I've always been service-minded, with a genuine interest in people and processes and an admiration for entrepreneurs (who I view as the backbone of our society). I found out during my studies that people valued my advice, and I was able to quickly grasp the gist of large amounts of text and translate them into hands-on advice or work products. Putting all that together makes M&A my natural habitat.

With an endurance sports mindset, I can bring the energy and pragmatism that are needed to pull off the long hauls. My clients benefit from my experience as in-house counsel for over six years, where I learned to look beyond the 'legal realm'. In feedback, clients praise me for truly advising, not merely presenting alternatives or options.

• Corporate Law
• M&A
• Contract Law

• Dutch Law (corporate law) University of Rotterdam (Erasmus University), LL.M., 2001
• Grotius Academy (post-graduate institute of several renowned Dutch law faculties) in Corporate Transactions (2006)

Gert-Jan is registered for the following principal (and secondary) legal practice area in the Netherlands Bar’s register of legal practice areas:

• Corporate Law (Companies, Mergers & Acquisitions)

Based on this registration, he is required to obtain ten training credits per calendar year in each registered principal legal practice area in accordance with the standards set by the Netherlands Bar.