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Harm-Jan de Kluiver 
Office location   Amsterdam 
Direct number +31 20 577 1458 
Direct fax +31 20 577 1775 
Mobile number +31 6 2000 6445 
E-mail harm-jan.dekluiver@debrauw.com 
 
Profession Advocaat, admitted to the Bar in 1998 
Partner since 2003 
Expertise Corporate law, mergers and acquisitions, corporate litigation 
Languages
Dutch, English, German
Education
University of Utrecht and University of Amsterdam (Ph.D), Fulbright scholar/visiting professor at New York University School of Law and Yale Law School
 


Harm-Jan de Kluiver is a noted specialist in corporate law, mergers and acquisitions, corporate litigation and corporate governance. His advisory practice primarily includes listed companies. His litigation practice includes both public and private companies, representing them particularly before the Enterprise Chamber in Amsterdam.

Recent work includes representing a consortium on all disputes in relation to a hostile takeover and a multinational consumer goods company in a dispute with its preference shareholders, as well as litigating against shareholders for several corporates and private equity companies.

Harm-Jan is Professor of Corporate Law at the University of Amsterdam. He has authored a number of books and articles on corporate law and other related subjects. He is also an editor of the Dutch legal journal WPNR. Harm-Jan is a well-known speaker at specialist conferences and frequently gives presentations on a wide range of legal subjects for clients. Harm-Jan holds several non-executive board positions with companies and non-profit organisations.