Responsible for all legal affairs of the Visma group in the Benelux:- Coordinating and executing the legal side of the acquisitions (over 40 in the last 4 years);- Internal corporate restructurings- Legal support for more than 40 independent business units- All other day to day legal issues that business units run into- Implementing and optimizing legal processes to improve efficiency at a company level- Managing external counsels- Building and managing a strong and cohesive legal team for the Netherlands consisting of counsels at the holding and at various business units

Commercial Contracting: Software licenses / Reseller agreements / Referral AgreementsCompliance: Privacy / Security / Policies and guidelinesM&A: strategic acquisitions and participations Sole legal counsel in Europe, responsible for all the legal affairs of over 200 employees in our offices in our Amsterdam, Ghent and London.Lightspeed is a public company with its HQ in Montreal, Canada that provides point of sale and e-commerce solutions for retailers and restaurateurs to manage their businesses. Currently, there are over 700 people working for Lightspeed in 16 offices around the world.

M&A / Corporate transactions / Commercial ContractingStartups / Scaleups / Private Equity firmsAt Rutgers & Posch I was part of the Corporate / M&A team particularly focused on advising clients in the field of M&A, joint ventures and other corporate transactions. I have been deal captain of various corporate transactions, coordinating the legal due diligence process by managing the due diligence team and being responsible for the drafting and negotiating of all transaction documentation, including term sheet, share purchase agreement and shareholders agreement.Rutgers & Posch is an independent law firm located in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. The firm was founded by partners from leading international firms. The key principle is to provide clients with the top quality service they would expect to receive from leading international law firms, combined with the personal attention, dedication and involvement typically provided by boutique firms

Tijdschrift Administratie is a magazine with a target audience of administrative directors. For this magazine I write five columns per year. The columns relate to corporate and financial law issues that an administrator can encounter in its day to day operations. In my columns I address these problems with examples and give practical solutions.

Specialised in M&A and corporate & commercial law.The Holland Van Gijzen M&A team gives advice on transactions in which control over a company is altered. Our approach is personal, pragmatic and client-oriented. Our team of experienced professionals, consisting of both attorneys at law and civil law notaries, offers you practical solutions based on an integrated approach. We are dealmakers and aim to achieve the best possible results for our clients. Through our strategic alliance with Ernst & Young Tax Advisers, extensive fiscal and financial expertise is within reach.Holland Van Gijzen has an extensive international network which enables us to assist our clients in the best possible way when it comes to international transactions.

Specialized in corporate restructuring and admitted to the bar in the Netherlands. Clients include complex, highly sophisticated multinational corporations and their legal projects range from a small assignment in one country to multi-jurisdictional reorganizations. Projects often include cross traditional boundaries between professionals whereby cooperation between lawyers and tax advisers is often required. We work together with EY professionals in multidisciplinary client service teams to provide a fresh and innovative approach. Donahue & Partners LLP is an independent law firm allied with Ernst & Young LLP and part of Holland Van Gijzen Advocaten en Notarissen LLP. Donahue & Partners LLP provides international legal services to clients worldwide. We work with our clients to help them manage legal issues across the globe, providing a single point of contact for worldwide engagements.

Jonge Balie Rotterdam Dordrecht is the young bar association of the district Rotterdam where all young trainee lawyers are a member of. The Jonge Balie organizes monthly social events as well as lectures, study trips and an annual seminar. The Jonge Balie Rotterdam Dordrecht has approximately 800 members.In my capacity as chairman of the board I am responsible together with my five fellow board members for the continuity of the association and maintaining relationships with the members, the bar association and sponsors.

Corporate Law

Tasks concern mainly IP-law and Corporate-law.