Yorick van Benten
Attorney at law – Legal
Expertise
- Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A)
- Commercial contracts
- Corporate Governance (Issues)
- Collaboration and Joint Ventures
- Shareholders' agreements
- Corporate law
Languages:Dutch and English
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Yorick works as a lawyer at WLP-Law and is a corporate law attorney at heart. He advises and negotiates on (international) mergers and acquisitions, shareholder agreements, and legal entity structures.
Expertise
- Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A)
- Commercial Contracts
- Corporate Governance (Issues)
- Collaboration and Joint Ventures
Education
- Leiden University, the Netherlands, LL.M. in Corporate Law, 2020
- Admitted to the Dutch Bar, 2021 (Amsterdam)
Yorick van Benten has registered corporate law as his specialised legal practice area in the Netherlands Bar’s register of legal practice areas (rechtsgebiedenregister). Based on this registration, he is required to obtain ten training credits per calendar year in each registered principal legal practice area in accordance with the standards set by the Netherlands Bar.
Languages
- Dutch (native speaker)
- English (proficient)
Personal
Yorick is a co-author of the book ‘Mergers and Acquisitions’ and has previously been associated with Leiden University (Institute for Private Law, Department of Corporate Law) as a lecturer. In his free time, Yorick is a sports enthusiast. He plays football and can often be found on his racing bike. Furthermore, Yorick volunteers as a camp leader at on of the the most exciting summer camps in the Netherlands: ‘Kamp 2’.
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