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
1 July 2025
Can a contracting authority require the use of a specific material in a public tender? The European Court provides a clear answer: only if there is truly no alternative. In all other cases, the phrase 'or equivalent' must be included.
Real Estate & Government
27 June 2025
Buildings designed by architects may not be altered without due consideration. An architect has the right to oppose any modification or distortion of their work. How far does this copyright extend? That was the central question in preliminary relief proceedings earlier this year concerning the design of the new entrance hall at Eindhoven Airport.
Corporate Law
27 June 2025
The European Commission has published a summary of the initial findings from the consultation on the European procurement directives. The consultation yielded a total of 733 responses. What do these responses reveal about the functioning of the current directives?