Maritje Weydemann
Legal Consultant
Baker & McKenzie CVBA/SCRL
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 on 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, Bruges (Master of Laws (LL.M) in European Law) (2022)
- Maastricht University (Master of Laws (LL.M) in International Law (cum laude)) (2021)
- Technische Universität Dresden (Bachelor of Laws (LL.B)) (2018)
Languages
- Dutch
- English
- French
- German