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Maritje Weydemann

Legal Consultant
Baker McKenzie BV/SRL
Not admitted to practice law in this jurisdiction

Biography

Maritje is a legal consultant in the European Competition and Regulatory Affairs Practice Group in the Brussels office. She joined Baker McKenzie in March 2023.

Practice Focus

Maritje advises businesses on a wide variety of EU climate, sustainability and energy regulatory issues.

Representative Legal Matters

  • Advised a number of multinational companies regarding their environmental, social and governance reporting obligations under the EU Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive and the EU Taxonomy Regulation.

  • Advised multiple multinational companies on their due diligence obligations under the EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive.

  • Advised a licensing company on the likely impact of upcoming consumer protection laws applicable to sustainability claims, as well as other ongoing EU legislative initiatives relating to sustainability that are applicable their sustainability initiative.

  • Advised a multinational energy company on the legality of the imposition at national level of regulated prices via Contracts for Difference (CfDs) on existing assets under EU law.

  • Advised clients on the recently revised EU Emissions Trading System regarding its implications on industrial operators.

  • Advised multiple clients on the developing regulatory and market framework for hydrogen in the EU.

Education

  • College of Europe (LLM) (2022)
  • Maastricht University (LLM) (2021)
  • TU Dresden (LLB) (2018)

Languages

  • German
  • English
  • French
  • Dutch