Höcker Advocaten — Netherlands

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Firm overview: Höcker Advocaten is an independent law firm based in Amsterdam. The firm offers practical solutions with a clear understanding of opportunities, possibilities and obstacles in the field of both litigation and transactions. Höcker Advocaten acts for domestic and international multinationals and medium-sized companies. For cross-border matters, the firm can call in lawyers from around the globe through its international networks: Interlex Group, IAEL, Transatlantic Law, Avrio Advocati and Adlaw International. - Main areas of practice Litigation, mediation and arbitration: Höcker Advocaten has extensive experience in all forms of court litigation and dispute resolution, such as Enterprise Court proceedings and class actions. The lawyers of the litigation team also regularly act as mediators in (delicate) business mediations and act as arbitrators in high profile disputes across a wide range of sectors. - Contact: Marc Wolters - Tel: +3120 577 77 57 - Email: wolters@hocker.nl Corporate and M&A: Höcker’s corporate group advises on all corporate law matters, focusing on (cross-border) M&A, joint ventures and restructurings. The team also advises on the position of directors, shareholders and other company stakeholders. - Contact: Marnix van den Bergh - Tel: +31 20 577 77 54 - Email: vandenbergh@hocker.nl Commercial contracts: The commercial contracts lawyers draft and advise on all types of complex commercial contracts including distribution, agency, franchise and services contracts. - Contact: Marnix van den Bergh - Tel: +31 20 577 77 54 - Email: vandenbergh@hocker.nl Employment: Höcker’s employment group deals with all legal issues that could conceivably arise in employer and employee relations, including workplace contracts, collective bargaining, employment disputes, codeterminations, pension schemes and benefits. The team frequently is involved in large (cross-border) reorganisations. - Contact: Jasper van Hulst - Tel: +31 20 577 77 64 - Email: vanhulst@hocker.nl IP&IT: The IP&IT group provides a full service to a wide range of clients in the entertainment, media and IT industries and is the leading advisor of Dutch music and audio-visual rights collecting societies. Areas of expertise include copyright, trademarks, IP enforcement, data privacy, licensing and distribution, and IT contracts. The team is frequently involved in landmark cases, including litigation before the European Court of Justice. The department also has an ongoing anticounterfeit program for several household name clients. - Contact: Marijn Kingma (Ms.) - Tel: +31 20 577 77 09 - Email: kingma@hocker.nl Media and marketing: The media and marketing team has experience in the full range of media and advertising law. The group provides counsel to world leading advertising firms and to several media companies. Work includes the clearing of campaigns and conducting risk assessments of publications before they go to print. - Contact: Joep Meddens - Tel: +31 20 577 77 45 - Email: meddens@hocker.nl Litigation Tort and liability, public interest: Within the Höcker litigation team, there is considerable expertise in exploring, securing and enforcing the duties of care that public bodies or private parties owe towards the general public and the common good. This may involve challenging existing market practices, eg to create market access for new business models (renewable energy, circular economy, electric cars) or raise the level of care (responsible, transparent financial services). - Contact: Marijn Kingma (Ms.) - Tel: +31 20 577 77 77 09 - Email: kingma@hocker.nl Key clients: Dutch National Opera & Ballet, Omnicom, HF Sinclair, Stichting Brein, Buma Stemra, Stichting de Thuiskopie, Sony Interactive Entertainment, Stichting Urgenda, MOJO Concerts, Mediahuis & Radio, The European Commission, Delta Airlines - Firm contacts ### Managing partners - Marijn Kingma - kingma@hocker.nl - Rick Geerars - geerars@hocker.nl - Mick Hurks - hurks@hocker.nl - Number of partners: 12 - Number of lawyers: 16 - Languages: Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Spanish ### Languages - Dutch - English - French - German - Italian - Spanish ### Memberships - Adlaw International - The Interlex Group - Transatlantic Law International - International Association of Entertainment Lawyers (IAEL) - Avrio Advocati ### Staffing Figures - 16 Number of lawyers

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Joep Meddens

Partner since 2017. · Intellectual Property

Jolien van Woudenberg

Managing Partner since 2023. Partner since 2021. · Corporate / M&A

Marc Wolters

Partner since 1994 and Head of Dispute Resolution team at Hócker Advocaten · Litigation

Marijn (M.E.) Kingma

Managing Partner since 2023. Partner since 1 January 2019. · Intellectual Property

Marnix (M.J.E.) van den Bergh

Partner since 2017. · Corporate / M&A

Mick Hurks

Managing Partner since 2023. Partner since 2022 · Employment