Irene Verheijen

Olympisch Stadion 24-28
1076 DE Amsterdam

Postbus 4023
2301 RA Leiden

Attorney-at-law

Dispute resolution, Regulated markets, Government and enterprise, Sanctions

Irene specialises in administrative law and regulated markets where the interaction between government and industry plays an important role. She advises companies on compliance with Dutch and European legislation. She focuses on the regulation of food, pharmaceuticals, healthcare, gambling and privacy.

Specialisations

Irene regularly litigates for or against governments, particularly against supervisory authorities in regulated markets. This may involve licensing, administrative enforcement (enforcement measures by (semi) government bodies such as an order or administrative penalty), publication of documents (Freedom of Information Act), government liability or awarding subsidies.

Work experience

Irene started her legal career at the Independent Post and Telecommunications Authority (OPTA), where she worked as a legal adviser. In 2002, she moved to the legal profession. From 2002 to 2009, she worked at Van Mens & Wisselink, specialising in (economic) administrative law, regulated markets (pharma/food, healthcare and gambling), competition law, intellectual property law and privacy law. She then worked for over a year at Dijkstra Voermans Advocatuur as a senior lawyer/manager. In 2010, she moved to VMW Tax and where she became a partner in the Markets and Government group. Irene became a partner at Legaltree in 2013.

Memberships

Administrative Law Association (VAR)
Netherlands Food Law Association (NVLR)
European Food Law Association (EFLA)
Association of Pharmacy and Law (VFenR)
Association of Health Law (VGR)
Association for Privacy and Law (VPR)

Ancillary positions

Chair – European Food Law Association (EFLA), 2020-present
Council member – European Food Law Association (EFLA), 2014-present
Chair – Complaints Commission for Cardiology Centres Netherlands, 2013-present
Member of Appeals Committee on General Disciplinary Matters – Royal Dutch Rowing Federation, 2012-present
Guest lecturer – Food law, HAS Den Bosch, 2013
Guest lecturer – Executive MBA course, Food and Finance – Nyenrode Business University, 2010-present
Lecturer – Food law, Food Law Academy (Wageningen University/Wageningen Business School), 2009-present
Board member – European Food Law Institute, 2008-present
Lecturer – Administrative procedural law, The Netherlands Bar (NOvA) , 2007-2013

Education

Various courses on (economic) administrative law, corporate law, intellectual property law, pharmaceutical law, food law and privacy law
Hastings College of the Law, San Francisco (USA)
Leiden University, Dutch civil law