Jan-Koen Sluijs
Lawyer
Specialisation
Jan-Koen Sluijs provides legal advice and litigation services to various enterprises in the field of competition, market regulation and state aid. Moreover he specializes in European internal market regulations (including the free movement of goods and services). In his practice Jan-Koen frequently focuses on the healthcare sector. He is a to-the-point lawyer-adviser in matters such as reviewing partnership initiatives, setting up compliance programmes and filing complaints or submitting defences with the NMa (Netherlands Competition Authority), NZa (Dutch Healthcare Authority) or the European Commission. Jan-Koen Sluijs is a specialist with clear legal views in areas where government regulation and the market come together.
Education
Free University of Amsterdam, PhD graduated, 2004
Leiden University, 1994
Grotius Academy, European and Dutch Procurement Law 2011
Experience
After completing military service Jan-Koen Sluijs started his academic legal career in 1996. For six years he was a researcher of European law at the T.M.C. Asser Institute in The Hague. In addition to his PhD research work he provided advice to ministries and local and regional authorities regarding the application of European law (internal market and competition). In 2003 he became a senior lawyer with the legal affairs department of the Nederlandse Mededingingsautoriteit (Netherlands Competition Authority). His daily activities included preparing decisions in respect of objections and making official recommendations on sanctions to the Authority’s Board of Directors. In 2004 he obtained a PhD in competition law and European free movement law. On 5 January 2007 he was sworn in as a lawyer in The Hague. He has been a partner with Legaltree since 2010.
