Specialization
Margriet Kooiman specializes in advising and litigating in the fields of insolvency law and intellectual property law. She mainly assists SMEs in commercial disputes concerning, for example, trademark rights, portrait rights and management liability. Margriet is regularly appointed trustee in bankruptcies.
Memberships
- Copyright Association;
- Dutch Association for Restructuring Expert;
- Cooperative Credit Association Credit Union Shecredit U.A. in which Margriet serves as secretary.
Background
Margriet completed her bachelor’s degree at Utrecht University in 2009. She studied for six months at the University of Washington in Seattle. In 2010, Margriet completed the master’s degree in Criminal Law at Utrecht University. In 2011, she completed the master’s degree in Private Law at VU University Amsterdam. Margriet joined Yur Lawyers in 2011. Since January 1, 2022, Margriet has been a partner.
The Netherlands Bar’s register of legal practice areas (rechtsgebiedenregister)
Area of law according to the Bar: Intellectual property law
Area of law according to the Bar Association: Insolvency law
These specialties are also registered in the Register of Jurisdictions of the Dutch Bar Association pursuant to Article 35a of the Regulation on the Legal Profession. This registration requires me to obtain ten training points in each registered area of law each calendar year according to the standards of the Dutch Bar Association.