Summary

Wessel specialises in EU law, focusing on competition law, state aid, free movement and foreign direct investment screening (FDI). In addition to his role as legal adviser at De Brauw, Wessel conducts research and lectures on EU and competition law topics. His PhD research looked at the territorial scope of EU law.

Qualifications

  • Profession

    Senior Legal Adviser

  • Languages

    Dutch, English, French

  • Education

    Civil & Tax law, Leiden University (LLB)

    Tax law, Leiden University (LLM)

    EU law, Université Paris 1 (DESS/Adv. LLM)

    Mapping the territorial scope of EU law, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam (PhD)

  • Additional positions

    Substitute judge, Den Bosch Court of Appeal

    Lecturer in competition law (Grotius Academie)

    Guest lecturer at various universities