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Pieter van Onzenoort

Counsel - Civil Law Notary

Pieter van Onzenoort, civil law notary, is a member of the Family Owned Business & Private Wealth practice group in our Rotterdam office.

His focus is on estate planning, nationally as well as internationally, and governance and transfers of family businesses and other family property.

Pieter is a member of the Dutch State Commission for International Private Law, the International Academy of Estate and Trust Law, the International Bar Association (IBA) and the Society of Estate and Trust Practitioners (STEP). Pieter is the author of various publications in the field of estate and succession planning, one of which is the first book on estate planning in the Netherlands in 1994. He regularly lectures at seminars in the Netherlands and abroad.

Expertises

Family Owned Business & Private Wealth

20-07-2023

Loyens & Loeff earns top rankings in Chambers & Partners HNW Guide 2023
03-11-2022

Goed voorbereid op 2023
14-07-2022

Loyens & Loeff earns top rankings in Chambers & Partners HNW Guide 2022
03-11-2021

Tips Nederlandse familiebedrijf en de vermogende particulier

22-07-2021

Loyens & Loeff earns top rankings in HNW 2021
06-11-2020

Nederlandse familiebedrijf en de vermogende particulier
28-11-2018

International private clients update 2018-2019
22-11-2018

Tips voor het Nederlandse familiebedrijf en de vermogende particulier

28-03-2018

Loyens & Loeff advised Holland Venture Partners, Dolfin Capital

Qualifications

Civil law and company law, Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam, 1987

Notarial law, Rijks Universiteit Leiden, 1988

What others say

"His knowledge is very good."

Chambers & Partners - High Net Worth (2023)

Pieter van Onzenoort is Band 1 ranked for Private Wealth Law

Chambers & Partners - High Net Worth (2023)

Pieter van Onzenoort is recognised as Recommended in Private Client

Who's Who Legal - (2022)

Pieter Van Onzenoort is "a notary that is focused on estate planning," says one peer. He regularly advises high net worth clients on a range of issues, including family business planning and family governance issues. An impressed source says: "Pieter can deal with the family aspects and personal aspects that are most challenging for clients. He stands out for his depth of expertise on these clients' matters."

Chambers & Partners - High Net Worth (2022)

Pieter Van Onzenoort is a highly regarded notary who often advises high net worth clients on estate planning matters. "His strength is his knowledge of the law of succession and matrimonial succession," states a source. Another source says: "He has huge expertise in this field and he is not afraid to take a position, even if this is not generally supported.

Chambers & Partners - High Net Worth (2021)

Pieter Van Onzenoort is highly respected for his work on notarial matters and acts for a variety of clients in the high net worth market. "He's very good at explaining very complex material to my family, not all of whom have the relevant education," comments one local source. An overseas adviser adds: "I know Pieter very well and he is very intelligent, very considered and has some great client relationships.

Chambers & Partners - High Net Worth (2020)

"Pieter Van Onzenoort is a well-known notary who has an extensive practice advising high net worth clients on estate planning and business planning. 'He has a very good reputation in the market from the notarial side, but he can also look at the bigger picture'," states a Dutch commentator. Another local source describes Van Onzenoort as 'a great notary in the high net worth individual field'."

Chambers & Partners - High Net Worth (2019)

"Pieter Van Onzenoort 'is one of the few notaries practising in the international context', states one observer. 'He's a very well-known notary with a focus on both domestic and international private client work', says another interviewee, adding: 'He's the leading notary in the Netherlands for private individuals'. He advises clients on estate planning, including inter-generational family business transfers, and also handles family governance matters. He is a member of the Society of Trust & Estate Practitioners."

Chambers & Partners - High Net Worth (2018)