Experience

Forsyte

• Australia
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Attorney-at-Law / Managing Partner

  • Dec 2013 - Present

  Specialties: Contract law, (international) dispute resolution, corporate law, investment law and arbitration. Forsyte is a full service business law firm and legal services provider in the Netherlands. Services ranging from drafting and negotiating (international) contracts to dispute resolution (litigation and arbitration), corporate transactions and investment law advice. Innovative fee structure and flexible deployment of independent specialists ensuring optimal client satisfaction. Formerly active under the LawCheck brand. Forsyte is een full-service advocatenkantoor en zakelijke juridische dienstverlener. • Advocatuur zonder uurtarieven • Iedere zaak voor een vaste prijs • Samenwerking met zelfstandige professionals in diverse rechtsgebieden • Altijd de juiste specialist voor uw juridische kwestie www.forsyte.nl +31 (0) 85 40 1717 9 Show less



Poteq B.V.

• Investment Management

• Managing Director

  • Jun 2012 - Jul 2018

  Poteq B.V. represents the business of a select group of Chinese SOEs and private companies in Europe. Through our European partner companies we bring state-above-the-art technology to joint projects in the PRC and abroad. Currently active in the fields of IT, telecom, rail infrastructure, meat & dairy processing, health services and nursing care and nursing care education, industrial robotics, sustainable building and energy conservation in industry and the built environment. Besides this, Poteq B.V. manages overseas real estate investment for Chinese HNWIs and UHNWIs. Show less



Yuen Law Firm

• Netherlands
• Law Practice

• Partner

  • May 2011 - Nov 2013

  Drafting and negotiating international business and trade agreements and litigating disputes for Chinese and international corporate clients; investment & international corporate structuring. Yuen Law Firm is a Dutch law firm with a broad national and international Commercial Trade and Corporate Law practice, with a focus on trade and investment between the Netherlands and China, providing comprehensive, professional and customized service to companies in a range of industries. Drafting and negotiating international business and trade agreements and litigating disputes for Chinese and international corporate clients; investment & international corporate structuring. Yuen Law Firm is a Dutch law firm with a broad national and international Commercial Trade and Corporate Law practice, with a focus on trade and investment between the Netherlands and China, providing comprehensive, professional and customized service to companies in a range of industries.



Tsinghua Executive Think Tank

• Think Tanks

• Co-founder & Executive Director

  • Jan 2011 - Jun 2012

  Founding and directing of an independent policy-shaping and research organization that brings together Chinese and non-Chinese business executives with the common goal to deepen the China-Global social, cultural and economic integration, in partnership with the Tsinghua University (Research Institute of Tsinghua University Beijing Shenzhen Innovation and Entrepreneurship Training Center) EDP “Think Tank” Program. Founding and directing of an independent policy-shaping and research organization that brings together Chinese and non-Chinese business executives with the common goal to deepen the China-Global social, cultural and economic integration, in partnership with the Tsinghua University (Research Institute of Tsinghua University Beijing Shenzhen Innovation and Entrepreneurship Training Center) EDP “Think Tank” Program.



NautaDutilh N.V.

• Netherlands
• Law Practice
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Attorney-at-Law

  • Sep 2007 - Feb 2011

  Representing multinational corporations in the fields of corporate law, energy law, M&A, international commercial arbitration and investment arbitration. Representing multinational corporations in the fields of corporate law, energy law, M&A, international commercial arbitration and investment arbitration.



York Lawyers / SET

• Assistant to Head of International Department & Sino-European Team

  • Sep 2006 - Jun 2007

  Business development for newly established International Department and Sino-European Team (partnership with Deloitte and Fortis Bank) and legal work for international clients. Business development for newly established International Department and Sino-European Team (partnership with Deloitte and Fortis Bank) and legal work for international clients.



Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University

• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• SBNi Legal Task Force Member

  • May 2006 - Jun 2006

  Working on incorporation of SBNi Foundation and participating in Smart Business Network Discovery Sessions. About SBNi (Smart Business Networks initiative): Increasingly, intelligence is embedded in complex business networks. Organizations are constantly forging new connections to enhance value for customers. We aim to collectively learn about these networks – by bringing together academics, practitioners and leading management thought leaders – that will change the way we look at business. Show less



De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek

• Netherlands
• Law Practice
• 700 & Above Employee

• Thesis Trainee at the Arbitration & Litigation Department

  • Feb 2006 - May 2006

  Researching & writing thesis: "Umbrella Clauses in BITs en ICSID Arbitration Jurisdiction Over Contract Claims: Should an Umbrella Clause Expand the Jurisdiction of a BIT-appointed Arbitration Tribunal to Include Claims Based on a Contract?" Assisting the department in several investment arbitration issues. Researching & writing thesis: "Umbrella Clauses in BITs en ICSID Arbitration Jurisdiction Over Contract Claims: Should an Umbrella Clause Expand the Jurisdiction of a BIT-appointed Arbitration Tribunal to Include Claims Based on a Contract?" Assisting the department in several investment arbitration issues.



HIL International Lawyers & Advisers

• Netherlands
• Law Practice
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Legal Assistant in Amsterdam & Shanghai offices

  • Sep 2005 - Dec 2005

  Advising & representing international business in their legal affairs in the Netherlands and in China. Advising & representing international business in their legal affairs in the Netherlands and in China.



Bol & Van Voskuilen Business Lawyers

• Legal Assistant

  • Nov 2003 - Aug 2005

  Working on a legal cases in different fields of law, for business and private clients. Working on a legal cases in different fields of law, for business and private clients.