Elisabeth Pietermaat > Pels Rijcken & Droogleever Fortuijn NV > The Hague, Netherlands > Lawyer Profile

Pels Rijcken & Droogleever Fortuijn NV
BEZUIDENHOUTSEWEG 57, 2594 AC THE HAGUE
PO BOX 11756
2502 AT THE HAGUE
Netherlands

Position

Elisabeth Pietermaat joined Pels Rijcken’s Administrative Law team in 2000 and became partner in 2009. Elisabeth is an authority on government transparency (Woo and Wob) and other constitutional issues relating to domestic governance, such as integrity issues, obligations of directors to provide information, referenda, reclassifications, powers of the local audit authority and inter-administrative cooperation. Thanks to her excellent understanding of administrative and political relations, she is a valued and trusted public administration advisor in these areas. Elisabeth is also an expert on healthcare regulation. Her clients include the Dutch State Secretary of Justice & Security and the Dutch Immigration and Naturalisation Service for migration law.

Lawyer Rankings

Netherlands > Industry focus: healthcare and life sciences

Based in The Hague, Wemmeke Wisman, Marije Batting, Elisabeth Pietermaat jointly co-lead the team at Pels Rijcken & Droogleever Fortuijn NV, which is known for handling the full spectrum of healthcare-related matters for the Dutch Government and healthcare providers. Wisman is a litigation expert who often acts in civil procedures concerning the fundamental right to medical treatment. Batting leads the public law practice at the firm, primarily handling issues relating to quality of care, with particular emphasis on the approval of medicines, in addition to pricing and reimbursement mandates, while Pietermaat is noted for her extensive regulatory expertise, with her primary area of focus being the financing of healthcare.