Erik specialises in EU and national legal and regulatory issues relating to medical devices. He is an expert in life sciences regulation at EU and Dutch level.  Erik was initially trained as intellectual property and competition lawyer, starting his career at the Directorete-General for Competition of the European Commission. He subsequently gained experience in contentious matters, commercial contracts, and transactional work at three large international law firms. Erik is a prolific writer on medical technology and (EU) regulation.