Robin Struijlaart (1977), attorney, is a member of the Competition & Regulatory practice group. He specialises in EC and competition law. He has experience in proceedings before the EC and Dutch (competition and other) authorities and judiciary, as well as advisory work, regarding the application of the EC and Dutch competition law rules (cartel prohibition, prohibition on abuse of a dominant position and merger control) and other matters relating to Community law. He is also frequently involved in the coordination of multi-jurisdictional merger filings before competition authorities in and outside the European Union. Prior to joining Loyens & Loeff, he worked as an associate in the Brussels office of a major US law firm.

Robin is a member of the Dutch Competition Law Association (Vereniging voor Mededingingsrecht) and the International Bar Association. Since 2006, he acts as a guest lecturer on merger control at the University of Utrecht, in the context of the International Business Law LL.M. He regularly publishes on competition law-related subjects in Dutch and international periodicals.

Education
LL.M degree in European Legal Studies, College of Europe, Bruges, Belgium, 2001
European law (law degree), Tilburg University, the Netherlands, 2000
Studies at Ruprecht-Karl University, Heidelberg, Germany, 1998