Pieter Schoenmakers
Senior Associate - Attorney at Law
Pieter Schoenmakers, attorney at law, focuses on commercial contracting, information technology and intellectual property. He advises investors, corporates and technology companies on complex contractual and strategic matters, particularly in relation to technology, e-commerce, and the protection and exploitation of intellectual property and know-how.
Rotterdam, Amsterdam
Dutch, English
His work spans a wide variety of commercial arrangements in both business-to-business and consumer-facing contexts, including supply, development, licensing, distribution and outsourcing. He frequently advises on product launches, data-related matters, innovation projects and the allocation of commercial and operational risks.
Pieter is regularly involved in cross-border and domestic M&A transactions, leading and supporting intellectual property, technology and commercial due diligence and transaction work on acquisitions, investments and reorganisations. He also handles contentious commercial matters and contract enforcement, including disputes involving distribution, agency, franchise and other commercial arrangements. Combining advisory, transactional and contentious experience, he provides practical and pragmatic advice that takes account of both legal risk and commercial objectives.
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, focuses on commercial contracting, information technology and intellectual property. He advises investors, corporates and technology companies on complex contractual and strategic matters, particularly in relation to technology, e-commerce, and the protection and exploitation of intellectual property and know-how.</p>
His work spans a wide variety of commercial arrangements in both business-to-business and consumer-facing contexts, including supply, development, licensing, distribution and outsourcing. He frequently advises on product launches, data-related matters, innovation projects and the allocation of commercial and operational risks.
Pieter is regularly involved in cross-border and domestic M&A transactions, leading and supporting intellectual property, technology and commercial due diligence and transaction work on acquisitions, investments and reorganisations. He also handles contentious commercial matters and contract enforcement, including disputes involving distribution, agency, franchise and other commercial arrangements. Combining advisory, transactional and contentious experience, he provides practical and pragmatic advice that takes account of both legal risk and commercial objectives.