Helen has over 20 years' experience in all aspects of competition law, including merger control, cartels, dominance and vertical restraints. She regularly advises international companies on their European and international M&A and competition law matters, including AkzoNobel, Booking.com, Just Eat Takeaway, Celanese, DSM-Firmenich, TomTom and SHV.

Clients value her private practice and previous in-house expertise, which allows her to understand business drivers and offer clear and practical advice, even in the most complex of matters.

Helen holds a number of board positions including in relation to the European Competition Law Forum, the Mededingingsrecht Congres and W@ ("Women AT") in the Netherlands. The latter organises events in the competition law arena, promoting and mentoring female competition law specialists.

Helen acted for a number of years as a non-governmental adviser to the Dutch competition authority (ACM) supporting the development of competition policy within the International Competition Network. She also lectures on competition law for various institutions. She is dual-qualified as both a solicitor (England & Wales) and Dutch advocaat. Helen is also included in Global Competition Review's prestigious "Women in Antitrust" list.

Helen's recent work includes advising:

• Just Eat Takeaway on the merger control process relating to the public offer by Prosus, as well as all other major M&A matters for the company, including its acquisitions of Delivery Hero in Germany, Just Eat in the UK and Grubhub in the US
• AkzoNobel on multiple merger control and other regulatory filings in relation to its merger with Axalta to create a EUR 21 billion paints and coatings player
• Booking.com in litigation in the Amsterdam District Court and before the European Court of Justice relating to price parity clauses, as well as in litigation defending its Genius programme
• TomTom on its successful complaint against Google regarding tying and bundling practices in map and navigation services
• Coca Cola in relation to a sustainability-related packaging reduction initiative with competitors
• Akzo Nobel on its attempted acquisition of paint competitor Kansai in Africa requiring multiple merger control filings, including a South African Phase-2 merger control litigation process
• various digital and tech clients in relation to digital regulation, including the Digital Markets Act, parity clauses, online advertising, abuse of dominance, algorithms and consumer law investigations