Senior Associate | Attorney at law
Corporate Law
Tim guides entrepreneurs and investors and provides them with advice on a range of issues they deal with on a daily basis. He takes a flexible, pragmatic and solution-oriented approach to his work.
Tim is a motivated attorney with a keen eye for detail. The comprehensive experience he has gained through a wide variety of transactions give Tim an impressive breadth and depth of knowledge on M&A processes, and on the drafting, reviewing and negotiation of contracts. When it comes to handling disputes, Tim provides his client with a clear, realistic assessment of their position in readily comprehensible language. He is an experienced dealmaker and negotiator.
Grotius Academy – postgraduate specialist course in Company and Liability
Leiden University – Law (Master’s degree in Corporate Law)
Leiden University – Public Administration (Master’s degree in Crisis and Safety Management)
Tim joined De Clercq in 2014 and has been an attorney since January 2015. During his studies, Tim worked in the funeral industry, completed several internships, and worked as a PADI diving instructor in St. Maarten for several months.
Tim focuses both nationally and internationally on mergers and acquisitions, private equity, venture capital, business succession, management buy-ins and buy-outs and joint ventures in a wide range of sectors. He also provides advice on establishing structures and restructuring, strategic collaborations between shareholders and partners, drafting and reviewing commercial and other contracts, and a wide variety of issues that entrepreneurs and investors encounter on a daily basis. Tim regularly handles conflicts within companies, such as disputes between shareholders, directors or partners, and advises and litigates in matters concerning liability in general and directors’ liability specifically.
Real Estate & Government
26 November 2025
In recent years, grid congestion has been a hot topic. While litigation initially focused mainly on compelling grid operators to provide a connection, disputes are now also arising about contracts in which grid congestion prevents proper performance. The District Court of North Holland addressed this issue in a judgment of 12 November 2025. What exactly was at stake in that case?
Real Estate & Government
20 November 2025
At the beginning of 2024, the Subdistrict Court in Amsterdam ruled that the landlord of a listed building from 1665 had to replace the single glazing with double glazing. According to the court, the tenant’s enjoyment of the property was impaired due to a defect. I wrote a blog about this at the time.
