Lawyers in Netherlands

Abbas Ali Hyder

Senior attorney

Wijn & Stael Advocaten N.V.

Abdi Youssuf

Lawyer

BLD Ekelmans

Adam Abou Habaga

DLA Piper

Adriaan Craita

Adriaan Craita specialises in Dutch and EU competition law. In addition, he advises on foreign direct investment (FDI) regimes. Within the competition practice, Adriaan has considerable experience in merger control. He advises and assists companies in obtaining approval for a merger or acquisition from the Netherlands Authority for Consumers & Markets (ACM), as well as from authorities that enforce investment regimes. Adriaan also coordinates such parallel notifications to authorities worldwide. In addition to merger control, Adriaan focuses on cartel investigations and stand-alone competition proceedings. He advises on the admissibility of distribution practices, joint ventures and abuse of dominance cases. Furthermore Adriaan's particular interest lies in the (regulatory) developments in the digital- and financial markets and in the field of competition and sustainability. Adriaan completed the LLM European Law at Leiden University in 2017. He wrote his thesis on whether passive investment strategies (in the form of Exchange Traded Funds) should be regulated under European competition law. In 2018 Adriaan joined Houthoff’s competition team in Amsterdam and also spent time at the Brussels office. During his Houthoff years he also worked within the real estate team, which gave him experience and insight into the commercial aspects of deal making. In 2020 Adriaan completed the Law Firm School in addition to the Vocational Training for Advocates of the Dutch Bar. Adriaan joined Maverick Advocaten in 2021 and is a member of the Dutch Competition Law Association.

Maverick Advocaten N.V.

Aemile van Rappard

Aemile van Rappard was admitted to the Dutch Bar in 2002 and has been a partner at Pels Rijcken since 2017. He is an experienced real estate lawyer and tenancy law expert. He works mainly for institutional and other investors, property developers, lessors, estate agents and real estate consultants. Aemile has extensive experience with assisting in complex real estate transactions, contract negotiations, development, redevelopment and the transformation of real estate and related subjects. In addition, he is a highly experienced litigator in cases related to real estate. Aemile obtained his master’s degree in Dutch Law from the University of Leiden. He started his career at Ekelmans & Meijer Advocaten, where he was a partner from 2011. Aemile is chairman of the Dutch Association of Landlord and Tenant Law Practitioners (Vereniging van Huurrecht Advocaten), editor of WR, Tijdschrift voor Huurrecht (Journal for Tenancy Law), legal adviser of the Haaglanden division of the Dutch Association of Real Estate Brokers and Real Estate Experts (NVM), and board member of the Zuid-West division of the association Vastgoedbelang. Aemile is asked frequently by various organisations to lecture about the legal aspects of increasing sustainability of real estate and subjects related to tenancy law. He also publishes regularly.

Pels Rijcken

Akin Aslan

Associate

CMS

Albert Dreese

Albert Dreese, of counsel and lawyer at BUREN, specialises in Dutch corporate law, especially matters relating to joint ventures, M&A and foreign investments. He acts mainly for non-Dutch clients. He has been involved in many M&A projects and investments through Dutch holding companies and has worked on acquisition finance projects and the finance of investments through Dutch holding companies. Albert also has a large legal opinion practice.

Buren

Albert Knigge

Partner (Litigation)

Houthoff

Albert Marsman

Partner (Arbitration & Litigation)

De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek

Albert Wiggers

Attorney at law, partner

Ploum

Aldo Schuurman

Partner Corporate Luxembourg

HVK Stevens

Alette de Groot

Senior Associate

CMS

Alex Westerman

Shareholder

Greenberg Traurig LLP

Alex Zijlstra

Attorney

Wijn & Stael Advocaten N.V.

Alexander Fortuin

Partner

Hogan Lovells International LLP

Alexander IJkelenstam

Counsel

CMS

Alexander Kaarls

Partner (Corporate / M&A and Capital Markets)

Houthoff

Alexander Klein Hofmeijer

Alexander Klein Hofmeijer is a specialist in public procurement law and state aid, and above all an entrepreneurial problem-solver. With his pragmatic approach, Alexander navigates political, communicative and commercial sensitivities with ease. He places the person behind the client at the centre of his work, combining legal precision with a strong sense of reality and frequently arriving at solutions that go beyond purely legal advice. Alexander’s practice focuses primarily on the defence and security domain, and he has a strong affinity with AI, ICT and aviation. He acts as external counsel to, among others, the Netherlands Institute for Public Safety (NIPV) and several large safety regions. He also supports major parties cooperating with the Ministry of Defence, often in assignments characterised by a high degree of complexity.

Brackmann

Alexander Logtenberg

Senior attorney

Wijn & Stael Advocaten N.V.

Alexander Odle

Partner

Dentons

Alexander Tsoutsanis

DLA Piper

Alexander de Swart

Wladimiroff Advocaten

Alexander van Hövell

Shareholder

Greenberg Traurig LLP

Alexandra Danopoulos

Attorney at law, partner

Ploum