Bio

Willem De Nijs Bik specialises in company law, corporate governance, and strategic and cross-border mergers and acquisitions between strategic companies, often in the financial and energy sectors. He advises both listed and non-listed companies, financial institutions and government bodies on a broad range of company law matters. He has 32 years' experience resolving complex situations for directors and supervisory directors, and with hostile takeovers and companies in difficulty. Willem is a lecturer at the Law Firm School and teaches on corporate governance at TIAS business school, Tilburg University. He also regularly publishes on subjects in his field and has a book on corporate governance and the Dutch two-tier board system to his name. Willem served as chairman of Houthoff's Advisory Council from 2015 to 2021.