Willem-Jan Tielemans

Willem-Jan Tielemans

Willem-Jan Tielemans is a Partner, Founder, and Attorney at Dutch advocaten, a modern and accessible law firm in Amsterdam founded in 2016. He has been a business lawyer since 2006 and is seen by his clients as a talented, enthusiastic lawyer with an efficient and result-oriented approach.1

Specializations

• Contracts
• IP/IT/Privacy
• Litigation

Education

• Master of Corporate Law, Erasmus University Rotterdam (2005)
• Grotius postgraduate courses:
  • 'Enterprise and Liability', University of Nijmegen (2009)
  • 'National and International Contracting', University of Nijmegen (2012)
  • 'IT Law', University of Nijmegen (2016)

Experience

As Partner and Founder of Dutch advocaten, Willem-Jan deals with drafting, negotiating and reviewing various types of national and international contracts. He also litigates in court on commercial disputes, including appeals and arbitration.12

Willem-Jan is particularly passionate about IP/IT law and is frequently asked to share his knowledge in legal journals, newspapers and television programmes.1 He has over 15 years of experience as a business lawyer and has been the co-founder of Dutch advocaten since it was founded in 2016.23