About
Partner at Kennedy Van der Laan who heads the firm's IP & Media department media group. He is a media litigator with extensive experience defending newspapers, broadcasters, producers and major social media and other platforms in disputes where free speech, privacy, intellectual property and entertainment issues collide.
Practice areas
Intellectual PropertyMedia & EntertainmentLitigationPrivacy & Data ProtectionEntertainment Law
Office
Expertise
Newspapers & BroadcastersTelevision ProducersSocial Media & Online PlatformsImage Rights, Format & LicensingFree Speech and Media DefenceMedia-sensitive / Time-critical disputes
Education
- IP law and International Law, University of Amsterdam, 1998
- LL.M. with merits, King’s College London, UK, 1999 (Chevening Scholar, Stibbe Steppingstone Scholar)
- International Relations, University of Amsterdam, 1997
- Columbia University School of Law, New York, NY, USA, 1996
- French language, Université de Nice, France, 1993
Languages
DutchEnglishFrench