Jaap specialises in M&A, capital markets and corporate governance. He has participated in friendly and hostile takeover bids, worked on innovative cross-border deal structures, and advised on IPOs. He also regularly advises clients on a wide range of corporate matters (including board structures, fiduciary duties, disclosure obligations and activist shareholders), and works on complex private M&A transactions and venture capital financing rounds.
Jaap is a noted expert on company law. He is Professor of "Legal Aspects of Corporate Transactions" at the University of Groningen, author of numerous publications on corporate law and M&A, and a regular speaker at conferences.
Jaap's recent work includes advising:
Profession
Advocaat, admitted to the bar in the Netherlands in 2014
Languages
Dutch, English
Education
University of Amsterdam (PhD cum laude)
Yale Law School
Columbia University
Additional positions
Professor of 'Legal Aspects of Corporate Transactions' at the University of Groningen
Board member of the Dutch Commercial Law Association (Koninklijke Vereeniging Handelsrecht)
Editor of the Dutch Corporate Law Monthly Review (Maandblad voor Ondernemingsrecht)
Seconded to Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz in 2018 and 2019
10 July 2023
7 June 2022
4 October 2021
23 June 2021
12 July 2023
14 June 2023
10 November 2021
6 July 2021
31 May 2019
21 December 2018