Stijn Werkhoven is an attorney-at-law and part of the Corporate team at De Roos. He is also a member of the firm’s daily management board.

Stijn advises on mergers and acquisitions, venture capital investments, and complex commercial transactions. His work combines legal precision with a sharp understanding of intellectual property and advertising issues, stemming from his extensive background in the IP team at De Roos.

Stijn earned his Master’s degree in Information Law at the University of Amsterdam and completed his undergraduate studies in the honours-programme of Utrecht Law College. During his studies, he gained experience through various legal internships, volunteered at the Rechtswinkel Utrecht, and worked as a student researcher at the Institute for Information Law (IViR).

Examples of Stijn’s recent work:

• Assisting in negotiations and transaction documentation for the sale-and-license-back of a complex mobility management software package.
• Drafting and negotiating deal and service documentation for the establishment of a state-of-the-art biotechnology fermentation facility.
• Acting as external legal counsel to a multinational cosmetics company, supporting on commercial deals, policies, negotiations, and advertising compliance.
• Handling and settling cross-border IP litigation in a dispute with a high-end global eyewear brand.
• Advising on a multimillion-euro investment round in a fast-growing insurance scale-up.
• Successfully managing a cancellation procedure of an EU registered design.
• Representing clients before the Dutch Advertising Code Committee in greenwashing and misleading advertising cases.