Employment law
Dismissal and appointment
Our lawyers work on all sides of the spectrum. For employers but also statutory directors and employees. They have in-depth knowledge of employment law and are familiar with the legislation, employment law regulations and the relevant collective bargaining agreements. This knowledge is essential for drafting employment contracts and conducting dismissal proceedings.
Reorganisations
This knowledge, as well as our experience in negotiations with trade unions and works councils, has proven to be very useful in many reorganisations in which we have been involved. Without such experience and careful implementation, these processes are likely to be derailed, thereby confronting the employer with a long period of disquiet among employees and excessively high reorganisation costs, which can impact on essential business units, such as production and sales.
Areas of expertise: statutory directors, maritime employment law and non-competition clauses
We have lawyers who have further specialised in the dismissal and appointment of statutory directors, national and international maritime employment law and non-competition clauses.
Rates
Our clients also include those who, indirectly or directly, bear the costs of our services themselves as a shareholder. As a result, we are used to working with competitive rates and, if appropriate for the case, fixed fees.
Education
Van den Herik & Verhulst Advocaten invests in maximum know-how as well as study programmes for its lawyers. All our lawyers have followed external study programmes in addition to the trainings provided by the Netherlands Bar Association. Examples include the intensive Grotius Academy training courses on Employment Law and Employment Law for Postgraduates.
Corporate law
Mergers and acquisitions
Our lawyers are experienced in the drafting and execution of every conceivable type of acquisition and joint venture, with the exception of stock-exchange transactions. Their experience has been acquired through assisting buyers as well as sellers, the target company, the management and works councils in transactions of this kind.
Van den Herik & Verhulst Advocaten's substantial ‘businesses recovery’ practice also enables our m&a lawyers to secure transactions when one of the above parties involved is in financial difficulty.
Commercial contracts
Besides drafting acquisition documentation, our lawyers regularly provide advice on the establishment of and compliance with commercial contracts and general terms and conditions.
Legal proceedings
Legal proceedings are sometimes unavoidable, whether it be corporate disputes, such as those between shareholders and directors or disputes of a commercial nature between suppliers and buyers. We have the experience and expertise to assist you with this, including conducting legal proceedings before regular courts of law, courts of appeal, inquiry proceedings, and arbitrations.
Rates
Our clients also include those who, indirectly or directly, bear the costs of our services themselves as a shareholder. As a result, we are used to working with competitive rates and, if appropriate for the case, fixed fees.
Education
Van den Herik & Verhulst Advocaten invests in maximum know-how as well as study programmes for its lawyers. All our lawyers have followed external study programmes in addition to the trainings provided by the Netherlands Bar Association. Examples of external trainings include the intensive Grotius Academy training courses on Corporate Transactions, Business Law and Business Financing and Security.
Debt collection
Legal proceedings
Since the inception of our firm, 75 years ago, our lawyers have been very successful in collecting debts for international and national clients.
More than often, it is necessary to commence proceedings. We know the way to the courts and which proceedings are most effective to collect the debts. Our methods vary from i.a. short summary proceedings, proceedings on the merits of the case and request for insolvency. Our clients vary from car lease companies, banks, landlords, professional debt collecting agencies and foreign insolvency trustees.
Insolvent debtors
The seamless cooperation between Van den Herik & Verhulst Advocaten's substantial ‘businesses recovery’ practice and our debt collection lawyers has also proven successful in debt collections where the counterpart is on the verge of insolvency or in fact insolvent. Even in those circumstances, it has proven useful to initiate action.
Rates
Our clients also include those who, indirectly or directly, bear the costs of our services themselves as a shareholder. As a result, we are used to working with competitive rates and, if appropriate for the case, fixed fees.
Education
Van den Herik & Verhulst Advocaten invests in maximum know-how as well as study programmes for its lawyers. All our lawyers have followed external study programmes in addition to the trainings provided by the Netherlands Bar Association. Apart from that, many our lawyers are member of the Dutch Lawyers Association for Debtcollection (VIA).
Recovery and insolvency law
General
Our lawyers are regularly appointed by the court as trustees/liquidators and administrators. This means they have an excellent knowledge of the Bankruptcy Act and other important legislation and regulations for cases in which they are not acting as trustee/liquidator and administrator. This varies from matters concerning bank financing, security and directors' and officers' liability, to tax-related attachments.
More important, our lawyers know the way in an area which is a minefield for other advisers.
Assisting companies in difficulty, their directors/shareholders and asset buyers
We are very regularly engaged by companies in financial difficulty. In these cases we either act for troubled companies or the directors and/or the shareholders.
The ‘twilight period’ prior to entering into a formal insolvency proceeding often leads to pressures, as a consequence of which various parties are inclined to make concessions. This can make the difference between the survival of a business or default. In a survival scenario, it is often possible to secure jobs and secure the obvious benefits of operating as a going concern.
However, in cases where survival is no longer feasible, we provide advice on which insolvency measure is most suitable for the case and limits the damage for stakeholders.
Besides the above, we are regularly engaged to assist buyers who are interested in taking over a company in difficulty either before or after the commencement of an insolvency-proceeding.
The fascinating aspect of this practice is that our experience in that area subsequently attributes to our know how as court appointed liquidator and administrator.
Legal proceedings
We regularly act for directors of businesses in difficulty who are held liable, for foreign insolvency practitioners and for creditors, including suppliers, as well as other stakeholders.
Rates
Our clients also include those who, indirectly or directly, bear the costs of our services themselves as a shareholder. As a result, we are used to working with competitive rates and, if appropriate for the case, fixed fees.
The nature of the insolvency practice and the circumstance no other form of security is allowed under the rules of the Netherlands Bar Association, may require us to work on the basis of a retainer.
Education
Van den Herik & Verhulst Advocaten invests in maximum know-how as well as study programmes for its lawyers. All our lawyers have followed external study programmes in addition to the trainings provided by the Netherlands Bar Association. Examples include the intensive Grotius Academy training courses on Insolvency Law and Business Financing and Security.
Real estate
Lease and construction
Our lawyers are experienced in assisting lessors of commercial real estate and landlords. Many of our clients are professional parties and our experience has proven to be helpful in solving their problems quickly and accurately. This experience has proven also to be of inestimable value in those cases where we act for tenants and lessees.
We also assist project developers, architects, engineers, construction firms and other commissioning parties in all matters of interest concerning constructions, demolition or project-development. These services include the drafting of contracts and demanding specific performance and compensation out of court and in court if necessary.
Areas of expertise: fraud prevention and invitations to tender
We have lawyers in the property practice group who are exceptionally well-informed with regard to fraud prevention. We assist banks and other stakeholders that have been victims of mortgage fraud and fraudulent A-B-C transactions.
We also assist contracting parties and tenderers in procurement processes and disputes.
Legal proceedings
In lease law and procurement law, but also increasingly in construction law, the need to institute legal proceedings is unfortunately unavoidable. For numerous clients we do this on a daily basis in courts of law as well as before various arbitration boards. The good news is that our knowledge and experience enables us to keep the costs of legal proceedings as acceptable as possible.
Rates
Our clients also often include those who, indirectly or directly, bear the costs of our services themselves as a shareholder or otherwise. From this point of view, we are used to working with competitive rates and, if appropriate for the case, fixed fees.
Education
Van den Herik & Verhulst Advocaten invests in maximum know-how as well as study programmes for its lawyers. All our lawyers have followed external study programmes, in addition to their legal training for the Netherlands Bar Association. Examples include the intensive Grotius Academy training course on Property, the Grotius Academy training course on European and Dutch Procurement Law and the postgraduate study programme of the Dutch Association of Lease Practitioners.
Family law
Advice
Our family law lawyers specialise in assisting with divorces, the termination of cohabitation, drafting parenting plans/agreements and analysing prenuptial/postnuptial agreements. We also assist with changes to maintenance, guardianship, custody and inheritance issues; and we regularly conduct legal proceedings in connection with administration orders and guardianship.
We have a deep appreciation of the fact emotions can play a major role in these matters and we are trained in managing these effectively and with sensitivity.
Mediation
We also have specific experience as a mediator. These techniques have proven also to be useful in advisory services and legal proceedings.
Collaborative divorce
Our membership of and the courses provided by Collaborative Divorce Holland allow us to offer new ways in which divorces can be arranged.
Legal proceedings
We do not avoid legal proceedings if these are the only way to achieve a solution or break though. We regularly assist our clients in legal proceedings and choices to be made during the process. Our knowledge and experience acquired from advisory services/mediation and experience as deputy justice, helps us to ensure that legal proceedings take no longer than necessary.
Rates
Our rates take into account the fact that the assistance we provide is usually to private individuals. We offer customised services in line with the interests concerned.
Education
Van den Herik & Verhulst Advocaten invests in maximum know-how as well as study programmes for its lawyers. We are a member of the Dutch Association of Family Law Lawyers and Divorce Mediators (vFAS) and we follow all the specialist training courses this requires, as well as any courses and follow-up courses required for mediation and divorce cases.
A.N. (Arjen) Kampherbeek
Lawyer employment law and corporate law
kampherbeek@hvadvocaten.nl
A.N. (Arjen) Kampherbeek
kampherbeek@hvadvocaten.nl
attorney-at-law since 1990
areas of expertise
employment law
- collective redundancies/reorganisations, including handling of the entire reorganisation process on behalf of the company
- individual dismissal cases
- assisting statutory directors and senior management in conflicts
- employee-participation programs and disputes with works councils, including conducting associated legal proceedings in the Subdistrict Courts and Enterprise Chamber of the Court of Appeal
- drafting employment contracts and specific terms of employment arrangements for personnel, redundancy arrangements and social plans
- advice and legal proceedings concerning non-competition clauses
employee-participation (Dutch Works Councils Act)
- assisting companies in the organisation of employee-participation and in disputes with works councils
- recommendations on giving shape to procedures concerning requests to works councils for formal opinions and consent in respect of acquisitions, mergers, reorganisations etc.
- conducting proceedings with regard to works counsils
- assisting works councils as an expert on the basis of the Works Councils Act
corporate law
- disputes between shareholders/drafting shareholders' agreements
- providing advice on management participation programs and private equity transactions
- providing advice concerning family companies and succession issues
- restructuring and establishing the structures of holding companies
- setting up and advising partnerships (professional partnership/general partnership firm)
- drafting commercial contracts
sectors
- Arjen has experience in numerous sectors but has specific experience in the port and transport sector and with manufacturing companies in the food sector
education
- Dutch law, Erasmus University, Rotterdam (1988)
- English Legal Methods, Cambridge University (GB)
- Grotius Academy specialist training courses, Company Law and Business Law
- Postgraduate Employment Law Course, Erasmus University Rotterdam/Hugo Sinzheimer Institute
- Mediation training: Conflict Mediation course at the Centre for Conflict Management (Centrum voor Conflicthantering: CvC)
memberships
- Netherlands Bar Association (NOvA)
- Association of Rotterdam Employment Lawyers (Vereniging Rotterdamse Arbeidsrecht Advocaten: VRAA)
- Association of Dutch Employment Lawyers (Vereniging Arbeidsrecht Advocaten Nederland: VAAN)
other positions
- member of the Supervisory Board of P.A. van der Kooij Holding B.V.
- board member of the cultural foundation Stichting Kasteel van Rhoon
- regularly holds lectures for businesses and seminars on employment law
- member of the Supervisory Board of Ikazia Hospital (1995-2011)
M. (Marina) Blagojević
Lawyer lease law, construction law and general private law
blagojevic@hvadvocaten.nl
Ph. (Philip) Ekering
Lawyer employment law, public service law, debt collection and litigation
ekering@hvadvocaten.nl
Ph. (Philip) Ekering
ekering@hvadvocaten.nl
attorney-at-law since 1998
areas of expertise
employment law
- drafting employment contracts and specific terms of employment arrangements for personnel, redundancy arrangements and social plans
- handling individual and collective redundancies (reorganisations) for companies
- assisting middle management and senior management
- providing advice and legal proceedings concerning non-competition clauses
- providing advice and conducting legal proceedings concerning the Foreign Nationals (Employment) Act
public service law
- providing advice and conducting legal proceedings concerning legal position disputes
debt collection and procedural law
- Philip has broad experience of procedural law, especially in the field of the contract performance and debt collection claims, including attachment, collection in interlocutory proceedings and conducting legal proceedings on the merits of the case
sectors
- Philip has specific long-term experience in the automotive sector and – act for BOVAG members (association of motor car garage and allied trades) in respect of employment law - is frequently engaged by automotive companies
education
- Dutch Law, VU University Amsterdam (1997)
- Postgraduate Employment Law Course, Erasmus University Rotterdam/Hugo Sinzheimer Institute
memberships
- Netherlands Bar Association (NOvA)
- Association of Rotterdam Employment Lawyers (Vereniging Rotterdamse Arbeidsrecht Advocaten: VRAA)
- Association of Dutch Employment Lawyers (Vereniging Arbeidsrecht Advocaten Nederland: VAAN)
- VIA, Association of Debt Recovery and Litigation Attorneys
other positions
- chair of the Supervisory Board of the foundation Stichting LMC
- secretary Rotterdam South Association for Businesses
M. (Marina) Blagojević
Lawyer lease law, construction law and general private law
blagojevic@hvadvocaten.nl
E.W. (Eric) Spreij
spreij@hvadvocaten.nl
attorney-at-law since 2001
areas of expertise
corporate law
- mergers, acquisitions, management buy-outs, buy-ins and joint ventures
- providing advice on the incorporation and location of businesses and on the structures of holding companies
- drafting shareholders' agreements, including for joint ventures and management participations
- providing advice on private equity investments and informal investments
- specific problems in family businesses and succession issues
- certification schemes and employee participation plans
- providing advice on partnerships (professional partnership/general partnership firm)
- drafting commercial contracts, including agency and distribution agreements, supply contracts and general terms and conditions
- acting in business law disputes, including conducting legal proceedings in court as well as in the Enterprise Chamber of the Court of Appeal (right to institute an inquiry, annual accounts proceedings, buying out) and in arbitrations
employment law
- handling individual and collective redundancies (reorganisations) for companies
- assisting statutory directors and senior management in reorganisations
sectors
- Eric advises clients in various sectors and has specific experience in the port, manufacturing and industrial sectors.
education
- Dutch law, Erasmus University (2000)
- Grotius Academy specialist training course in Corporate Transactions (now: Mergers & Acquisitions)
- Grotius Academy specialist training courses, Company Law and Business Law
memberships
- Netherlands Bar Association (NOvA)
- Commercial Law Association
- Corporate Litigation Association
other positions
- Eric has several other positions, including that of vice-chairman of the business publication Rotterdams Ondernemersbelang, and that of external expert to the Rotterdam section of the Chamber of Commerce.
M. (Marina) Blagojević
Lawyer lease law, construction law and general private law
blagojevic@hvadvocaten.nl
R.A. (Rimmertien) van Dam
vandam@hvadvocaten.nl
attorney-at-law since 1990
areas of expertise
employment law
- collective redundancies/reorganisations on behalf of companies, including the entire reorganisation process
- individual dismissal cases
- assisting statutory directors and senior management
- providing advice on co-determination law issues concerning employee participation and disputes with works councils, including conducting associated legal proceedings
- drafting employment contracts and specific terms of employment arrangements for personnel, redundancy arrangements and social plans
- providing advice and legal proceedings concerning non-competition clauses
employer's liability
- providing advice and legal assistance concerning liability of employers in the area of:
- industrial accidents
- working conditions (including liability for asbestos and chronic toxic encephalopathy (CTE))
education
- Dutch Law, University of Leiden (1989)
- Postgraduate Employment Law Course, Erasmus University Rotterdam/Hugo Sinzheimer Institute
memberships
- Netherlands Bar Association (NOvA)
- Association of Rotterdam Employment Lawyers (Vereniging Rotterdamse Arbeidsrecht Advocaten: VRAA)
- Association of Dutch Employment Lawyers (Vereniging Arbeidsrecht Advocaten Nederland: VAAN)
M. (Marina) Blagojević
Lawyer lease law, construction law and general private law
blagojevic@hvadvocaten.nl
W.M. (Helma) van Dijk
Lawyer employment law and maritime employment law
vandijk@hvadvocaten.nl
W.M. (Helma) van Dijk
vandijk@hvadvocaten.nl
attorney-at-law since 1990
areas of expertise
employment law
- employment law and dismissal law, including guidance with reorganisations/collective redundancy
- drafting employment law arrangements
- maritime employment law
- employer's liability/maritime employer's liability
- employment law aspects of mergers and acquisitions (transferring ownership of companies)
- collective labour agreements
- co-determination law/employee participation
- non-competition clauses
- statutory limitations in working hours and working conditions
- employment law and social security law aspects of occupational disability
- strikes
- employment law aspects of insolvencies
- position of statutory directors
- equal treatment issues
- privacy and data protection
sectors
- Helma has experience in numerous sectors but has specific long-term experience in the logistics sector, port sector and the commercial and non-profit sector (including care home and housing associations)
education
- Dutch law, Erasmus University, Rotterdam (1990)
- International Law study programme at the University of Athens
- Postgraduate Employment Law course, Erasmus University Rotterdam/Hugo Sinzheimer Institute
memberships
- Netherlands Bar Association (NOvA)
- Association of Rotterdam Employment Lawyers (Vereniging Rotterdamse Arbeidsrecht Advocaten: VRAA)
- Association of Dutch Employment Lawyers (Vereniging Arbeidsrecht Advocaten Nederland: VAAN)
- Netherlands Maritime and Transport Law Association
other positions
- member of the group of the Board of Delegates of the Dutch Bar Association
- acts as speaker on employment law subjects
M. (Marina) Blagojević
Lawyer lease law, construction law and general private law
blagojevic@hvadvocaten.nl
M.J. (Michiel) Leenhouts
Lawyer employment law and corporate law
leenhouts@hvadvocaten.nl
M.J. (Michiel) Leenhouts
leenhouts@hvadvocaten.nl
attorney-at-law since 2007
areas of expertise
employment law
- individual dismissals and collective redundancies
- issues concerning malfunctioning employees
- drafting employment contracts and specific terms of employment arrangements for personnel, redundancy arrangements and social plans
- providing advice and legal proceedings concerning non-competition clauses
employee-participation (Dutch Works Councils Act)
- assisting companies in the organisation of co-determination and in disputes with works councils
- recommendations on giving shape to procedures concerning requests to works councils for formal opinions and consent in respect of acquisitions, mergers, reorganisations etc.
- conducting proceedings with regard to works councils
- assisting works councils as an expert on the basis of the Works Councils Act
corporate law
- mergers, acquisitions, management buy-outs, management buy-ins and joint ventures
- providing advice on company incorporations and drawing up shareholders' agreements
- disputes between shareholders
- legal due diligence for the purchase and sale of businesses and within the scope of risk management
- drafting of various business law contracts
education
- Dutch law, Erasmus University, Rotterdam (2006)
memberships
- Netherlands Bar Association (NOvA)
- Dutch Young Employment Lawyers Association (Vereniging Jonge Arbeidsrecht Advocaten, VJAA)
other positions
- registrar of the disputes committee Geschillencommissie Coöperatie Coforta U.A.
M. (Marina) Blagojević
Lawyer lease law, construction law and general private law
blagojevic@hvadvocaten.nl
H. (Harmen) van der Wilt
Lawyer corporate law, insolvency law and employment law
vdwilt@hvadvocaten.nl
H. (Harmen) van der Wilt
vdwilt@hvadvocaten.nl
attorney-at-law since 2009
areas of expertise
- corporate law
- insolvency law
- employment law
publications
education
- Dutch law, Erasmus University, Rotterdam (2009)
memberships
- Netherlands Bar Association (NOvA)
M. (Marina) Blagojević
Lawyer lease law, construction law and general private law
blagojevic@hvadvocaten.nl
T.C. (Tamara) Andeweg
t.c.andeweg@hvadvocaten.nl
attorney-at-law since 2011
areas of expertise
- employment law
education
- Dutch Law, Erasmus University Rotterdam (2011)
- Master Economics & Business, Erasmus University Rotterdam (2010)
memberships
- Netherlands Bar Association (NOvA)
M. (Marina) Blagojević
Lawyer lease law, construction law and general private law
blagojevic@hvadvocaten.nl
C. (Kees) van den Bergh
Lawyer insolvency law and corporate law
vdbergh@hvadvocaten.nl
C. (Kees) van den Bergh
vdbergh@hvadvocaten.nl
attorney-at-law since 1985
managing partner of Van den Herik & Verhulst Advocaten N.V.
areas of expertise
insolvency law
- acting subject to court appointment as administrator and trustee/liquidator in insolvencies
- providing advice on restructuring
- providing advice - at the request of the management board, shareholders or financiers - to companies in difficulty
- providing advice on financing and security
- assisting directors in liability matters
corporate law
- providing advice on the incorporation and location of companies and drawing up shareholders' agreements
- mergers, acquisitions, management buy-outs, management buy-ins and joint ventures
- providing advice and conducting legal proceedings in connection with disputes between shareholders
- drafting general terms and conditions and commercial contracts
- providing advice and conducting legal proceedings concerning liability issues
sectors
- Kees's clients are active in a wide range of sectors. In his business law practice, Kees serves various businesses in the field of transport and logistics services.
education
- Dutch Law, University of Utrecht (1984)
- Insolad (Dutch Association of Insolvency Practitioners)/Grotius Academy, specialist training course, Insolvency Law
- Insolad/Erasmus University Rotterdam, Financial Economics for Trustees/Liquidators
- Grotius Academy, specialist training course, Corporate Structures
memberships
- Netherlands Bar Association (NOvA)
- INSOLAD (Dutch Association of Insolvency Practitioners)
other positions
- chair of the Supervisory Board of the foundation Stichting Verpleeg- en verzorgingshuis Sonneburgh
- board member of Wartburg College
- member of the Supervisory Board of the Protestant Church in the Netherlands (PKN)
- chair of the Ridderkerk enterprise organisation (RONDO)
M. (Marina) Blagojević
Lawyer lease law, construction law and general private law
blagojevic@hvadvocaten.nl
A.N. (Arjen) Kampherbeek
Lawyer employment law and corporate law
kampherbeek@hvadvocaten.nl
A.N. (Arjen) Kampherbeek
kampherbeek@hvadvocaten.nl
attorney-at-law since 1990
areas of expertise
employment law
- collective redundancies/reorganisations, including handling of the entire reorganisation process on behalf of the company
- individual dismissal cases
- assisting statutory directors and senior management in conflicts
- employee-participation programs and disputes with works councils, including conducting associated legal proceedings in the Subdistrict Courts and Enterprise Chamber of the Court of Appeal
- drafting employment contracts and specific terms of employment arrangements for personnel, redundancy arrangements and social plans
- advice and legal proceedings concerning non-competition clauses
employee-participation (Dutch Works Councils Act)
- assisting companies in the organisation of employee-participation and in disputes with works councils
- recommendations on giving shape to procedures concerning requests to works councils for formal opinions and consent in respect of acquisitions, mergers, reorganisations etc.
- conducting proceedings with regard to works counsils
- assisting works councils as an expert on the basis of the Works Councils Act
corporate law
- disputes between shareholders/drafting shareholders' agreements
- providing advice on management participation programs and private equity transactions
- providing advice concerning family companies and succession issues
- restructuring and establishing the structures of holding companies
- setting up and advising partnerships (professional partnership/general partnership firm)
- drafting commercial contracts
sectors
- Arjen has experience in numerous sectors but has specific experience in the port and transport sector and with manufacturing companies in the food sector
education
- Dutch law, Erasmus University, Rotterdam (1988)
- English Legal Methods, Cambridge University (GB)
- Grotius Academy specialist training courses, Company Law and Business Law
- Postgraduate Employment Law Course, Erasmus University Rotterdam/Hugo Sinzheimer Institute
- Mediation training: Conflict Mediation course at the Centre for Conflict Management (Centrum voor Conflicthantering: CvC)
memberships
- Netherlands Bar Association (NOvA)
- Association of Rotterdam Employment Lawyers (Vereniging Rotterdamse Arbeidsrecht Advocaten: VRAA)
- Association of Dutch Employment Lawyers (Vereniging Arbeidsrecht Advocaten Nederland: VAAN)
other positions
- member of the Supervisory Board of P.A. van der Kooij Holding B.V.
- board member of the cultural foundation Stichting Kasteel van Rhoon
- regularly holds lectures for businesses and seminars on employment law
- member of the Supervisory Board of Ikazia Hospital (1995-2011)
M. (Marina) Blagojević
Lawyer lease law, construction law and general private law
blagojevic@hvadvocaten.nl
R.C.M. (Robert) van Moorsel
Lawyer insolvency law and corporate law
vmoorsel@hvadvocaten.nl
R.C.M. (Robert) van Moorsel
vmoorsel@hvadvocaten.nl
attorney-at-law since 1993
areas of expertise
insolvency law
- acting subject to court appointment as administrator trustee/liquidator in insolvencies
- advising companies in financial difficulty and directors, supervisory directors and shareholders
- providing advice on financing arrangements and security
- providing advice on directors' and officers' liability
- acting in legal proceedings and disputes concerning the aforementioned matters
corporate law
- drafting commercial contracts and advising on contractual agreements
- acquisitions (especially distressed mergers and acquisitions (M&A), management buy-outs, management buy-ins and joint ventures
- conducting legal proceedings in business law disputes
publications
education
- Dutch Law, University of Leiden (1993)
- Grotius Academy specialist training course in Bank Financing and Security
- Insolad (Dutch Association of Insolvency Practitioners)/Grotius Academy, specialist training course, Insolvency Law
- Insolad (Dutch Association of Insolvency Practitioners)/EUR, Fianciële Economie voor Curatoren
memberships
- Netherlands Bar Association (NOvA)
- INSOLAD (Dutch Association of Insolvency Practitioners)
- Dutch Commercial Law Association
- Netherlands Association for Comparative and International Insolvency Law
other positions
- lecturer at NBAVRA – formerly known as VERA and Controllers Instituut
- author of various business law and insolvency law articles
- secretary of the Rotterdam-British Business Club (RBBC)
M. (Marina) Blagojević
Lawyer lease law, construction law and general private law
blagojevic@hvadvocaten.nl
E.W. (Eric) Spreij
spreij@hvadvocaten.nl
attorney-at-law since 2001
areas of expertise
corporate law
- mergers, acquisitions, management buy-outs, buy-ins and joint ventures
- providing advice on the incorporation and location of businesses and on the structures of holding companies
- drafting shareholders' agreements, including for joint ventures and management participations
- providing advice on private equity investments and informal investments
- specific problems in family businesses and succession issues
- certification schemes and employee participation plans
- providing advice on partnerships (professional partnership/general partnership firm)
- drafting commercial contracts, including agency and distribution agreements, supply contracts and general terms and conditions
- acting in business law disputes, including conducting legal proceedings in court as well as in the Enterprise Chamber of the Court of Appeal (right to institute an inquiry, annual accounts proceedings, buying out) and in arbitrations
employment law
- handling individual and collective redundancies (reorganisations) for companies
- assisting statutory directors and senior management in reorganisations
sectors
- Eric advises clients in various sectors and has specific experience in the port, manufacturing and industrial sectors.
education
- Dutch law, Erasmus University (2000)
- Grotius Academy specialist training course in Corporate Transactions (now: Mergers & Acquisitions)
- Grotius Academy specialist training courses, Company Law and Business Law
memberships
- Netherlands Bar Association (NOvA)
- Commercial Law Association
- Corporate Litigation Association
other positions
- Eric has several other positions, including that of vice-chairman of the business publication Rotterdams Ondernemersbelang, and that of external expert to the Rotterdam section of the Chamber of Commerce.
M. (Marina) Blagojević
Lawyer lease law, construction law and general private law
blagojevic@hvadvocaten.nl
M.V. (Marc) van der Storm
storm@hvadvocaten.nl
attorney-at-law since 1990
areas of expertise
corporate law
- mergers, acquisitions, management buy-outs, buy-ins and joint ventures
- providing advice on the incorporation and location of businesses and on the structures of holding companies
- drafting shareholders' agreements, including for joint ventures and management participation
- providing advice on private equity investments and informal investment
- family businesses and succession issues
- providing advice on partnerships (professional partnership/general partnership firm)
- drafting commercial contracts, including agency and distribution agreements, supply contracts and general terms and conditions
- acting in business law disputes, including conducting legal proceedings in court as well as in the Enterprise Chamber of the Court of Appeal (right to institute an inquiry, annual accounts proceedings, buying out) and in arbitrations
- providing advice on competition law
sectors
- experience in various sectors and specific experience in the food, construction and automotive sector
education
- Dutch Law, University of Leiden (1989)
- Specialists training course, Postgraduate Business Law course
- Mergers and Acquisitions Erasmus University Rotterdam/Training Centre for Law and Practics
- Grotius Academy specialist training courses, Company Law and Business Law
memberships
- Netherlands Bar Association (NOvA)
- Confederation of Netherlands Industry and Employers VNO-NCW West
- Rotterdam Legal Society
other positions
- deputy chair of the ethical standards board of the Code of Conduct for the Advertising of Medicinal Products (the foundation Stichting CGR)
- chair of international network of independent law firms Euréseau
M. (Marina) Blagojević
Lawyer lease law, construction law and general private law
blagojevic@hvadvocaten.nl
S.K. (Simon) Setz
Lawyer corporate law, insolvency law and debt collection
setz@hvadvocaten.nl
S.K. (Simon) Setz
setz@hvadvocaten.nl
attorney-at-law since 2008
areas of expertise
corporate law
- providing advice on the incorporation and location of companies and drafting shareholders' agreements
- mergers, acquisitions, management buy-outs, management buy-ins and joint ventures
- legal due diligence for the purchase and sale of businesses
- setting up and advising partnerships (professional partnership/general partnership firm)
- drafting various business law contracts
- drafting general terms and conditions and commercial contracts
- providing advice and conducting legal proceedings in connection with disputes between shareholders
- providing advice and conducting legal proceedings concerning liability issues
insolvency law
- advising companies in financial difficulty on how to find suitable solutions
- rationalising businesses and supervising possible a restart, at the request of the management board and shareholders as well as financiers
- acting subject to court appointment as administrator in moratoria and as trustee/liquidator in insolvencies
- providing advice and conducting legal proceedings concerning directors' and officers' liability
- providing advice on financing and security
collections
- (national and international) proceedings concerning compliance with agreements and monetary claim collections, including attachment, interlocutory legal proceedings and other civil-law proceedings
education
- Dutch Law, University of Groningen (2007)
memberships
- Netherlands Bar Association (NOvA)
M. (Marina) Blagojević
Lawyer lease law, construction law and general private law
blagojevic@hvadvocaten.nl
M.J. (Michiel) Leenhouts
Lawyer employment law and corporate law
leenhouts@hvadvocaten.nl
M.J. (Michiel) Leenhouts
leenhouts@hvadvocaten.nl
attorney-at-law since 2007
areas of expertise
employment law
- individual dismissals and collective redundancies
- issues concerning malfunctioning employees
- drafting employment contracts and specific terms of employment arrangements for personnel, redundancy arrangements and social plans
- providing advice and legal proceedings concerning non-competition clauses
employee-participation (Dutch Works Councils Act)
- assisting companies in the organisation of co-determination and in disputes with works councils
- recommendations on giving shape to procedures concerning requests to works councils for formal opinions and consent in respect of acquisitions, mergers, reorganisations etc.
- conducting proceedings with regard to works councils
- assisting works councils as an expert on the basis of the Works Councils Act
corporate law
- mergers, acquisitions, management buy-outs, management buy-ins and joint ventures
- providing advice on company incorporations and drawing up shareholders' agreements
- disputes between shareholders
- legal due diligence for the purchase and sale of businesses and within the scope of risk management
- drafting of various business law contracts
education
- Dutch law, Erasmus University, Rotterdam (2006)
memberships
- Netherlands Bar Association (NOvA)
- Dutch Young Employment Lawyers Association (Vereniging Jonge Arbeidsrecht Advocaten, VJAA)
other positions
- registrar of the disputes committee Geschillencommissie Coöperatie Coforta U.A.
M. (Marina) Blagojević
Lawyer lease law, construction law and general private law
blagojevic@hvadvocaten.nl
A.D. (Angèle) Stout-van Erp
Lawyer family law and corporate law
stout@hvadvocaten.nl
A.D. (Angèle) Stout-van Erp
stout@hvadvocaten.nl
attorney-at-law since 2009
areas of expertise
- family law
- corporate law
education
- Dutch law, Erasmus University, Rotterdam (2009)
memberships
- Netherlands Bar Association (NOvA)
M. (Marina) Blagojević
Lawyer lease law, construction law and general private law
blagojevic@hvadvocaten.nl
M. (Rien) Hoogendoorn
Lawyer corporate law, insolvency law and general private law
hoogendoorn@hvadvocaten.nl
M. (Rien) Hoogendoorn
hoogendoorn@hvadvocaten.nl
attorney-at-law since 2010
areas of expertise
- corporate law
- insolvency law
- general private law
education
- Dutch law, Erasmus University, Rotterdam (2010)
- Master Economics & Business, Erasmus University, Rotterdam (2008)
memberships
- Netherlands Bar Association (NOvA)
M. (Marina) Blagojević
Lawyer lease law, construction law and general private law
blagojevic@hvadvocaten.nl
H. (Harmen) van der Wilt
Lawyer corporate law, insolvency law and employment law
vdwilt@hvadvocaten.nl
H. (Harmen) van der Wilt
vdwilt@hvadvocaten.nl
attorney-at-law since 2009
areas of expertise
- corporate law
- insolvency law
- employment law
publications
education
- Dutch law, Erasmus University, Rotterdam (2009)
memberships
- Netherlands Bar Association (NOvA)
M. (Marina) Blagojević
Lawyer lease law, construction law and general private law
blagojevic@hvadvocaten.nl
F. (Frederik) Bouwman
bouwman@hvadvocaten.nl
attorney-at-law since 2012
areas of expertise
- corporate law
- insolvency law
education
- Dutch law, University Groningen (2011)
memberships
- Netherlands Bar Association (NOvA)
M. (Marina) Blagojević
Lawyer lease law, construction law and general private law
blagojevic@hvadvocaten.nl
Ph. (Philip) Ekering
Lawyer employment law, public service law, debt collection and litigation
ekering@hvadvocaten.nl
Ph. (Philip) Ekering
ekering@hvadvocaten.nl
attorney-at-law since 1998
areas of expertise
employment law
- drafting employment contracts and specific terms of employment arrangements for personnel, redundancy arrangements and social plans
- handling individual and collective redundancies (reorganisations) for companies
- assisting middle management and senior management
- providing advice and legal proceedings concerning non-competition clauses
- providing advice and conducting legal proceedings concerning the Foreign Nationals (Employment) Act
public service law
- providing advice and conducting legal proceedings concerning legal position disputes
debt collection and procedural law
- Philip has broad experience of procedural law, especially in the field of the contract performance and debt collection claims, including attachment, collection in interlocutory proceedings and conducting legal proceedings on the merits of the case
sectors
- Philip has specific long-term experience in the automotive sector and – act for BOVAG members (association of motor car garage and allied trades) in respect of employment law - is frequently engaged by automotive companies
education
- Dutch Law, VU University Amsterdam (1997)
- Postgraduate Employment Law Course, Erasmus University Rotterdam/Hugo Sinzheimer Institute
memberships
- Netherlands Bar Association (NOvA)
- Association of Rotterdam Employment Lawyers (Vereniging Rotterdamse Arbeidsrecht Advocaten: VRAA)
- Association of Dutch Employment Lawyers (Vereniging Arbeidsrecht Advocaten Nederland: VAAN)
- VIA, Association of Debt Recovery and Litigation Attorneys
other positions
- chair of the Supervisory Board of the foundation Stichting LMC
- secretary Rotterdam South Association for Businesses
M. (Marina) Blagojević
Lawyer lease law, construction law and general private law
blagojevic@hvadvocaten.nl
P. (Peter) van der Mersch
Lawyer real estate and litigation
vandermersch@hvadvocaten.nl
P. (Peter) van der Mersch
vandermersch@hvadvocaten.nl
attorney-at-law since 1982
areas of expertise
construction law/general property
- drafting and assessing contracts relating to the construction industry and project development
- providing legal assistance in legal proceedings and arbitrations
- advising contractors, project developers, architects, municipal authorities, companies and private individuals in construction disputes
- providing advice and conducting legal proceedings concerning lease law
procedural law/litigation (including attachment and sale by execution), national and international arbitration
- Peter has broad experience in litigation, especially in the area of the contract performance and monetary claim collections, including attachment, collection in interlocutory proceedings and conducting legal proceedings on the merits, in the Netherlands and abroad
commercial law and contract law
- handling complex claims and proceedings concerning commercial transactions, in the Netherlands and abroad
mortgage law
- providing advice on mortgages, including on behalf of banks and financial institutions in relation to foreclosure issues and mortgage fraud
disciplinary law
- providing advice on legal assistance in various disciplinary proceedings in a variety of professions
sectors
- Peter has specific experience in the construction and property sector and is a specialist in providing legal assistance to banks, financial institutions and professional market parties in the field of mortgage foreclosures and mortgage fraud. Peter is also widely experienced in providing advice and conducting legal proceedings for companies based in other countries.
education
- Dutch Law, University of Leiden (1982)
- Grotius Academy, specialist training course, Property
memberships
- Netherlands Bar Association (NOvA)
- VIA, Association of Debt Recovery and Litigation Attorneys (co-founder and former chairman)
- Construction Lawyers Association (VBR-A)
- Property Lawyers Association (VVJ)
- Dutch Association for Procedural Law
- Commercial Law League of America
M. (Marina) Blagojević
Lawyer lease law, construction law and general private law
blagojevic@hvadvocaten.nl
S.K. (Simon) Setz
Lawyer corporate law, insolvency law and debt collection
setz@hvadvocaten.nl
S.K. (Simon) Setz
setz@hvadvocaten.nl
attorney-at-law since 2008
areas of expertise
corporate law
- providing advice on the incorporation and location of companies and drafting shareholders' agreements
- mergers, acquisitions, management buy-outs, management buy-ins and joint ventures
- legal due diligence for the purchase and sale of businesses
- setting up and advising partnerships (professional partnership/general partnership firm)
- drafting various business law contracts
- drafting general terms and conditions and commercial contracts
- providing advice and conducting legal proceedings in connection with disputes between shareholders
- providing advice and conducting legal proceedings concerning liability issues
insolvency law
- advising companies in financial difficulty on how to find suitable solutions
- rationalising businesses and supervising possible a restart, at the request of the management board and shareholders as well as financiers
- acting subject to court appointment as administrator in moratoria and as trustee/liquidator in insolvencies
- providing advice and conducting legal proceedings concerning directors' and officers' liability
- providing advice on financing and security
collections
- (national and international) proceedings concerning compliance with agreements and monetary claim collections, including attachment, interlocutory legal proceedings and other civil-law proceedings
education
- Dutch Law, University of Groningen (2007)
memberships
- Netherlands Bar Association (NOvA)
M. (Marina) Blagojević
Lawyer lease law, construction law and general private law
blagojevic@hvadvocaten.nl
M.G.J. (Monique) van Lochem
vlochem@hvadvocaten.nl
company lawyer since 1995
areas of expertise
- Monique has a great interest in legal science and is a specialist in the law of property and civil procedural law
- contract law, drafting commercial contracts and general terms and conditions
education
- Dutch law, Erasmus University, Rotterdam (1995)
- broad range of Dutch postdoctoraal (postgraduate) study programmes, mainly in the fields of private contracts, private property law and civil procedural law
M. (Marina) Blagojević
Lawyer lease law, construction law and general private law
blagojevic@hvadvocaten.nl
C. (Kees) van den Bergh
Lawyer insolvency law and corporate law
vdbergh@hvadvocaten.nl
C. (Kees) van den Bergh
vdbergh@hvadvocaten.nl
attorney-at-law since 1985
managing partner of Van den Herik & Verhulst Advocaten N.V.
areas of expertise
insolvency law
- acting subject to court appointment as administrator and trustee/liquidator in insolvencies
- providing advice on restructuring
- providing advice - at the request of the management board, shareholders or financiers - to companies in difficulty
- providing advice on financing and security
- assisting directors in liability matters
corporate law
- providing advice on the incorporation and location of companies and drawing up shareholders' agreements
- mergers, acquisitions, management buy-outs, management buy-ins and joint ventures
- providing advice and conducting legal proceedings in connection with disputes between shareholders
- drafting general terms and conditions and commercial contracts
- providing advice and conducting legal proceedings concerning liability issues
sectors
- Kees's clients are active in a wide range of sectors. In his business law practice, Kees serves various businesses in the field of transport and logistics services.
education
- Dutch Law, University of Utrecht (1984)
- Insolad (Dutch Association of Insolvency Practitioners)/Grotius Academy, specialist training course, Insolvency Law
- Insolad/Erasmus University Rotterdam, Financial Economics for Trustees/Liquidators
- Grotius Academy, specialist training course, Corporate Structures
memberships
- Netherlands Bar Association (NOvA)
- INSOLAD (Dutch Association of Insolvency Practitioners)
other positions
- chair of the Supervisory Board of the foundation Stichting Verpleeg- en verzorgingshuis Sonneburgh
- board member of Wartburg College
- member of the Supervisory Board of the Protestant Church in the Netherlands (PKN)
- chair of the Ridderkerk enterprise organisation (RONDO)
M. (Marina) Blagojević
Lawyer lease law, construction law and general private law
blagojevic@hvadvocaten.nl
R.C.M. (Robert) van Moorsel
Lawyer insolvency law and corporate law
vmoorsel@hvadvocaten.nl
R.C.M. (Robert) van Moorsel
vmoorsel@hvadvocaten.nl
attorney-at-law since 1993
areas of expertise
insolvency law
- acting subject to court appointment as administrator trustee/liquidator in insolvencies
- advising companies in financial difficulty and directors, supervisory directors and shareholders
- providing advice on financing arrangements and security
- providing advice on directors' and officers' liability
- acting in legal proceedings and disputes concerning the aforementioned matters
corporate law
- drafting commercial contracts and advising on contractual agreements
- acquisitions (especially distressed mergers and acquisitions (M&A), management buy-outs, management buy-ins and joint ventures
- conducting legal proceedings in business law disputes
publications
education
- Dutch Law, University of Leiden (1993)
- Grotius Academy specialist training course in Bank Financing and Security
- Insolad (Dutch Association of Insolvency Practitioners)/Grotius Academy, specialist training course, Insolvency Law
- Insolad (Dutch Association of Insolvency Practitioners)/EUR, Fianciële Economie voor Curatoren
memberships
- Netherlands Bar Association (NOvA)
- INSOLAD (Dutch Association of Insolvency Practitioners)
- Dutch Commercial Law Association
- Netherlands Association for Comparative and International Insolvency Law
other positions
- lecturer at NBAVRA – formerly known as VERA and Controllers Instituut
- author of various business law and insolvency law articles
- secretary of the Rotterdam-British Business Club (RBBC)
M. (Marina) Blagojević
Lawyer lease law, construction law and general private law
blagojevic@hvadvocaten.nl
J.R. (Ruud) Maas
maas@hvadvocaten.nl
attorney-at-law since 1977
areas of expertise
insolvency law
- acting subject to court appointment as administrator and trustee/liquidator in insolvencies
- providing advice on restructuring
- providing advice - at the request of the management board, shareholders or financiers - to companies in difficulty
- providing advice on financing and security
- assisting directors in liability matters
education
- Dutch law, Erasmus University, Rotterdam (1975)
- Grotius Academy specialist training course on Insolvency Law
- Insolad/Erasmus University Rotterdam, Financial Economics for Trustees/Liquidators
memberships
- Netherlands Bar Association (NOvA)
- INSOLAD (Dutch Association of Insolvency Practitioners)
other positions
- chairman of the Insolvency Committee of the Rotterdam Bar Association
- member of the Board of Delegates from 1997 to 2009
- member of the Supervisory Council in the District of Rotterdam from 1991 to 1997
M. (Marina) Blagojević
Lawyer lease law, construction law and general private law
blagojevic@hvadvocaten.nl
S.K. (Simon) Setz
Lawyer corporate law, insolvency law and debt collection
setz@hvadvocaten.nl
S.K. (Simon) Setz
setz@hvadvocaten.nl
attorney-at-law since 2008
areas of expertise
corporate law
- providing advice on the incorporation and location of companies and drafting shareholders' agreements
- mergers, acquisitions, management buy-outs, management buy-ins and joint ventures
- legal due diligence for the purchase and sale of businesses
- setting up and advising partnerships (professional partnership/general partnership firm)
- drafting various business law contracts
- drafting general terms and conditions and commercial contracts
- providing advice and conducting legal proceedings in connection with disputes between shareholders
- providing advice and conducting legal proceedings concerning liability issues
insolvency law
- advising companies in financial difficulty on how to find suitable solutions
- rationalising businesses and supervising possible a restart, at the request of the management board and shareholders as well as financiers
- acting subject to court appointment as administrator in moratoria and as trustee/liquidator in insolvencies
- providing advice and conducting legal proceedings concerning directors' and officers' liability
- providing advice on financing and security
collections
- (national and international) proceedings concerning compliance with agreements and monetary claim collections, including attachment, interlocutory legal proceedings and other civil-law proceedings
education
- Dutch Law, University of Groningen (2007)
memberships
- Netherlands Bar Association (NOvA)
M. (Marina) Blagojević
Lawyer lease law, construction law and general private law
blagojevic@hvadvocaten.nl
A.D. (Angèle) Stout-van Erp
Lawyer family law and corporate law
stout@hvadvocaten.nl
A.D. (Angèle) Stout-van Erp
stout@hvadvocaten.nl
attorney-at-law since 2009
areas of expertise
- family law
- corporate law
education
- Dutch law, Erasmus University, Rotterdam (2009)
memberships
- Netherlands Bar Association (NOvA)
M. (Marina) Blagojević
Lawyer lease law, construction law and general private law
blagojevic@hvadvocaten.nl
M. (Rien) Hoogendoorn
Lawyer corporate law, insolvency law and general private law
hoogendoorn@hvadvocaten.nl
M. (Rien) Hoogendoorn
hoogendoorn@hvadvocaten.nl
attorney-at-law since 2010
areas of expertise
- corporate law
- insolvency law
- general private law
education
- Dutch law, Erasmus University, Rotterdam (2010)
- Master Economics & Business, Erasmus University, Rotterdam (2008)
memberships
- Netherlands Bar Association (NOvA)
M. (Marina) Blagojević
Lawyer lease law, construction law and general private law
blagojevic@hvadvocaten.nl
H. (Harmen) van der Wilt
Lawyer corporate law, insolvency law and employment law
vdwilt@hvadvocaten.nl
H. (Harmen) van der Wilt
vdwilt@hvadvocaten.nl
attorney-at-law since 2009
areas of expertise
- corporate law
- insolvency law
- employment law
publications
education
- Dutch law, Erasmus University, Rotterdam (2009)
memberships
- Netherlands Bar Association (NOvA)
M. (Marina) Blagojević
Lawyer lease law, construction law and general private law
blagojevic@hvadvocaten.nl
Y.C. (Youri) Tonino
tonino@hvadvocaten.nl
attorney-at-law since 2012
areas of expertise
insolvency law
- acting subject to court appointment as administrator trustee/liquidator in insolvencies
- advising companies in financial difficulty and directors, supervisory directors and shareholders
- providing advice on financing arrangements and security
- providing advice on directors' and officers' liability
- acting in legal proceedings and disputes concerning the aforementioned matters
corporate law
- drafting commercial contracts and advising on contractual agreements
- acquisitions (especially distressed mergers and acquisitions (M&A), management buy-outs, management buy-ins and joint ventures
- conducting legal proceedings in business law disputes
publications
education
- Dutch Law, University of Utrecht (2012)
memberships
- Netherlands Bar Association (NOvA)
M. (Marina) Blagojević
Lawyer lease law, construction law and general private law
blagojevic@hvadvocaten.nl
C.P. (Christine) van den Berg
Lawyer property law and procurement law
christinevandenberg@hvadvocaten.nl
C.P. (Christine) van den Berg
christinevandenberg@hvadvocaten.nl
attorney-at-law since 1999
areas of expertise
lease
- drafting and assessing leases/tenancy agreements in the broadest sense and especially those concerned with commercial accommodation and housing
- providing advice on conducting legal proceedings concerning renovation projects, nuisance problems, defects, terminations and evacuations
- due diligence investigations/risk assessments
- conducting legal proceedings and dealing with every conceivable type of dispute in the field of leases, such as rent disputes, substitution and termination of leases/tenancy agreements
construction law/general property
- drafting and assessing contracts relating to the purchase/sale of property, construction, project development and restructuring
- providing legal assistance in civil-law and disciplinary proceedings and arbitrations
- advising contractors, architects, municipal authorities, companies and private individuals in construction disputes
procurement law
- providing advice and conducting legal proceedings concerning procurement law in general (including but not restricted to construction law)
sectors
- housing associations, in the field of lease law as well as project development/construction law
- construction firms and project developers
- leasing and operating commercial property
publications
education
- Dutch law, Erasmus University, Rotterdam (1999)
- Postgraduate Specialist Training Course in Civil Building Law (Construction Lawyers Association, VBR-A/Institute for Building Law, IBR)
- Postgraduate Specialist Training Course in Landlord and Tenant Law (Dutch Association of Landlord and Tenant Law Practitioners, VHA/Legal Study Programmes, OSR)
- Grotius Academy, specialist training course, Property
- Grotius Academy, specialist training course, European and Dutch Procurement Law
memberships
- Netherlands Bar Association (NOvA)
- Dutch Association of Lease Law Practitioners (VHA)
- Construction Lawyers Association (VBR-A)
- Construction Law Association (VBR)
- Dutch Association for Procurement Law (NVvA)
- Property Lawyers Association (VVJ)
other positions
- author of various articles on construction law and landlord and tenant law
- regularly teaches
M. (Marina) Blagojević
Lawyer lease law, construction law and general private law
blagojevic@hvadvocaten.nl
P. (Peter) van der Mersch
Lawyer real estate and litigation
vandermersch@hvadvocaten.nl
P. (Peter) van der Mersch
vandermersch@hvadvocaten.nl
attorney-at-law since 1982
areas of expertise
construction law/general property
- drafting and assessing contracts relating to the construction industry and project development
- providing legal assistance in legal proceedings and arbitrations
- advising contractors, project developers, architects, municipal authorities, companies and private individuals in construction disputes
- providing advice and conducting legal proceedings concerning lease law
procedural law/litigation (including attachment and sale by execution), national and international arbitration
- Peter has broad experience in litigation, especially in the area of the contract performance and monetary claim collections, including attachment, collection in interlocutory proceedings and conducting legal proceedings on the merits, in the Netherlands and abroad
commercial law and contract law
- handling complex claims and proceedings concerning commercial transactions, in the Netherlands and abroad
mortgage law
- providing advice on mortgages, including on behalf of banks and financial institutions in relation to foreclosure issues and mortgage fraud
disciplinary law
- providing advice on legal assistance in various disciplinary proceedings in a variety of professions
sectors
- Peter has specific experience in the construction and property sector and is a specialist in providing legal assistance to banks, financial institutions and professional market parties in the field of mortgage foreclosures and mortgage fraud. Peter is also widely experienced in providing advice and conducting legal proceedings for companies based in other countries.
education
- Dutch Law, University of Leiden (1982)
- Grotius Academy, specialist training course, Property
memberships
- Netherlands Bar Association (NOvA)
- VIA, Association of Debt Recovery and Litigation Attorneys (co-founder and former chairman)
- Construction Lawyers Association (VBR-A)
- Property Lawyers Association (VVJ)
- Dutch Association for Procedural Law
- Commercial Law League of America
M. (Marina) Blagojević
Lawyer lease law, construction law and general private law
blagojevic@hvadvocaten.nl
C. (Carolien) Greven-van Noord
Lawyer lease and general private law
vnoord@hvadvocaten.nl
C. (Carolien) Greven-van Noord
vnoord@hvadvocaten.nl
attorney-at-law since 2007
areas of expertise
lease
- drafting and assessing leases/tenancy agreements in the broadest sense and especially those concerned with commercial accommodation and housing
- providing advice on existing leases/tenancy agreements, nuisance issues, renovation projects, defects, contract acquisition, substitution, rents
- due diligence investigations/risk assessments
- conducting legal proceedings and dealing with every conceivable type of dispute in the field of leases, such as termination of leases/tenancy agreements, evacuations, rent disputes, substitution and contract acquisition
general private law
- various civil-law legal proceedings and providing advice concerning private property law
education
- Dutch Law, University of Utrecht (2004)
memberships
- Netherlands Bar Association (NOvA)
M. (Marina) Blagojević
Lawyer lease law, construction law and general private law
blagojevic@hvadvocaten.nl
M. (Marina) Blagojević
Lawyer lease law, construction law and general private law
blagojevic@hvadvocaten.nl
M. (Marina) Blagojević
blagojevic@hvadvocaten.nl
attorney-at-law since 2010
areas of expertise
- lease law
- construction law
- general private law
education
- Dutch law, Erasmus University, Rotterdam (2009)
- International & European Law, Erasmus University, Rotterdam (2008)
memberships
- Netherlands Bar Association (NOvA)
M. (Marina) Blagojević
Lawyer lease law, construction law and general private law
blagojevic@hvadvocaten.nl
A.M.M. (Diny) Hompus
Lawyer family law and divorce mediation
hompus@hvadvocaten.nl
A.M.M. (Diny) Hompus
hompus@hvadvocaten.nl
attorney-at-law since 1992
areas of expertise
family law
- assisting and advising clients in all aspects of family law, including divorce, termination of cohabitation, maintenance issues, contact and custody issues, division and settlement claims but also in matters relating to inheritance
- conducting legal proceedings in disputes relating to family law and inheritance
- handling matters concerning administration and guardianship
- drafting agreements and contracts of settlement
- coaching clients in mediation
- providing a binding decision and issuing second opinions on matters relating to family law
divorce mediation
- providing guidance as a divorce mediator for married couples/partners within the scope of terminating their marriage or relationship and all the arrangements that involves
education
- Dutch law, Erasmus University, Rotterdam (1990)
- Dutch Association of Family Law Lawyers and Divorce Mediators (vFAS) specialist training courses, Family Law and Divorce Mediation
- Netherlands Mediation Institute (NMI) mediator
memberships
- Netherlands Bar Association (NOvA)
- Dutch Association of Family Law Lawyers and Divorce Mediators (vFAS)
- Family and Juvenile Law Association (Vereniging voor Familie- en Jeugdrecht: FJR)
- Netherlands Mediation Institute (NMI) certified mediator
- Rotterdam Mediators Association (RMA)
other positions
- deputy justice at the ’s Hertogenbosch Court of Appeal
- vice-chair of the Dutch Association of Family Law Lawyers and Divorce Mediators (vFAS)
- deputy member of the Waarborgcommissie (Guarantee Commission) Mediators of Netherlands Mediation Institute (NMI)
M. (Marina) Blagojević
Lawyer lease law, construction law and general private law
blagojevic@hvadvocaten.nl
M.E.T. (Mariëtte) Mijs-Zillikens
Lawyer family law and divorce mediation
mijs@hvadvocaten.nl
M.E.T. (Mariëtte) Mijs-Zillikens
mijs@hvadvocaten.nl
attorney-at-law since 1981
areas of expertise
family law
- assisting and advising clients in all aspects of family law, including divorce, termination of cohabitation, maintenance issues, contact and custody issues, division and settlement claims but also in matters relating to inheritance
- handling matters concerning administration and guardianship
- conducting legal proceedings in disputes relating to family law and inheritance
- drafting agreements and contracts of settlement
- coaching clients who are in mediation elsewhere
- providing a binding decision and issuing second opinions on matters relating to family law
divorce mediation
- providing guidance as a divorce mediator for married couples/partners within the scope of terminating their marriage or relationship and all the arrangements that involves
education
- Dutch Law, University of Leiden (1981)
- Dutch Association of Family Law Lawyers and Divorce Mediators (vFAS) specialist training courses, Family Law and Divorce Mediation
- Netherlands Mediation Institute (NMI) mediator
memberships
- Netherlands Bar Association (NOvA)
- Dutch Association of Family Law Lawyers and Divorce Mediators (vFAS)
- Vereniging Collaborative Divorce Holland (Collaborative Divorce Holland Association)
- Netherlands Mediation Institute (NMI) certified mediator
other positions
- editorial member of the magazine Tijdschrift Relatierecht En Praktijk (REP), concerned with relationship law and practice
M. (Marina) Blagojević
Lawyer lease law, construction law and general private law
blagojevic@hvadvocaten.nl
A.D. (Angèle) Stout-van Erp
Lawyer family law and corporate law
stout@hvadvocaten.nl
A.D. (Angèle) Stout-van Erp
stout@hvadvocaten.nl
attorney-at-law since 2009
areas of expertise
- family law
- corporate law
education
- Dutch law, Erasmus University, Rotterdam (2009)
memberships
- Netherlands Bar Association (NOvA)
M. (Marina) Blagojević
Lawyer lease law, construction law and general private law
blagojevic@hvadvocaten.nl
J.M. (Jeroen) Peet
peet@hvadvocaten.nl
attorney-at-law since 2004
areas of expertise
family law
- assisting and advising clients in all aspects of family law, including divorce, termination of cohabitation, maintenance issues, contact and custody issues, division and settlement claims but also in matters relating to inheritance
- assisting and advising clients in all aspects of family law with international aspects
- conducting legal proceedings in disputes relating to family law and inheritance
- drafting agreements and contracts of settlement
- coaching clients who are in mediation elsewhere
- providing a binding decision and issuing second opinions on matters relating to family law
divorce mediation
- providing guidance as a divorce mediator for married couples/partners within the scope of terminating their marriage or relationship and all the arrangements that involves
education
- Dutch Law, Radboud University Nijmegen (2003)
- Dutch Association of Family Law Lawyers and Divorce Mediators (vFAS) specialist training courses, Family Law and Divorce Mediation
memberships
- Netherlands Bar Association (NOvA)
- Dutch Association of Family Law Lawyers and Divorce Mediators (vFAS)
M. (Marina) Blagojević
Lawyer lease law, construction law and general private law
blagojevic@hvadvocaten.nl