‘AKD has team leaders with specialised knowledge and resources for research.’

‘The team is fine-tuned. They keep each other informed and have experts in many areas that support each other when necessary.’

‘AKD communicates clearly and is familiar in the environment it works in.’

‘AKD has been our partner in the field of legal issues for many years with its wide range of lawyers, short lines of communication and up-to-date knowledge, making them a very suitable partner for us. What is really unique, however, is that this is done in a friendly, yet efficient manner.’

‘The collaboration with Barbara Mutsaers was excellent. Friendly, knowledgeable and always ready for us with a short response time. Not only advising within her own field and knowledge, but also thinking more broadly on the rest of the playing field. She is open, honest and transparent in her responses and advice. In the unlikely event that we once again need legal assistance, there will be no doubt that we will then contact her immediately!’

‘Barbara Mutsaers is fast to respond when we have a crisis situation, and is very good with the details. She is really hands on, and patient.’

‘Barbara Mutsaers is very knowledgeable on the food sector, relevant legislation and is hands on. She provides us timely and excellent legal advice. Strong negotiator in court.’

‘Hoogenraad & Haak is a boutique law firm with very experienced lawyers. They combine a high professionality with an informal, down-to-earth, and solution-oriented approach.’

‘The lawyers are straightforward in their appreciation of your legal chances and pragmatic and sensible in their approach.’

‘Ebba Hoogenraad is a highly specialized niche-lawyer with an open, no nonsense and down-to-earth attitude and a pragmatic approach, based on years of experience, a broad knowledge and a good sense of what’s going on in the legal arena.’

‘Ebba Hoogenraaad combines professionality with straightforwardness and friendliness. A magical and likeable combination, which is hard to find.’

‘Fantastic and highly dedicated team.’

‘Each partner knows everything about the area they work in.’

‘H&H has extensive knowledge of the food sector and expertise in this particular field of law’

‘Great expertise; easily accessible; practical approach’

‘In general Loyens has highly skilled professionals. So if you need technical advice, this is the place to go.’

‘Kim Lucassen, partner, leads a strong team of highly skilled lawyers who are all committed to provide the best possible service to its clients. The support is hands-on, solution-oriented and, very importantly, actionable, translating into recommended business decisions.’

‘Kim Lucassen is very responsive and very good at understanding our business and our challenges to resolve. She sees the bigger picture and anticipates challenges before they arise. She is very open to feedback and discusses ways to further improve the collaboration putting the client at the center.’

‘Jacobine van Beijeren has very broad knowledge which enables her to provide support in a broad range of legal topics. Jacobine couples this with a deep understanding of the business environment.’

‘Jacobine van Beijeren’s advice is of high-quality and is at the same time actionable. She is smart, responsive, and continuously trying to seek solutions.’

‘The lawyers we worked with are very accurate, capable and responsive.’

‘The legal coverage is useful, well thought through and extremely well summarized. They are a “go to” firm in the Netherlands’

‘Lisette Bieleveld and Florence Verbeek’s opinions were extremely helpful.’

‘The firm’s approach is fast and personal in a professional way.’

‘The lawyers invest in your business and work together on a personal level in a really good way.’

‘Very professional assessment. Very helpful and proactive advice. Excellent team. Worked with Lisette and she is an excellent lawyer with a great team. Billing process is very transparent.’

‘Lisette Bieleveld is a very good communicator and straight to the point.

‘Willem van der Ven is very professional.’

‘Van Traa has provided us with very thorough and well-considered advice. Knowledge about organic legislation and about the organic sector is an absolute advantage.’

‘Our contact person is very involved and knowledgeable about organic legislation.’

‘The team is very experienced and nice to work with. They are very accessible with an eye for the strategic elements of the case.’

‘Van Traa is for us the perfect partner. This is because the firm has highly specialized and experienced lawyers in various areas of law within the food sector.’

‘What made working with Silvia very pleasant was the easy and quick communication, proactive approach and thought given to solutions. We highly recommend working with her.’

‘This practice, in particular the team head Marc Van Maanen, shows commitment and ingenuity in handling our interests. During the last 20 years they have handled all cases for us to our full satisfaction.’

‘The way the team head Marc Van Maanen communicates is outstanding and very helpful.’

‘Business oriented, experienced on the specificities of the sector’

‘Aukje Haan is a very pragmatic lawyer, solution oriented, permanent availability and with great willingness to offer the client the best possible approach to solve the matters in time.’

‘Long-standing relationship, diverse and knowledgeable team.’

‘Aukje Haan is a specialist in labour law, supporting complex restructures and HR topics.’

‘Marcoline van der Dussen is a specialist in brand law.’

‘We work with Ploum in the fields of IP, trade, contracts, manufacturing and logistics. The firm’s down to earth and hands-on approach makes it unique. Ploum is so important for our business because it is exceptionally skilful in its area of expertise and brings complex problems back to workable solutions for companies like us.’

‘The way Ploum’s IP team restructured our branding teams and the way they are protecting our IP is impressive to say the least. They changed the way our global company is looking at branding and the way we should take care of our brands. Legal matters are handled very professionally. I can say with certainty that Ploum’s IP team became invaluable to our business.’ 

‘Marijn van Tuijl and Mirjam Louws professionalized the way we are contracting our suppliers and pointed out some risks in the area of liability, food safety and financial matters that we were able to avert with their help.’

‘We reached out to Marijn van Tuijl and his team to guide us through setting up a manufacturing division. We are convinced that Ploum is giving us the best advice we can get in the area of trade and production of food. They are trusted partners for a very important part of our business.’