Van Doorne — Netherlands

Andy Furr

Candidate Civil-Law Notary · Real Estate

Angelique Thiele

Banking & Finance

Anneloes van Uhm

Anneloes works in the Finance team. She advises lenders and borrowers in cross-border and domestic financing transactions, including project finance, acquisition finance and corporate lending. She also advises clients on (financial) restructurings and matters of insolvency law. Anneloes has become partner as per 1 January 2025. Anneloes previously worked for the State Advocate in tax matters. Her work involved, for example, tax collection law and attachment and enforcement law, and she litigated on behalf of the Ministry of Finance and the Tax Administration in the area of collecting tax debts. In 2018 Anneloes completed the post-graduate Grotius specialists’ course Financing & Security cum laude. She studied at Utrecht University, where she graduated cum laude in 2011. · Banking & Finance

Annemieke Hendrikse

Annemieke (LLM UCL) heads Van Doorne's Insurance team. She works in Van Doorne's offices in Amsterdam and London. Annemieke is an expert on insurance law and Directors & Officers liability. Annemieke handles disputes on behalf of and between insurers. She advises on coverage and is an experienced litigator in coverage disputes. Her clients often instruct Annemieke and her team in complex and cross-border cases. She frequently represents primary and/or excess layers in (cross-border) discussions between the different layers of an insurance tower and/or different programs. She mainly focusses on general liability, D&O liability, professional liability, fraud and cyber insurance. Annemieke also frequently acts as monitoring counsel at the request of insurers to liaise between defence counsel of different insureds, to get the best result for all insureds in cases of (potential) conflicting interests between insureds. In addition, insurers instruct Annemieke as defence counsel for D&O's of companies and non-profit organisations, including housing corporations and healthcare institutions, in national and international disputes. Annemieke frequently publishes and lectures on the subject of D&O liability and insurance. She is a member of the editorial team of the online publication "VAST” (magazine for insurance and liability law, including regulatory law). · Insurance

Annerie Ploumen

Annerie specializes in property and property finance. She assists companies with Dutch and international property transactions, financing, refinancing and project development as well as drafting all other types of property (and other) agreements. In addition, Annerie advises companies on preparing, formulating and carrying out national and international tenders. Annerie advises hospitals and universities regarding their real estate portfolio and the finance related items thereof. Furthermore she advises companies structuring and setting up property funds and preparing and drafting the related financing documents. · Real Estate

Ariën van Heesen

Ariën is a partner in the Real Estate team. He is a highly experienced specialist in commercial property, property (portfolio) transactions and specialist in commercial property, and project financing transactions. Ariën advises private equity and other investors, funds, finance institutions, local and regional authorities and large and mid-sized businesses on commercial property transactions, restructurings, auctions, voluntary sell-downs, bricks through shares and property loan portfolio sales. Ariën advises on commercial property and financing transactions and advises and assists private equity firms, banks, businesses, local and regional authorities and governments on property (financing) matters. He also advises on restructuring and foreclosure scenarios. · Real Estate

Arnout Stroeve

Arnout primarily focuses on designing and restructuring international structures, financing and private equity transactions. He also provides advice to listed and other companies on a variety of corporate law issues. He regularly acts as counsel to broadcasting organisations. Arnout frequently teaches and lectures on legal subjects related to his specialty, such as the flexibilisation of corporate law, legal mergers/demergers and cross-border corporate law. · Corporate / M&A

Bart van Reeken

Bart negotiates in a way which contributes to the success of relationships. He allocates much of his time to large IT and business process outsourcings which often stretch over multiple countries and jurisdictions. His team’s work covers a broad spectrum, ranging from negotiating and drafting outsourcing agreements, software development agreements, software licences, implementation, AI empowerd services and SaaS agreements, to handling software license and compliance issues and IT-related disputes. He also has experience in setting up joint development, mutually integrated production, and joint marketing arrangements. Bart’s primary focus is structuring effective business relations. He likes taking a holistic view and forging an inspiring cooperation in diverse teams. He helps people understand each other, creates clarity and proposes creative ways of bridging differences. Bart has worked for more than half of the larger Netherlands based multinationals, including most of the larger Netherlands based banks and insurance companies. By assisting with innovative projects, he keeps informed connected with trends and innovations that can benefit his (other) clients. Bart shares his experience and insights not only with those working with him, but also by lecturing at a university, teaching post-academic courses for other IT and business lawyers and regularly publishing articles. · Technology / IT

Berber Bosch

Berber is part of the IT team. She focuses on drafting, advising and litigating on IT related agreements. Berber obtained a bachelor’s degree in Law from the University of Amsterdam and also studied at the Freie Universität in Berlin. She holds a master's degree from the Institute for Information Law (IViR). She joined Van Doorne in 2017 and is admitted to the Amsterdam Bar. She also worked in the Dispute Resolution and Insurance team. · Technology / IT

Bregje Korthals Altes

Bregje Korthals Altes specialises in arbitration and commercial litigation. She is one of the leading arbitration specialists in the Netherlands. She has extensive experience in large, complex disputes, both in disputes conducted through established arbitration institutes (ICC, NAI) and in ad hoc arbitration proceedings. Bregje is involved in the largest and most complex commercial arbitrations in the Netherlands, with her client portfolio extending to major players in the energy sector, such as multinationals with a dominant presence in the Netherlands. Bregje has experience in various sectors (construction, transport, defence, shipbuilding, IT, pharmaceuticals). Bregje is characterised by her ability to work easily with lawyers from different disciplines, as well as with professionals with a more economic or technical background. The clients Bregje serves, and the enthusiasm and professionalism with which she does so, are a good fit with Van Doorne. · Arbitration

Cara Pronk

Cara has become partner in the Employment Law practice as per 1 January 2023. Within the International Employment Law team Cara specialises in cross-border employment, collective and individual redundancies, mergers and acquisitions, outsourcing, flex workers and European employee representation. · Employment

Cees Kniestedt

Cees is a highly experienced authority on Property, with special interests in physical planning, real estate, environmental law, project development and construction law. Cees acts primarily for authorities and real estate professionals. · Real Estate

Daan Beenders

Daan is widely regarded as one of the most prominent litigation partners in the Netherlands. Daan specializes in liability and contract law, procedural law and mass claims. Daan leads Van Doorne’s top tier litigation team, which has grown into one of the largest litigation teams in the Netherlands. Before joining Van Doorne as partner and Head of Litigation, Daan was a partner at De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek for many years, where he was one of the senior litigators within the dispute resolution group of the firm. Daan represents leading companies and multinationals in complex commercial litigation and class actions, both nationally and internationally. He advises a broad spectrum of leading companies on liability and commercial contracting matters and has been involved as lead counsel in numerous groundbreaking lawsuits in the Netherlands. Daan regularly lectures and publishes on his areas of expertise. He is often cited in leading newspapers and media outlets on litigation and mass claims topics. His expertise has earned him the prestigious ILO Client Choice Award as the best Litigation lawyer in the Netherlands. Daan is recognized as a Leading Partner in two Legal500 categories: Commercial Litigation and Class Actions. Both Daan and his team are highly ranked in the Legal500 and Chambers. Daan has been serving as a deputy judge (rechter-plaatsvervanger) for more than 15 years. Clients Daan is regularly instructed in many of the largest and most complex litigation matters in the Netherlands. His practice spans high‑stakes commercial disputes, collective actions and regulatory litigation. He acts for some of the most prominent and influential companies operating in the Dutch market, including Ahold, Bergman Clinics, Domino’s, FrieslandCampina, Havenbedrijf Rotterdam, Holland Casino, Pon Holdings, Tata Steel, Tommy Hilfiger and Trivium. These clients rely on his strategic insight, his ability to navigate sensitive corporate and reputational issues and his track record in delivering results in high-stake matters. · Litigation

Daan Horsthuis

Daan heads Van Doorne's Funds & Investment Management practice group. He specialises in the establishment of investment funds, including private equity / venture capital funds, hedge funds, real estate funds, retail funds (UCITS and non-UCITS) and fund of funds. Daan also advises asset managers, pension funds, insurance companies and other institutional investors on matters such as discretionary and fiduciary asset management and asset pooling, and provides regulatory advice in relation to collective and other forms of asset management. · Investment Funds

Daan ter Braak

In the notarial practice, Daan’s specialty is corporate law and more in particular designing and setting up (international) corporate structures. Daan frequently advises boards of directors and supervisory directors operating in the financial market on the implementation of corporate governance. Daan has extensive experience in providing guidance in (management) buyouts, joint ventures, as well as setting up and financing acquisition structures. Daan has impressive knowledge of cross-border mergers and conversions. · Notarial

Daniëlle Westerhoff

Daniëlle is a specialist in the Tax Law practice. She mainly advises clients on national tax law, focussing on clients in the semi-public and public law sector, such as educational institutions, healthcare facilities and governments. Within that context, Danielle focuses on the tax-law aspects of collaborations, mergers, demergers, acquisitions and internal reorganisations. Daniëlle frequently advises clients on value-added tax, company income tax, capital transfer tax and gift tax, which often touches on the consequences for the private individuals involved in respect of income and wage tax. Together with her public-law colleagues (attorneys as well as civil-law notaries), Daniëlle is capable of shedding light on both civil-law aspects and tax aspects, providing single, integral opinions and, if necessary, finding creative solutions while drawing on the various disciplines. Daniëlle also provides up-to-date knowledge on real estate tax issues. In that context she regularly publishes in the construction law journal Tijdschrift voor Bouwrecht. · Tax

Diederik Maessen

Diederik is a partner in Van Doorne’s Corporate and Projects groups, with a focus on the energy and infrastructure sectors. He has over 17 years of experience in M&A transactions, project development and complex energy and infrastructure contracts. Diederik has advised on range of oil and gas, LNG, solar, (offshore and onshore) wind, CC(U)S, hydrogen, (battery) storage, nuclear, ports & terminals, data centres and chemicals transactions and projects. His clients include leading industrial parties, developers, sponsors, funds and state-owned enterprises. Diederik has been involved in the development of many first of their kind projects, such as the first large scale CC(U)S project in the EU (the Porthos project), the first liquid Co2 import terminal (the CO2next project), the first European national hydrogen backbone (by Hynetwork Services), an LNG terminal developed in record breaking time (the EemsEnergy LNG terminal) and the first new Dutch nuclear reactor in decades (the PALLAS project). · Corporate / M&A

Dimitri van Hoewijk

Dimitri is part of the Corporate team and member of our Healthcare & Life Sciences team. He is an expert in the area of Mergers & Acquisitions, joint-ventures, participations and regulatory matters in the healthcare and life sciences sector. Dimitri advises businesses, the corporate sector, (private equity) investors and healthcare providers, (international) manufacturers and distributors of medicinal products and medical devices. He focuses particularly on the healthcare and life sciences industry and has specific expertise in regulatory matters relating to (reimbursement and market access of) medicinal products, medical devices and digital health. His combination of legal disciplines and understanding of the business needs of pharmaceutical, medical device, and biotechnology companies maximizes value for his clients, from start-up or private equity owned companies, to large pharmaceutical and medical device companies. Dimitri is also part of the Technology Transactions team.This integrated and multidisciplinary team of experts gives advice to clients with regard to transactions which include distinctive technology components. · Corporate / M&A

Elisabeth Thole

Partner and Head of Privacy Team. Extensively experienced in assisting clients with complex, high risk, cross-border data related matters. · Privacy & Data

Elise Stormmesand

Elise is part of the Funds & Investment Management team and specializes in asset management. Elise focuses on (re)structuring investment funds, including private equity funds, hedge funds and real estate funds. She also advises asset managers, pension funds and other institutional investors on matters such as discretionary and fiduciary / integrated asset management and on the rules and regulations that apply to (collective) asset management. · Investment Funds

Ellis Martens

To combat climate change and make society sustainable, the cards are constantly being reshuffled within the legal playing field. This is often driven by technological and economic developments that follow on from each other in rapid succession. Ellis is characterised by her curiosity about this broader context. This translates into applicable and creative solutions. Ellis advises Dutch and international clients operating within the energy sector or those facing an energy law issue. Whether dealing with advice on the regulations, drafting an agreement or providing assistance in a potential dispute, Ellis works carefully and diligently with clients to find tailored solutions. · Energy

Estelle van Heerden

Estelle is member of the Finance team. She was admitted as a lawyer of the High Court of South Africa in 2004 and was subsequently also admitted as a notary and conveyancer in South Africa. Estelle has experience in acting for banks and large and medium sized borrowers in different kinds of domestic and cross-border finance transactions. · Banking & Finance

Florence Verbeek

Florence specialises in national and international commercial contract law, with a focus on drafting and reviewing (cross-border) distribution, franchise and agency agreements, supply and purchase agreements and general terms and conditions. Florence also frequently conducts legal proceedings regarding commercial disputes. She furthermore advises both national and international clients on issues relating to consumer and liability law, e-commerce and international private law. Florence is a native speaker of English. · Commercial Contracts

Frederike Ahlers

Frederike is part of the Criminal Sanctions Law and Internal Investigations team. Within the team, she deals with environmental criminal law, working conditions enforcement, fraud cases and economic offences. She also enjoys immersing herself in international criminal law. She specializes in criminal defense. Frederike is driven, analytical and committed in her approach. She makes sure she knows the case well and asks the right questions. She remains calm and level-headed even when matters are urgent. · Criminal Defence

Friso Foppes

Friso is an expert in corporate law. Friso specialises in particular in (cross-border) mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures and other forms of cooperation, private equity and corporate governance (accounting policies, etcetera). He is used to working with other disciplines, and frequently acts for foreign investors, for instance in investments. As a member of Van Doorne’s Pension team Friso regularly represents pension funds, in particular in governance issues, mergers and split-ups and group transfer payments. · Corporate / M&A

Gijs Verberne

Gijs is a highly experienced and internationally recommended specialist in European and Dutch tender law, WTO law, public private partnerships (PPPs), project development and construction law, property law, privatization of government responsibilities/services, and public transportation law. Gijs is often involved in large public-private and public-public partnerships, providing assistance in complex tendering procedures. Gijs frequently litigates in tender disputes, too. · Public Procurement

Harm-Paul Plas

Harm-Paul advises asset managers, pension funds and other institutional investors on, among other things, discretionary and fiduciary/integrated asset management and on the regulatory laws and regulations in the field of (collective) asset management (including the Wft, AIFMD, MiFID II, UCITS, PRIIPS, EuVECA, EuSEF, SFDR and the Taxonomy Regulation). For example, he is involved in negotiating and advising on investment management agreements (IMAs), fiduciary management agreements and custody agreements in his daily practice. In addition, Harm-Paul’s focus is on setting up and advising on investment funds, including private equity funds, hedge funds and real estate funds. Clients who work with Harm-Paul appreciate his keen insight and his ability to get to the bottom of complex legal issues and turn them into effective solutions. His serious attitude and determination to always achieve the best result for our clients make him a valued partner for them. In addition, Harm-Paul is known to be proactive at the strategic level. · Investment Funds

Hugo Reumkens

Hugo Reumkens is an authoritative figure in corporate law, with a specialized focus on strategic M&A transactions, joint ventures, and corporate governance. He is particularly adept at handling high-stakes, extraordinary events crucial to a company's existence or future. His proficiency in these critical areas of corporate law ensures that clients receive expert guidance underpinned by strategic acumen. Clients engaging Hugo for strategic M&A, joint ventures and advice on corporate governance can expect achievable and effective solutions. His leadership of Van Doorne's corporate governance practice and his extensive experience in high-impact transactions equip him to guide companies through their most crucial moments with strategic foresight and legal precision and accuracy. Clients Hugo’s client roster reflects his ability to navigate complex, multidisciplinary transactions and governance issues across various sectors. His ability to manage key accounts, like B&S Group and Port of Rotterdam, and his involvement in significant projects exemplify his commitment to providing timely and effective legal solutions in a fast-paced business environment. Clients and peers describe Hugo as "outstanding," "experienced," and "sophisticated," valuing his approachable demeanor for effective collaboration. His expertise in managing complex transactions and governance issues is highly regarded, with a reputation for swift and accurate advice. · Corporate / M&A

Jan Leliveld

Jan is part of the Criminal Defense & Investigations and Compliance team. He focuses on fraud cases, environmental criminal law, economic offences, business & human rights, international investigations (ECHR, ICC) and supervisory regulations. He represents companies and their management in enforcement investigations. He has extensive experience in representing managers, public figures and professionals in sensitive criminal and disciplinary matters. He is used to operate discretely under turbulent circumstances. · Criminal Defense

Jan Roeland

Jan is a highly experienced, internationally recommended tax specialist. He furnishes advice on tax matters in the Mergers and Acquisitions practice group, including with regard to real estate, internal reorganizations, business successions, and related transactions and projects as well as traditional client counselling. Together with his civil-law, corporate and real estate colleagues, Jan provides counsel on the tax questions arising in these areas. He is an expert at combining corporate, income, wage, transfer and turnover tax aspects into a single, comprehensive tax and civil-law opinion. · Tax

Jan van der Grinten

Jan has been a lawyer in government practice for over 25 years. He is a true administrative law litigator. Jan assists governments, companies and institutions in administrative law cases on various subjects. A passionate lawyer who knows how to make connections between different areas of law, is authoritative and very experienced. Jan's practice is built on professional quality, strategic insight and personal attention to all his clients. Jan has a particular focus on: - Supervision and enforcement - Subsidy law - Public order law - Public Information (Wob and Woo) - Municipal law - Government liability Jan enjoys litigation on the cutting edge but with respect for the opponent and without unnecessary escalation of the dispute. In addition to being a lawyer, Jan teaches government liability at Leiden University. He writes in legal journals and is one of the authors of “Tekst en Commentaar Wet open overheid” (text and commentary on the Open Government Act). Jan was for many years chairman of the Objections Committee of the municipality of Leiden and deputy judge in the District Court of Gelderland. He is a member of the Legal Status Advisory Committee of the Dutch Bar Association. · Administrative Law

Jasper Leedekerken

Jasper is a senior partner in the dispute resolution practice of Van Doorne with over 20 years of litigation experience under his belt. He specializes in complex commercial and corporate litigation. In legal proceedings, he represents a range of both national and international clients with leading businesses. His practice involves a broad range of civil liability issues, including disputes about various types of contracts, tort litigation, mass damages, and securities litigation. · Litigation

Jeanette Ozinga

Jeanette (lawyer, adviser) is an expert on environmental law matters and advises large industrial and investment companies on environmental law matters, including in the areas of waste and energy transition since 1991. Jeanette has a special focus on waste management, circular economy, and energy transition, areas which will play a significant role in the practice going forward. · Environmental Law

Jelmer Baukema

Jelmer specialises in finance and (financial) restructuring. In his daily practice, he advises and assists national and international clients in the acquisition or provision of finance. In addition, he assists parties in and around insolvency, including under the Court Approval of a Private Composition (Prevention of Insolvency) Act (WHOA). Jelmer has a specific focus on types of non-bank finance like direct lending, crowdfunding, (marketable) debt instruments, leasing, factoring and securitisation. This non-bank finance practice is unique in the market. Clients value Jelmer for his specialist knowledge and dedication. His level-headedness and pragmatic approach are often mentioned in this regard. In his advice, Jelmer goes beyond the legal. He thinks commercially. It is not for nothing that Jelmer has, for many clients and for years, been a regular sparring partner where entrepreneurial decisions are concerned. A role that suits him down to the ground. · Banking & Finance

Joost Volkers

Joost Volkers co-heads Van Doorne’s Restructuring group. He specialises in both contentious and litigious restructuring and insolvency matters. He is regularly involved in cross-border restructurings with a Dutch nexus. He is a dedicated collaborative partner for clients on complex issues and disputes in financing, restructuring and bankruptcy law, including related liability proceedings. Joost helps find a solution that works not only legally, but also commercially. Joost frequently publishes on his area of expertise and gives regular presentations and lectures, including at the Vrije Universiteit and the Law Firm School. He is on the editorial board of HERO. · Restructuring & Insolvency

Jordie Bakker

Jordie Bakker (attorney at law), is a partner of the Real Estate team. He specializes in advising both national and international clients on commercial real estate developments, civil construction law, tenancy law and property transactions. In addition, he has a vast experience in preparing and negotiating turn-key sale and development agreements. · Real Estate

Lisette Bieleveld

Lisette is head of Van Doorne’s Commercial team. She advises and litigates on behalf of domestic and international companies and organisations with regard to all commercial contracts, such as (international) agency, franchise and distribution contracts, (international) sale/purchase agreements (including general conditions, sourcing and framework agreements), services agreements, co-operation agreements and confidentiality agreements. She has specific expertise in commercial litigation (both before Dutch Courts as well as in (international) arbitration), consumer law, liability law and related matters of an international private law nature. She also advises and litigates in the areas of e-commerce and IT, including outsourcing, software and hardware sales and supply of software licensing and on failed IT projects. Lisette specialises in contract and liability law (including food and health safety related issues), civil procedural law, international private law and ICT. · Commercial Contracts

Louis Jonker

Louis Jonker is a leading expert in law and technology. Louis has over 20 years of experience in IT (sourcing) projects, especially in the (semi-)public sector. This includes advising clients during IT procurement processes and drafting and reviewing contract documentation. But also assisting clients during contract negotiations and in contentious matters. Louis has specific expertise in addressing legal issues of and setting up strategic partnerships for digitalisation in regulated markets, ranging from traditional IT implementation projects to innovative customer-facing solutions and data sharing schemes. Furthermore, Louis focuses on policies and projects concerning the responsible use and management of technology (AI, public cloud, cyber etc.), regarding contracts as well as governance and compliance issues. · Technology / TMT

Léone Klapwijk

Léone's principal areas of practice are energy regulatory law (comprising of electricity, natural gas, heat, CO2, LNG and hydrogen). Her expertise encompasses energy transactions, large-scale energy projects, energy contracts and energy (regulatory) litigation. Léone represents a wide spectrum of participants in the energy markets. Her clients include large energy supply and production companies in the regulated markets, companies in the chemical and industrial sectors, and transmission and distribution system operators. She has extensive experience in solving and handling issues in the field of regulated and non-regulated (CO2, fuels, hydrogen) utilities. Léone is at her best when working on multidisciplinary, complex energy projects alongside the client team. In addition, Léone is a (co-)author of several legal journal publications on various energy law topics and a lecturer on electricity and gas regulation at the Postgraduate course 'Climate Change and Energy Transition' at the Vrije Universiteit (VU) Amsterdam. She is also a member of the advisory board of VU Amsterdam for postgraduate education. As a member of the board of the Dutch Heat network Association ‘Stichting Warmtenetwerk’ Léone actively supports cooperation among stakeholders of (collective) heat systems to enable the heat transition in the Netherlands. · Energy & Natural Resources

Maarten Appels

Maarten is an experienced specialist in corporate law. He has a wealth of experience with national and international mergers and acquisitions, acting for investment companies, banks and other undertakings. Maarten also advises corporate governance, joint venture structures and reorganizations. Maarten has become partner as per 1 January 2025. · Corporate / M&A

Marjolijn Lips

Marjolijn is a seasoned employment law specialist and trusted advisor for both domestic and international companies. She advises and litigates with a focus on corporate employment law, employee participation and consultation requirements, boardroom advice, governance and business conduct (e.g., whistleblowers/complaints procedures), restructuring and harmonization of employment terms. Marjolijn co-heads the Employment & Pension practice group. Key Sectors Professional Services TMT · Employment

Mark Moolhuizen

Mark is a very experienced expert in the area of private construction law and property law. He specifically focuses on complex projects, in which authorities as well as private parties are involved: public-private partnership. Mark is engaged in the construction industry, the infrastructure sector, the energy sector, the healthcare sector, the project development sector and the property sector. He specialises in drafting and negotiating (complex) construction law contracts concerning all stages of the building process, including design, construction, maintenance and/or management, as well as funding if applicable. He has drafted (integrated) contracts and has led negotiations for hospitals and other non-residential building works, (onshore and offshore) infrastructure projects and large-scale residential construction. In the area of property law he specialises in (international) property transactions and project development and related contracts. In that context he has led negotiations and has drafted contracts in very complex and extensive property transactions and property developments. Mark advises project developers, construction companies, investors, housing associations and other professional property companies and construction companies. Mark also advises healthcare institutions and educational institutions, retailers and other businesses on property issues and construction issues. · Construction

Maurits Terlouw

Maurits specialises in EU and competition law. He advises on cartel and abuse of dominance matters, cross‑border merger control, investment screening (FDI), subsidies regulation (FSR) and state aid. He represents clients before competition authorities and courts and assists in regulatory investigations, supported by experience gained at the Dutch Competition Authority (ACM). His practice has a strong focus on strategic collaborations and M&A and covers a range of sectors, in particular private equity, mobility services, IT/Tech, energy and healthcare/life sciences. As part of Van Doorne’s leading Healthcare & Life Sciences team, he is the firm’s primary contact for competition law in the healthcare and pharmaceutical sectors, advising on mergers, partnerships and regulatory issues. In addition, he is actively engaged in policy development , including work with trade organisations and discussions with policymakers. He publishes regularly and teaches competition law to MBA students and provides training to private‑practice and in‑house lawyers. · Competition

Neyah van der Aa

Neyah specialises in criminal defense and investigations, with a particular focus on financial economic crime, anti-money laundering legislation, international sanctions regulations and fraud. Neyah helps companies and boards prevent violations of laws and regulations, for instance by implementing compliance measures. Neyah also assists companies and boards in the event of a potential breach of laws and regulations, including by conducting investigations, taking remedial action and preparing for potential government enforcement. Neyah has acted as counsel in some of the most high-profile enforcement cases in the Netherlands and has broad experience in defending companies that are the subject of complex national and international investigations, both by criminal investigative and prosecutorial agencies (e.g. the FIOD and the Dutch Public Prosecution Office) and by administrative enforcement agencies (e.g. the AFM and DNB). Neyah often cooperates closely with other internal and external experts, such as internal auditors and forensic accountants. Neyah regularly publishes and gives lectures on compliance, investigations and international sanctions. · Criminal Defense

Nick Suurmond

Nick has extensive experience advising parties in the healthcare sector on collaborations, transactions and governance issues in the complex playing field in which they operate. With a keen eye for detail whilst always having a helicopter view, he is able to size up the legal complexities and different interests, bring them together and translate them into integral, practical and appropriate solutions. · Healthcare & Life Sciences

Nicole Soliana

Nicole is a member of the Real Estate team. She specialises in contract law and liability law, with a focus on real estate/project development and government authorities. Her particular area of expertise is private law in relation to the public sector. She also regularly advises and litigates in matters relating to environmental law, tenancy law and construction law. Nicole mainly assists property developers, real estate investors, contractors and governmental authorities, particularly in relation to agreements and disputes regarding complex real estate-related topics. · Real Estate

Niels van Boekel

Niels is part of the Employment Law team. He advises Dutch clients and international clients on various employment-law issues. He focuses particularly on issues at the interface of employment law and business law, including mergers and acquisitions, participative decision-making and the position of directors under the articles of association. · Employment

Nina Korstenbroek

Nina is part of the European & Competition Law team. She focuses on various issues relating to cartel prohibition, abuse of dominant positions and concentration notifications. Nina is also part of the team of the State advocate in tax matters and represents the Tax and Customs Administration in legal proceedings. Nina read law at the University of Amsterdam and l’Université Pierre Mendès France in Grenoble. She obtained a master’s degree in International and European Law (European Competition Law track) from the University of Amsterdam. · Competition

Pieter de Jong Schouwenburg

Pieter is a dispute resolution specialist. With broad litigation experience, including in alternative dispute resolution (such as international arbitration), Pieter feels quite at home in court and other proceedings. Pieter has a wide legal background, with specialized knowledge concerning (professional) liability, insurance, contracts, torts and (intellectual) property rights. · Dispute Resolution

Pieter van Regteren Altena

Pieter specializes in liability and insurance law, concentrating on professional liability, product liability, corporate liability and related insurance aspects, as well as on non-insured inter-company liability. Pieter is particularly interested in liability for medical professionals, including medical disciplinary law. · Liability

Ralph Ubels

Ralph specializes in financial liability law. Ralph acts for banks, insurers, accounting firms and other financial service providers. His focus is on complex disputes involving duty of care, financial supervision law, general contract and liability law. Before joining Van Doorne as a partner in late 2023, Ralph was a partner in the Financial Litigation department of NautaDutilh. Ralph has represented several Dutch (major) banks in complex legal disputes. Cases on internal fraud, prospectus liability, financing discussions, ESG-related litigation, international consumer law, anti money laundering legislation, and numerous other topics are among Ralph's expertise. Clients praise Ralph for his effective handling of cases and his high success rate. Ralph regularly gives presentations and lectures on duty of care and related topics and publishes with some regularity on the areas of law in which he specializes. · Financial Services Litigation

Remco Bäcker

Remco, attorney at law, is a member of the real estate practice group of Van Doorne N.V. He specialises in environmental and spatial planning law, general administrative procedure law, construction law, and the overlapping area between public/private law and rental law. He advises project developers, investors, banks, corporates, contractors and various government authorities. Remco also assists companies in the food industry and other regulated markets. · Real Estate

Rob de Win

Rob is a highly experienced, internationally recommended tax specialist. He furnishes advice on tax matters in the Mergers and Acquisitions practice group, including with regard to management participation schemes, internal reorganizations, business successions, and real estate and related transactions and projects. Rob specifically focuses on turnover taxes. Rob gained a wealth of experience in the Public Private Partnership (PPP) practice group, having advised public authorities, schools and health care institutions on real estate issues and infrastructure projects, as well as on structuring educational and health care cooperative ventures. Together with his civil-law, corporate and real estate colleagues, Rob provides counsel on the tax questions arising in these areas. He is an expert at combining corporate, income, wage, transfer and turnover tax aspects into a single, comprehensive tax and civil-law opinion. · Tax

Ruben Verschuren

Ruben is an experienced lawyer in the field of financial regulatory law. Ruben advises financial institutions on licence applications to DNB/AFM as well as on matters relating to financial regulatory law (Wft – the Financial Supervision Act) and the Wwft (the Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing (Prevention) Act). Recently he has assisted, among others, a financial institution in establishing a branch office, obtaining an authorised agent licence for an insurer, advising a payment card company on the implementation of the Wwft and advising an oil and gas company on its PSD2 licence application. · Banking & Finance

Sarah Beeston

Sarah heads the European & Competition team of Van Doorne, dealing with the full spectrum of competition law issues. She guides clients through the regulatory hurdles which apply to investments and transactions, including multi-jurisdictional (merger control and other regulatory) filings. Sarah has successfully represented clients in almost all abuse of dominance investigations by the Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) in recent years. With her senior team, Sarah has also been involved in many cartel investigations, ensuring that rights of defence are respected. Sarah is innovative and seeks solutions. Clients come to her for her pragmatic, no-nonsense approach. She obtained the first commitment decision and first settlement decision taken by the ACM. In a recent RPM-investigation she worked with the ACM on criteria for leniency in non-horizontal cases. She has successfully negotiated the termination of investigations without fines or formal commitments and settled cases involving international damages claims. · Competition / Antitrust

Saskia Laseur

Saskia has worked as a civil-law notary for nearly 20 years, having gained her notarial expertise in The Hague. The semi-public sector is her specialization. Saskia believes that civil-law notaries need to keep up with the times, by being a proactive legal advisor, in addition to providing traditional notarial services. She adheres to this approach both inside and outside the profession – for instance, she was a member of the Royal Netherlands Notarial Organisation’s national board for three years. Saskia acts as a civil-law notary and consultant for various governmental bodies, non-profit institutes and umbrella organizations. She regularly speaks at conventions, seminars and meetings. Governance and long‑term collaboration in the public sector, as well as the duties and powers of managing and supervisory directors, are frequent themes for her. · Notarial

Siego Boslooper

Siego is an experienced specialist in corporate law and is a member of the Healthcare & Life Sciences team. Within this discipline she focuses on providing advice and legal assistance in relation to national and international restructuring projects, private equity, joint venture structures, mergers, demergers and corporate governance. She combines her experience of corporate transactions and corporate governance with specific knowledge of and experience in the healthcare & life sciences sector. As a member of both Van Doorne’s civil law notarial team and the Healthcare & Life Sciences team, she is involved in corporate healthcare & life sciences transactions, advising on joint ventures and mergers and demergers in the sector. She also advises clients in the sector on matters of corporate governance. Siego obtained her postgraduate degree in Corporate and Business Law at Grotius Academy and is a member of the Royal Dutch Association of Civil-law Notaries. · Corporate / M&A

Sijbren Kuiper

Practice Areas Sijbren is a specialist pension lawyer with a practice spanning both advisory and contentious work. He acts for pension funds, pension service providers, and Dutch and international employers across the full range of pension matters, including outsourcing and administration agreements, collective value transfers, scheme changes and de-risking, works council consultation processes, mandatory sector pension fund participation disputes, and regulatory compliance. He is a seasoned litigator with a track record in complex pension disputes. What sets Sijbren apart is his combination of deep technical knowledge with a practical, solution-oriented approach. His background in academia, financial services, and financial regulation gives him an unusually broad perspective on pension issues. He actively integrates AI tools into his practice to build and maintain comprehensive legal databases, enabling him to deliver faster, more precise, and thoroughly researched advice. Publications Sijbren is co-author of Tekst & Commentaar Pensioenwet, co-author of the ICLG Workplace Pensions 2026 guide, editor of Pensioen Jurisprudentie, and a frequent contributor to Dutch pension law journals. Key Sectors Pensions / Pension Funds · Pensions

Simone Hoogeveen

Simone is partner at Van Doorne and has a wealth of experience with Litigation and Insurance law. Simone specialises in the liability of accountants and tax consultants. She acts for accountants (organisations) who are or might be held liable in disciplinary or civil law proceedings. She is also well-versed in counselling companies or company directors in proceedings filed by investors. Following her law study Simon obtained a degree in economics · Litigation

Sjoerd Kamerbeek

As corporate law specialist, Sjoerd advises and litigates for internationally renowned clients on M&A, warranty & indemnity (insurances), investment(-losses) and more generally commercial and corporate disputes. Sjoerd is specifically focussed on disputes between board members, shareholders', and other key stakeholders. In doing so, he frequently acts before the Enterprise Chamber of the Court of Amsterdam. He also acts for the largest international (hedge) funds on their shareholder activist campaigns in the Netherlands. Finally, he assists with strategic M&A in connection with takeover and shareholder disputes. Sjoerd frequently publishes articles on various corporate topics. Further, Sjoerd is regularly a guest lecturer on social entrepreneurship at Utrecht University. He is also a co-founder of and member of the advisory board to the Utrecht University Social Entrepreneurship Initiative. · Corporate / M&A