Full-service approach

For over a century now, we have combined a full-service approach and a broad sector focus to consider any question from a range of angles and provide quality solutions - anywhere in the world. Literally. From our own offices, of course, and also through our various country teams and our extensive, worldwide Friends Network.

Practising Dutch, Belgian and Luxembourg law, we have the size, the expertise and the experience to assist in national and international M&As, solve complex public-sector issues, conduct minor and major litigation, and advise on substantial projects such as the energy transition and issues concerning privacy and data security.

 

Value pricing

Our goal is to give our clients the best advice possible in a contemporary, efficient manner. That is why we offer various fee arrangements. Any fee arrangement is negotiable, from fixed hourly rates to fee caps, from contingency fees to success fees. Feel free to discuss this with your AKD contact and we are certain to find the arrangement most suited to your situation

Doing business, winning cases

We help you do both. With committed, ambitious professionals who have no use for legalese but speak your language. We turn complex into coherent and give it to you straight. Rather than leaving your doubts linger, we resolve them. Exactly as you would expect from an adviser.

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AKD's Board

AKD's Board is made up of: Managing Partner - Carlos Pita Cao, Board member - Marc Wintgens, Board member - Jan Kromhout and COO/CFO - Mark Kater.

To ensure that our lawyers, civil-law notaries, tax lawyers and support teams deliver the best service possible, it is imperative that they adapt to the evolving demands and needs of our clients. Every single day, the Board wholeheartedly commits to achieving this objective. Through their continuous responsiveness to the ever-changing legal landscape and societal developments, they effectively shape AKD's successful Benelux strategy.

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

We believe that everyone working at AKD will only get the best out of themselves if they are allowed to be themselves.

We believe that everyone working at AKD will only get the best out of themselves if they are allowed to be themselves. That is why we are an equal opportunity employer and are committed to providing an open, diverse, safe and inclusive environment.  AKD is a place where people, regardless of race, religion, gender, gender expression, age, national origin, disability, marital status or sexual orientation, can thrive and reach their full potential.

 

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Our Social Responsibility


AKD believes that Corporate Social Responsibility is an integral part of modern business practice.

We are involved in a number of CSR initiatives. One of them is Make-A-Wish, a not-for-profit organisation that creates life-changing wishes for children with a critical illness. AKD provides Make-A-Wish with pro bono legal services. 

AKD also provides legal services to The Ocean Cleanup, aiding them in their ambition to rid the world of the Great Pacific Garbage Patch.

The area covered by this accumulation of 80 million tons of plastic waste is about three times the size of France. AKD advises The Ocean Cleanup on the question whether the floating installation can be considered a vessel and which Dutch and international legislation and regulations apply to System 001. AKD also assisted in the drafting of the Covenant with the Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management.

We have also partnered with Vereniging Natuurmonumenten, a nature conservation organisation managing sites in the Netherlands with a combined area of over 1000 square km.

We also work together with Pro Bono Connect, an initiative matching NGOs with the country's top lawyers. Our lawyers, tax advisers and civil-law notaries provide the NGOs with free legal advice and assistance

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Alumni: stay connected

Our firm's success is the combined result of everyone working there now, but also of our alumni, people no longer working at AKD but nonetheless essential contributors to our current standing. Because we like to stay in touch with our alumni, we organise drinks and events with substance and keep them informed through our Alumni Magazine.