Diego Guerrero Obando is an associate at bureau Brandeis specialising in intellectual property law, information law and privacy and data protection.

He litigates mainly in the field of intellectual property law, including trademark and design law, copyright and trade name law. Diego also has in-depth knowledge of parallel trade and extensive experience with commercial contracts, such as general terms and conditions and purchase, distribution and licence agreements. He also advises his clients on compliance issues in the context of the Digital Services Act and the Digital Markets Act.

Diego is known for his committed and accessible approach, his keen insight into the market and his ability to switch gears quickly and effectively. His expertise is also recognised by The Legal 500, which describes him as a key lawyer due to his ‘provision of razor sharp advice’ in the field of intellectual property law.

Diego was sworn in as a lawyer in February 2020. He then worked for a Rotterdam law firm for five years.

In 2019, Diego obtained a master’s degree in Information Law from the Institute for Information Law (IViR) at the University of Amsterdam. Previously, he followed an extracurricular honours programme at Erasmus University Rotterdam.

Diego has been affiliated with the bureau Brandeis since February 2025.

Sophie Harenberg is an associate at bureau Brandeis. She specializes in corporate and commercial litigation. Sophie represents clients in complex (cross-border) disputes, including class actions and contractual disputes. She also deals with corporate law issues, such as directors’ and officers’ liability and shareholder disputes.

Sophie obtained in 2010 her master’s degree in Dutch Law at the University of Utrecht and in 2011 her master’s degree in Criminal Law at the University of Amsterdam. After graduating, Sophie first worked for several years as a senior legal assistant at the Amsterdam Court of Appeal and the Amsterdam District Court. In that position she participated in a variety of court hearings and drafted many decisions.

In February 2019 Sophie was admitted to the Bar Association. She previously worked as an attorney in the corporate and commercial litigation practice of Evers Soerjatin N.V. in Amsterdam.

Sophie joined bureau Brandeis in June 2022.

Jade Versteeg is an associate at bureau Brandeis. She specialises in competition law and sector-specific regulation.

Jade has extensive experience with all aspects of (European) competition law, including (second phase) merger notifications, cartels and abuse cases. In addition, Jade regularly advises on collaborations, information exchange and distribution systems, and has specific knowledge of geo-blocking and the application of competition law to e-commerce. Jade assists companies in both European and national administrative proceedings, as well as civil proceedings that deal with competition law and healthcare purchasing.

The activities of Jade focus to a large extent on regulated markets such as TMT, fintech, transport, agri and healthcare. In her work, Jade has a special interest in data-related issues in digital platform markets. Moreover, she has specific expertise in the field of (economic) regulation of payment traffic, mobility services, data portability and net neutrality. Jade frequently acts as a counsel’s counsel for competition law and regulatory matters, for example in the context of acquisitions and joint ventures.

Jade obtained her master’s degree in European Competition Law and Regulation at the University of Amsterdam (cum laude) in 2015. During and after her studies, she inter alia worked as an intern at a leading international law firm and at the Competition Department of the Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM). Before joining bureau Brandeis, Jade worked as an associate at Maverick Advocaten.

Relevant experience:

• Assisting merging parties and third parties in complex (second phase) merger notification proceedings at the European Commission and the ACM such as PostNL / Sandd, Sanoma / Iddink, T-Mobile / Tele2, Ziggo / Liberty Global and Vodafone / Ziggo.
• Representing various companies active in the telecom, media and postal sector in relation to market analysis decisions of the ACM and the Belgian Institute for Postal services and Telecommunication (BIPT) and appeal procedures at the Trade and Industry Appeals Tribunal (CBb).
• Assisting Eredivisie Media & Marketing (Fox Sports) as a third party in an appeal procedure launched by KPN and CAIW following a decision of the ACM concerning the exploitation of the broadcasting rights for Dutch premier league football matches.
• Providing assistance to several fintech companies in relation to European competition law, PSD II and interchange fee regulations.
• Representing multiple public transport and mobility service providers in various proceedings, for instance following ACM’s public consultation of its advice on public transport payment services.