About
Winfred has significant experience in high-profile cartel and abuse-of-dominance and cases in the network industries throughout Europe. He is known for providing the strategic vision clients need to limit their exposure to financial and reputational risk.
Winfred has a substantial litigation practice. He regularly defends clients in complex, high-profile cases through a powerful combination of tactical and strategic perspective and technical expertise.
Winfred has been listed in Chambers as a tier 1 practitioner for antitrust and European law for 25 years. He has appeared before the European Court of Justice in more than 35 cases.
Having represented clients in major international litigation and regulatory investigations Winfred draws on industry knowledge and a deep understanding of global regulatory priorities to craft coordinated strategies that facilitate success in challenging environments.
Winfred has been the first chair of the firm’s Global Risk and Conduct Committee, member of our international Partnership Council and managing partner of our Amsterdam office.
As a regular speaker on major conferences and contributor to publications Winfred brings thought leadership to client matters. His contributions to competition law discourse enable clients to anticipate and prepare for emerging regulatory trends and challenges.
Fluent in Dutch, English, French, German and able to understand Russian, Winfred connects with clients in Europe and beyond, bridging language and legal systems to provide tailored insights and seamless support.
- ABB in litigation before the Dutch and European Courts on follow-on litigation in relation to the cables decision of the European Commission.
- ABN AMRO on EU merger control and state aid procedure before the European Commission and subsequent litigation before the European Court of Justice.
- Apple on several decisions of the European Commission in relation to the Digital Markets Act (DMA).
- Liberty and Ziggo before the European Commission and EU Court of Justice in relation to the merger between Vodafone and Ziggo.
- Ziggo in major litigation against the Dutch government on telecoms regulation and access to cable networks.
- E.ON/Essent, for over 25 years, on many strategic competition and regulatory matters, including litigation on electricity and gas transport tariff regulation, and ownership unbundling.
- UPS on its proposed bid for TNT and the subsequent litigation before the European Court of Justice.
- Visa on regulatory decisions in relation to the Interchange Fee Regulation before the European Court of Justice.
- RWE before the Hague Court of Appeal against the Dutch government on compensation under the ECHR in view of the restructuring of the energy sector.
Winfred Knibbeler
Strawinskylaan 10
P.O. Box 75299