Wilmar Alex Tax
Senior Associate
- +31 (0) 6 36552141
- wtax@brs-nl.com
- Amsterdam
Wilmar is a Senior Associate at BRS NL.
Wilmar’s passion for antitrust started during his legal studies at the University of Leiden, writing his thesis on competition law in relation to mobile networks. After his internships at Clifford Chance (Select Class) as well as Andersen Legal, he started working as a lawyer at Stibbe in the telecom media technology department working for Vodafone, Translink (Dutch public transport card) and various IT companies. He was also a legal advisor at Grolsch (currently part of ASAHI Brewers).
Before joining BRS, Hans led an antitrust litigation team that successfully challenged a price-fixing cartel in the market for books in Holland; Hans and his team forced the Dutch book cartel to abandon the cross-border nature of its price fixing, a result that earned Hans quite a reputation in the media and entertainment industries. Hans also brought down the monopoly the Belgian government held on radio frequencies for state aided broadcasters. Due to his efforts, the Belgian authorities were forced to revise their legislation regarding this matter. Amongst many other matters, Hans also handled a case regarding a major toy manufacturer employing dual pricing.
Hans is a member of the American Bar Association (ABA) and the New York State Bar Association (NYSBA). He is also a member of the Antitrust Litigation Working Group of the International Bar Association (IBA) and is co-chair of the IBA Working Group Digital Economy.
