch courts…
31 Jan 2025
Blog postLooking ahead at private enforcement of the DMA and why the DB Station judgment does not hinder standalone damages claimsAs we approach the anniversary of the date the first designated gatekeepers had to comply with the Digital Markets Act (DMA), it seems appropriate to delve deeper into the (private) enforcement aspect of the regulation. This is even more fitting given the recent rumours that the European Commission (Commission) is…
Source: Byline on The Platform Law Blog
29 Jan 2025
Blog postMeta’s Moderation Shift and the TikTok Ban: what’s cooking in the US and what this means for EU platform regulationThe beginning of 2025 was marked by two important developments in the digital platform landscape. First, Meta announced that it would change the content moderation policies of Facebook and Instagram in the US, significantly reducing the amount of fact-checking. However, this decision will not come without regulatory…
Source: Byline on The Platform Law Blog
18 Nov 2024
TalkPanel on the future of competition law at the 5th anniversary event of W@Competition NetherlandsPanellistW@Competition Netherlands“Yesterday, I had the honour of taking part in the second panel at the 5th anniversary event of Netherlands.”
Where this sentence is: Their LinkedIn post