Eline van Nimwegen

Focus

Product regulation, commercial contracts and competition law, with a focus on the life sciences & healthcare and retail & consumer sectors.

Client work

Eline van Nimwegen advises national and international businesses on product regulation, commercial contracts and competition law. She supports clients throughout the development, launch, manufacture, distribution and commercialisation of regulated products, including medicinal products, medical devices, food products and other regulated consumer products.

Eline helps clients navigate complex supply chain issues and advises on and negotiates international commercial contracts. She also advises on all aspects of competition law, including compliance, merger control and foreign direct investment (FDI) screening. Eline is known for her pragmatic, efficient and commercially focused approach.

Expertise

• Product regulation
• Commercial contracts
• Competition law
• Supply chain issues
• Distribution, agency and franchising
• Joint ventures and other forms of collaboration
• ESG and sustainability
• Life sciences & healthcare
• Retail & consumer

Background

Eline is counsel in Osborne Clarke’s TMT team in Amsterdam. Before joining the firm, she led the Dutch competition team at Eversheds Sutherland. She is active in several specialist associations and lectures on topics within her areas of expertise.

Experience

Eline has extensive experience establishing and restructuring distribution and supply chain models in regulated sectors. She acts as a single point of contact for businesses on commercial and strategic matters across complex value chains, often in an international context, taking into account regulatory, competition law and ESG considerations.