Daan van Lier

Daan is an attorney in our Commercial & International Trade team. He advises and litigates for national and international clients, mainly in proceedings regarding complex trade agreements, competition law and corporate law. Before he joined Kennedy Van der Laan, Daan also gained experience with financial supervision and was involved in various mergers and acquisitions.

The Legal 500 EMEA 2023 - Industry focus: Retail - Tier 1

Kennedy Van der Laan is a leader in franchising and distribution matters for a range of clients that include luxury, fashion and sports brands as well as innovative consumer goods manufactures and well-known retail chains. Head of the commercial and international trade practice, and an integral member of the EU competition law team Martine De Koning handles customs, trade and import issues as well as matters concerning digital transformations, online distributions and big data. Senior associate Jelle Blom handles international franchise and distribution and agency cases for global clients. Senior associate Isabel van Tuyll van Serooskerken is a disputes resolution practitioner with knowledge of the retail-related consumer, contract and e-commerce and geo-blocking laws.