Sarah Beeston
Sarah heads the European & Competition team of Van Doorne, dealing with the full spectrum of competition law issues. She guides clients through the regulatory hurdles which apply to investments and transactions, including multi-jurisdictional (merger control and other regulatory) filings. Sarah has successfully represented clients in almost all abuse of dominance investigations by the Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) in recent years. With her senior team, Sarah has also been involved in many cartel investigations, ensuring that rights of defence are respected. Sarah is innovative and seeks solutions. Clients come to her for her pragmatic, no-nonsense approach. She obtained the first commitment decision and first settlement decision taken by the ACM. In a recent RPM-investigation she worked with the ACM on criteria for leniency in non-horizontal cases. She has successfully negotiated the termination of investigations without fines or formal commitments and settled cases involving international damages claims. · Van Doorne
About
Sarah leads the European & Competition team at Van Doorne, advising on the full spectrum of competition law matters including multi-jurisdictional merger control and regulatory filings. She has represented clients in abuse of dominance and cartel investigations before the Dutch Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM), secured the ACM's first commitment and first settlement decisions, and acts as a non-governmental advisor to the ACM in the International Competition Network.
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Education
- University of Surrey, Guildford
- College of Law, London