Tim de Vries

Tim de Vries

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.

Education

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)

Career

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’s daily practice

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.

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Real Estate & Government

Invoking the principle of legitimate expectations has an expiration date

26 August 2025

On 22 January 2025, the Grand Chamber of the Administrative Jurisdiction Division of the Council of State (hereinafter: “the Division”) issued an important ruling on the application of the principle of legitimate expectations in environmental law. The Division held that trust, once established, has an expiration date, and that the passage of time and changing circumstances may prevent a successful invocation of the principle of legitimate expectations.

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Corporate Law

Bankruptcy After Turboliquidation

21 August 2025

Turboliquidation is popular among entrepreneurs seeking to terminate their company quickly and cost-effectively.
With a single resolution by the shareholder(s) and registration with the Chamber of Commerce, the legal entity can cease to exist—provided that no assets remain. However, this does not automatically eliminate outstanding debts. Creditors may still petition the court to declare the company bankrupt. Below, you’ll find what is required for such a bankruptcy declaration and why careful application of turboliquidation is essential.

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Corporate Law

Did the evaluation committee act within its mandate?

25 July 2025

A bidder accuses an evaluation committee of having acted outside the pre-established evaluation framework by failing to recognize the “added value” of his proposal. An interesting detail: this concerned a contract not subject to public procurement obligations. As a result, Part 2 of the Public Procurement Act does not apply. What does apply instead?

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