International business to business contracting including direct and indirect (distribution/agency) sales contracts for the sale of goods and/or services, sale and/or purchase of companies (assets and/or shares) and/or strategic alliances, tax driven structures.

Education

Madelon completed her study English law at “the College of Law” and was admitted to the role of solicitors in 1994. Thereafter, Madelon studied the law of the Netherlands and became one of the first persons to be admitted as “advocaat” based on her English title and became at that point dually qualified.

Thereafter Madelon completed a number of courses such as the Grotius Computer law.

Lawyer and Solicitor at LVH

As from 1 October 2019.

Work experience

Madelon started as ‘Solicitor’ in London and thereafter “advocaat” with a medium size Rotterdam law firm and focussed primarily on the Anglo-Saxon practice.

During her time with the law firm in Rotterdam, she plays a pivotal role in the international alliance that the law firm had joined.

After a number of years of being external counsel, she was approached by one of her clients to set up a legal department of a joint-venture company that her client had just formed. She took the challenge and developed a fully grown legal department with 3 other lawyers.

A number of years later, Madelon became a devoted mother and decided to take a number of years out to raise her son.

Some years later she worked as interim legal counsel for a number of medium to large companies. During this time she learnt a lot about how companies prioritize and focus and she enjoyed being able to provide legal advice taking into consideration these aspects. Madelon is a problem solver and did what she could, within the legal parameters, to provide practical legal advice to support the business of the company.

Interim solutions for companies

Madelon noticed that there is an increasing amount of “advocaten” being seconded for specific projects to their clients. Based on Madelon’s background and experience, LVH and Madelon decided to join forces and offer this very same service to LVH clients.

Expertise

International commercial (business to business) contracting in the broadest sense, project based legal support with clients of LVH.

Qualities

Madelon focusses primarily on (international) legal support with LVH clients that have legal issues that cannot be handled internally due to size and complexity.

Madelon is a practical, commercial, assertive and creative person and loves finding solutions. Madelon is open in her communication, optimistic, out of the box thinker and has a truly English sense of humor.

Personal characteristics

Madelon is an extravert and sociable communicator with a bubbly character. She thinks in solutions and not problems and is very upright and honest.