Marc, has broad experience litigating in this area, for instance in cartel proceedings and cartel damages claims. He gives advice on the application of competition rules (cartel prohibition, ban on abuse of dominance, prohibition on state aid and merger control) and the regulatory framework for the Dutch healthcare and EU tech sector. His other areas of expertise include foreign direct investment screening and Foreign Subsidies compliance.
Marc is a member of the Loyens & Loeff Competition Litigation Team, the Corporate Investigations Team and the Digital Economy team. He focuses on (regulated) sectors such as healthcare, pharma and tech.
Marc is a (head) lecturer at the Grotius Academy, where he teaches post-graduate courses in healthcare and competition law, and he teaches at universities on a regular basis. He lectures and publishes frequently on issues relating to competition and healthcare law in professional journals. He is author of the book Digital Competition Law in Europe (Kluwer International). Marc is a board member of the Dutch Association for Foreign Investment Screening.

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Title of dissertation: “Marktwerking in de zorg met een focus op de bevoegdheden van de ACM en de NZa” (Market forces in the health care sector, the powers of the Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets and Dutch Health Care Authority), Radboud University, 2013
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European law, Université Panthéon-Assas, Paris, France, 2005
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Dutch law, University of Utrecht, 2005

What others say

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Marc Wiggers named "Practice head" in FinTech
Legal 500 - EMEA (2024)
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Marc Wiggers named "Practice head" in EU and Competition
Legal 500 - EMEA (2024)
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Marc Wiggers named "Leading individual" in EU and Competition
Legal 500 - EMEA (2024)
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Marc Wiggers named "Key lawyer" in Industry Focus: Healthcare and Life Sciences
Legal 500 - EMEA (2024)
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"Marc Wiggers delivers what he promises, and he actively seeks feedback in the course of a transaction. Very pleasant, a straight-shooter, no-nonsense and always focused."
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"Marc Wiggers is outstanding – an excellent lawyer in his field who is very dedicated, with supreme client care. Marc seems to be ahead of the game in respect of FDI implementation in the Netherlands. He manages his team very well, never fails to be up to speed about their work."
Legal 500 - EMEA (2024)
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"Marc Wiggers and Robin Struijlaart did an excellent job in advising us. We valued the pragmatic approach and well-thought-out strategy."
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"Marc Wiggers is an excellent lawyer."
Chambers & Partners - Europe (2024)
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"He is a sharp, bright and strategic thinker."
Chambers & Partners - Europe (2024)
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"I was impressed with how he works. He is a very knowledgeable and efficient lawyer."
Chambers & Partners - Europe (2024)
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"It is very impressive how he handles things. He is very knowledgeable and a great pleasure to work with."
Chambers & Partners - Europe (2024)
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"He does a really good job at client relationship building."
Chambers & Partners - Europe (2024)
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Marc Wiggers named "Practice head" in Fintech
Legal 500 - EMEA (2023)
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Marc Wiggers named "Practice head" in EU and Competition
Legal 500 - EMEA (2023)
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Marc Wiggers named "Next Generation Partner" in EU and Competition
Legal 500 - EMEA (2023)
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‘Marc Wiggers combines a pragmatic, no-nonsense approach with great expertise of competition and healthcare related matters. Although Marc can fall back on his in-depth, second to none knowledge of competition law in the context of the health-care sector, he never fails to keep the relevant commercial objectives in sight and to ensure an efficient, effective procedure.’
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‘Marc Wiggers and Gert-Wim van der Meent are exceptionally good and provide first class service. Combined with their in-depth knowledge of our sector (media), it is a great pleasure to work with them.’
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Marc Wiggers named "Key lawyer" in Industry Focus: Healthcare and Life Sciences
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"Marc is really making an impression on us - he is young, driven and quick."
Chambers & Partners - Europe (2023)
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Marc Wiggers is recognised as Recommended in Competition
Who's Who Legal - (2022)
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"An excellent adviser"
Chambers & Partners - Europe (2022)
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‘Partner Marc Wiggers is singled out for competition work. Marc is a true super-competition specialist. Marc possesses a unique combination of knowledge and expertise of competition law on the one hand, and specific knowledge and experience in the healthcare (insurance) sector on the other hand.’
Legal 500 - EMEA (2022)
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Marc Wiggers moves up in the rankings this year following glowing client feedback. He assists with merger control procedures, state aid issues and ACM investigations. His commercial acumen is a source of praise among clients, one characterising him as "hands-on and a pleasure to work with."
Chambers & Partners - Europe (2021)
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Marc Wiggers advises clients on merger control and ACM investigations. His client roster particularly features clients in the healthcare sector, including providers and insurers.
Chambers & Partners - Europe (2020)
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"Wiggers has a keen eye for what kind of advice has the maximum effect in practice; he understands how the business environment operates and which actions work best. He is good at explaining legal matters in layman's terms and has a proactive and entrepreneurial spirit."
Chambers & Partners - Europe (2018)
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Marc Wiggers

Partner - Attorney at Law

marc.wiggers@loyensloeff.com

Amsterdam

Dutch, English, French

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<p>Marc Wiggers, attorney at law, is a member of the Competition & Regulatory practice group. He specializes in EU- and (Dutch and European) competition, tech and healthcare law.</p>

Marc, has broad experience litigating in this area, for instance in cartel proceedings and cartel damages claims. He gives advice on the application of competition rules (cartel prohibition, ban on abuse of dominance, prohibition on state aid and merger control) and the regulatory framework for the Dutch healthcare and EU tech sector. His other areas of expertise include foreign direct investment screening and Foreign Subsidies compliance.
Marc is a member of the Loyens & Loeff Competition Litigation Team, the Corporate Investigations Team and the Digital Economy team. He focuses on (regulated) sectors such as healthcare, pharma and tech.
Marc is a (head) lecturer at the Grotius Academy, where he teaches post-graduate courses in healthcare and competition law, and he teaches at universities on a regular basis. He lectures and publishes frequently on issues relating to competition and healthcare law in professional journals. He is author of the book Digital Competition Law in Europe (Kluwer International). Marc is a board member of the Dutch Association for Foreign Investment Screening.