Visser Schaap & Kreijger‘s ’extremely experienced and well-rounded’ team has a litigious specialism. Advisor and litigator Jacqueline Schaap is considered ‘the best lawyer in the field of advertising and media law’ by clients and harnesses IP expertise spanning design, advertising and contract law, as well as freedom of speech and defamation. ’Super specialist’ Dirk Visser‘s areas of focus include anti-piracy matters in TV and film. Visser and Schaap co-head the team. ’Excellent IP lawyer’ Patty de Leeuwe has noteworthy experience advising internet platforms on their liabilities, while Jasper Klopper has a specialism in music industry cases in particular.
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‘Jacqueline Schaap, Dirk Visser and Patty de Leeuwe are exceptional IP lawyers to have on your side in a dispute in the Netherlands.’
‘Jacqueline Schaap, Dirk Visser and Patty de Leeuwe have a tremendous knowledge of IP law. Moreover, they provide an exceptional quality of advice, and are precise, pragmatic and judicious. With them, rigour is coupled with finesse and knowledge of judges and judicial practice.’
‘An extremely experienced and well-rounded team. Whether you are looking for practical advice without being bombarded with all the legal and technical details, or you are looking for someone to help you on a super niche IP case, you'll find them here.’
‘Paul Kreijger seems to flourish when things get more complex, Jacqueline Schaap always keeps the client's end objective in mind, and Dirk Visser is a walking and talking encyclopaedia on all IP law, case-law and related trivia.’
‘Jacqueline Schaap and Patty de Leeuwe are both excellent.’
‘Jacqueline is the best lawyer in the field of advertising and media law. She is very pragmatic and perfectly understands the retail business. Jacqueline is able to come with solutions that we can directly implement into our business. Apart from being a superb professional, she is a very kind, funny and down-to-earth person.'
- 'Patty de Leeuwe is an excellent IP lawyer who understands our business perfectly. She protects the interests of our company and achieves the best possible result. Patty does not only answer the question that was initially asked, but also advises on more relevant aspects that did not immediately come to mind and because of this, our business is very well-prepared.’
‘Dirk Visser is a super specialist in copyright law and has vast litigation experience. A better litigator is not available in the Netherlands, in our opinion. Paul Kreijger and Jacqueline Schaap are as thorough as can be but are also fully focused on resolving the dispute at hand. Patty de Leeuwe is a star.’
Key clients
- Heineken
- Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG
- Jumbo
- Stichting BREIN
- Singel Uitgeverijen
- DPG Media
- NDP Dutch News Media Association
- Talpa Network
- Riviera Maison
- KNVB
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Practice head
Jacqueline Schaap; Dirk Visser
Other key lawyers
Patty de Leeuwe; Paul Kreijger; Jasper Klopper