Bernard is a partner in De Brauw’s Corporate/M&A practice. He specialises in corporate/M&A transactions, corporate advisory and investment management. He also advises on financial markets regulation. From 2014-2019, he was a member of De Brauw’s managing committee and head of the firm’s Corporate practice. Bernard also has substantial international experience. He was resident partner of De Brauw New York from 2003-2007, and was an associate at De Brauw London from 1992 to 1996.
Bernard has advised:
“Clients say he has 'the rare ability to think fully from the client’s perspective and deliver hands-on solutions to complex legal questions'”
Profession
Advocaat, admitted to the Bar in the Netherlands in 1991
Languages
Dutch, English
Education
University of Leiden
Additional positions
Member of the Dutch Bar Association, the International Bar Association and the American Bar Association
Frequent guest speaker at conferences
Contributed to a number of publications on Dutch corporate and securities laws and Euronext rules
22 October 2022
2 May 2022
10 July 2021
13 January 2021
23 December 2020
9 July 2021
29 January 2021
12 September 2019
12 January 2018
12 January 2017