Personal credo
Advice should be usable on the day it arrives.
I act as in-house counsel for entrepreneurs. At Delft University of Technology I was trained in problem analysis, and I brought that habit into law: first work out which factors cause the problem and keep it going, who is involved and what each of them stands to gain or lose. Only once that is clear do you know where to look for the solution.
We agree on the fee in advance, so the invoice does not become a second problem.
I think along on the financial side of a transaction, because in practice the legal and the financial can rarely be separated, and problems usually arise where one ends and the other begins. If a matter ends up in court, I handle the proceedings myself, in the Netherlands or abroad, in Dutch, English, French and, if needed, German.
Background
I have been a lawyer since 2010 and a legal adviser since 2008. Before studying law, I studied at Delft University of Technology, where I learned to break a problem down into factors and actors before talking about solutions. I learned the trade in an international practice, in a department that handled disputes for companies in technology, telecom and media. After that I spent a number of years at two small, specialised firms, as a lawyer in corporate, commercial and media law.
My practice covers corporate law and mergers and acquisitions, commercial contracts, technology and intellectual property. Most of my clients are owners and directors of mid-sized companies.
I have registered Information Law and Corporate Law as my main practice areas in the register of legal areas of the Dutch Bar Association. Based on this registration, I obtain ten training points in these areas each calendar year.
Recent work
- Sale of a The Hague-based software company to a strategic buyer, including due diligence, purchase agreement and closing.
- Buyout of a minority shareholder in a family business, completed without legal proceedings.
- Restructuring of a holding company with three operating companies prior to an investment round.
Education
Delft University of Technology. Law at Erasmus University Rotterdam and Université Paris V (René Descartes).
Other positions
On request.
Languages
Dutch, English, French, German.
