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Senior Associate | Attorney at law
IT, Privacy & Cybersecurity
Menno de Wijs is a highly motivated professional with extensive knowledge and expertise, and a result-oriented approach.
Menno de Wijs is a highly motivated professional with extensive knowledge and expertise, and a result-oriented approach.
Menno graduated from Leiden University in Civil Law in 2009, with a focus on ‘Legal protection in procurements’. He then commenced his legal career as an attorney at De Clercq. He won the Hague Moot Court Competitions in 2012, and went on to take second place in the National Moot Court Competitions. Since graduating, Menno has continued to regularly attend professional development courses and seminars.
Menno’s daily practice is procedural in nature, with an ongoing focus on IT and procurement issues. In recent years, he has served as lead counsel in a variety of tenders and complex legal proceedings. For example, Menno recently advised on the tender for the European Commission’s European Digital Identity Wallet (contract value of €26 million), and also argued successfully before the Court on the right of tenderers to rectify a tender. Menno also advises and litigates on performance disputes in awarded contracts.
Menno provides advice to both suppliers and contracting authorities, including museums, municipal health institutions and parts of various government ministries.
Procurement law preliminary relief proceedings relating to IT service provision
Recovery of an undue benefit payment on behalf of a pension fund
Procurement law preliminary relief proceedings relating to the supply of hardware
Procurement law preliminary relief proceedings
Contract interpretation and subsequent proceedings to determine damages
Procurement law preliminary relief proceedings relating to rectification of errors in a tender
IT procurement law preliminary relief proceedings
Appeal on whether the European Single Procurement Document (ESPD) may be rectified by a tenderer
In addition, Menno’s previous work has included recovery of wrongfully paid funds, liability matters, the consequences of an aborted merger, and non-performance of purchase agreements.
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General
26 March 2025
De Clercq Advocaten Notariaat has once again been included in the Legal 500 EMEA 2025 edition and recognized as one of the leading firms in the fields of Employment and Information Technology.
Corporate Law
10 March 2025
Governance involves organizing an institution in such a way that the quality of management and oversight is ensured. In recent years, this has become an increasingly important topic in the healthcare sector. The underlying idea is that good governance will enhance the quality of care. There are several key points to consider in the healthcare sector, which will be addressed in the blog series on governance in healthcare. This blog discusses the supervisory board.
IT, Privacy & Cybersecurity
7 March 2025
The European Commission is working on an update of the procurement directives. The current directives date back to 2014.