Niek van der Graaf advises international and national entrepreneurs. The focus of his practice is on corporate law, contract law and corporate relations (supervisory board, management team, works council). Niek is a member of the corporate law section of Russell Advocaten.
Niek mainly focuses on corporate litigation, (international) disputes and advice in the field of corporate law, contract law and insolvency law. He also advises and litigates on contracts, including distribution and agency agreements.
Niek is particularly involved in issues concerning financial (Wwft) and European law, the specialisms in which he graduated. Before joining Russell Advocaten, Niek worked for the Consumer and Market Authority.
And besides…
Niek is an enthusiastic sportsman in his spare time. He also likes to travel and is interested in history.
(Re-)building, placing solar panels or an advertisement on your commercial property? In the Netherlands you have to apply for an environmental permit for such activities. So what is an environmental permit, how can you apply for it and how does the procedure work after the application?
Under the Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing (Prevention) Act (Wwft), banks may be obliged to refuse a customer or terminate their relationship with them. This can also happen to charities. When is a bank permitted to terminate the relationship? And must a customer cooperate with a bank’s investigation?
As of 1 January 2026, the Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing (Prevention) Act (Wwft) will change. Cash payments of EUR 3,000 or more will then be prohibited. What does this mean for the retail sector and the art trade?
