Tom Verdonk

Tom specialises in EU competition and consumer law. He advises on a broad range of matters, including cartel investigations, abuse of dominance cases, unfair commercial and trading practices, IP-related issues, and merger control. 

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Tom Verdonk

Junior Associate Amsterdam

Tom specialises in EU competition and consumer law. He advises on a broad range of matters, including cartel investigations, abuse of dominance cases, unfair commercial and trading practices, IP-related issues, and merger control. 

Tom Verdonk

Junior Associate Amsterdam

He holds a PhD in Law from KU Leuven. His doctoral research focused on EU competition law’s interaction with intellectual property rights, the EU’s Common Agricultural Policy, and the regulation of unfair trading practices between businesses. 

He also holds a master’s degree in Law and Economics (cum laude) from Utrecht University, and a Master of Laws degree from Harvard University, which he pursued with the support of the Fulbright Program, Harvard Law School’s Gammon Fellowship and Boas Scholarship, and the Cultuurfonds.

Languages: Dutch, English
Admitted to the Amsterdam Bar: 2023
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Tom Verdonk defends Ph.D. on competition law and food security

His dissertation entitled “Seeds of Market Power” examines how EU competition law can promote both fair access to innovation and food security through collaborative licensing in the seed and biotech sectors.

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Oneerlijk handelspraktijken: misleiding en agressie op het internet

Tom Verdonk en Robin Tess Bolland duiken in de wereld van oneerlijke handelspraktijken in de digitale context. Ze bespreken o.a. de verschillende vormen van oneerlijke handelspraktijken en hoe hierop gehandhaafd wordt door toezichthouders.

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Tom Verdonk co-edited ‘Unfair Trading Practices in the Agricultural and Food Supply Chain’

Tom Verdonk has co-edited the book ‘Unfair Trading Practices in the Agricultural and Food Supply Chain’, recently published by Larcier-Intersentia.

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Game over for dark patterns? ACM fines Epic for unfairly targeting children

The ACM has fined Epic Games for exploiting children’s psychological vulnerabilities, marking a key moment for Dutch consumer law enforcement. Our briefing examines the broader implications for consumer-facing businesses, especially those in online sales.

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