Joost Bouten

Joost is an Associate Principal based in RBB's Brussels office.

He has advised clients on a wide range of competition matters before the European Commission and various national competition authorities, including those in the Netherlands, Belgium and the United Kingdom.

Prior to joining RBB in 2019, Joost obtained his BSc and MSc in Economics (Competition and Regulation track) from Tilburg University. He also worked as an intern at the European Commission (DG Competition) and the Dutch Healthcare Authority.

Joost has advised clients on a variety of cases involving complex economic analysis, including horizontal and non-horizontal mergers, cartel investigations, regulation, litigation, arbitration and market enquiry.

His experience covers a wide range of sectors, including digital platforms, telecoms, post, housing, chemicals, logistics, healthcare, insurance, energy infrastructure, and fast-moving consumer goods.

He has also co-authored several publications, including contributions to books and journals covering merger control, unilateral effects, simulation modelling and ex-post evaluation of competition policy.

A Dutch national, Joost is fluent in Dutch, English and German.