Commercial Contracting team

Team Commercial Contracting consists of lawyers who specialise in drafting, negotiating and litigating a variety of commercial contracts and general terms and conditions. Both nationally and internationally.

Our team assists clients throughout the entire process of establishing a partnership. This can cover:

identifying the most desirable type of contract;
Advice and support during contract negotiations;
Advising and litigating on the content and/or consequences of the end of a contract (through termination or dissolution, for example).

In our work, we do not lose sight of the customer's commercial interests.

Our specialists

Jan de Wrede

Senior lawyer

Sebastiaan Palm

Partner, member executive board

Daan Klein Velderman

Lawyer

Fleur van Tol

Senior lawyer

Drafting / negotiating / litigating various commercial contracts, such as

Distribution agreement
Agency agreement
Franchise agreement
Contract of assignment/service/contracting agreement
International sales contract (Vienna Sales Convention)
Cooperation agreement
Joint ventures
Licence agreements

Our Commercial Contracting team assists parties operating in Business Services, Engineering, Retail, Sports, Events, Construction and International Trade, among others.

We work with customers and suppliers from SMEs and large enterprises (national and international) in various industries. Our customers are active in the manufacturing industry, services, sports, healthcare institutions and (semi-)public authorities, among others.

Team Commercial Contracting works with:

Within Marxman with the IP, ICT & Privacy and Litigation teams
outside Marxman, we cooperate with foreign partner firms affiliated to Consulegis

Our Team is a member of / involved in Association of Distribution Franchise and Agency Law.

What clients say about team Commercial Contracting

"From qcore and Tenderapp, we have been working with Marxman for years. Short on time and entrepreneurial, just like ourselves. The knowledge available in areas that are important to us makes Marxman a good partner". Qcore Marcel Hazeleger

"Marxman is always there for us when faced with opportunities and challenges. Sound concrete legal advice, but there is also entrepreneurial thinking with me. Sparring about specialist solutions and opportunities gives the feeling of personal commitment to myself and my business." Deployteq Sjuul van der Leeuw

"Sebastian and his team are always available, know how to strike a good balance between being principled and practical, and always work towards a mutually beneficial agreement. "Urgencies" are never a problem. Thereby, the atmosphere with Marxman is actually always good". Smurfit Kappa Matthijs Creutzberg

Marxman Advocaten has been Event Inspiration's preferred legal partner for many years. With their knowledge of the event industry, they help entrepreneurs with legal and organisational issues in a practical manner. Together with the client, they look for the cause of a problem in order to find the best solution. Event Inspiration Bas Veldkamp

Jan de Wrede of Marxman Advocaten has been preferred legal partner practically since the inception of Dutch Venue Association ('DVA'). He helps DVA and its members tackle legal issues in a practical manner. Speed, expertise and always willing to spar is what appeals to DVA's members and board about the cooperation with Marxman Advocaten. Dutch Venue Association

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