Depiction of Nederland

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Welkom in Nederland

De rol van Nederland in de bredere Europese context maakt het een omgeving waar economische analyse belangrijk is. Niet alleen zijn hier veel multinationals gevestigd, ook biedt Nederland een gunstig klimaat voor gevolg-schadezaken.

Met een senior team ter plaatse in Amsterdam staan we klaar om met u samen te werken bij economische en financiële vraagstukken rondom regulering, mededinging of juridische geschillen.

Ons team in Amsterdam werkt samen met collega’s van alle Europese kantoren van Oxera om klanten het beste resultaat te geven. Of het nu gaat om mededinging, rechtszaken of regulering, Nederlandse bedrijven, advocatenkantoren en toezichthouders vertrouwen op de de economische en financiële inzichten van Oxera

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Depiction of Consumer protection in the online economy

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