Pieter Schoenmakers
Senior Associate - Attorney at Law
Pieter Schoenmakers, attorney at law, specializes in commercial contracting, IP and IT. As part of the Technology, Data & Commercial Team of Loyens & Loeff in the Netherlands, he focuses on technology & digital markets and consumer & commercial sectors. He advises businesses across a wide range of industries on the commercial and IP/IT aspects of their operations, including in the technology (SaaS/cloud, AI & data, cybersecurity and e commerce/platforms), healthcare and biotech, media & entertainment, and transport & industrial sectors.
Rotterdam, Amsterdam
Dutch, English
Pieter negotiates and advises on commercial contracts in both B2B and B2C contexts, including regarding innovation, data, supply and distribution frameworks. He frequently supports clients on issues relating to IP ownership, data strategy, product roll out, and risk allocation. Known for his practical and efficient approach to negotiation, litigation and drafting, Pieter provides clear, pragmatic and honest advice aligned with business objectives.
He is also frequently involved in high-profile M&A transactions, where he leads or contributes to due diligence workstreams and drafts transaction documentation from an IP/IT and commercial perspective. As part of the firm’s Dispute Resolution expertise group, he has experience with litigating, risk management and regularly advises on contentious matters and contract enforcement, including regarding distribution, agency, franchise and other commercial arrangements.
Work highlights
Memberships
Dutch Bar Association, 2019
The Dutch Copyright Association, 2024
Qualifications
Corporate law (LL.M.), Universiteit Leiden, 2018 (cum laude)
Civil law (LL.M.), Universiteit Leiden, 2017
Dutch law (LL.B.), Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam, 2015
Publications
Y. Geryszewski & P. Schoenmakers, 'De Transitional Services Agreement: het ondergeschoven kindje van de transactie?', TOP 2022/346, p. 20-25.
Pieter Schoenmakers
Senior Associate - Attorney at Law
pieter.schoenmakers@loyensloeff.com
Rotterdam, Amsterdam
Dutch, English
<p>Pieter Schoenmakers, attorney at law, specializes in commercial contracting, IP and IT. As part of the Technology, Data & Commercial Team of Loyens & Loeff in the Netherlands, he focuses on technology & digital markets and consumer & commercial sectors. He advises businesses across a wide range of industries on the commercial and IP/IT aspects of their operations, including in the technology (SaaS/cloud, AI & data, cybersecurity and e commerce/platforms), healthcare and biotech, media & entertainment, and transport & industrial sectors.</p>
Pieter negotiates and advises on commercial contracts in both B2B and B2C contexts, including regarding innovation, data, supply and distribution frameworks. He frequently supports clients on issues relating to IP ownership, data strategy, product roll out, and risk allocation. Known for his practical and efficient approach to negotiation, litigation and drafting, Pieter provides clear, pragmatic and honest advice aligned with business objectives.
He is also frequently involved in high-profile M&A transactions, where he leads or contributes to due diligence workstreams and drafts transaction documentation from an IP/IT and commercial perspective. As part of the firm’s Dispute Resolution expertise group, he has experience with litigating, risk management and regularly advises on contentious matters and contract enforcement, including regarding distribution, agency, franchise and other commercial arrangements.