Mindset to innovation: Dutch law firms are European leaders
Dutch lawyers and tax advice firms are European leaders in terms of the mindset for innovation. Compared to other European countries, the Netherlands is also at the forefront of transformation and the resources made available for innovation.
This is apparent from a report 'European Legal and Tax Innovation Study' that was commissioned by Lefebvre Sarrut and Sdu. Yet Dutch offices, like other offices in other European countries, are lagging behind the actual implementation of new technologies, work forms and partnerships.
The report can be downloaded here in its entirety.
Two law firms are active within the Dutch Blockchain Coalition: CMS and Pels Rijcken.
CMS & Dutch Blockchain Coalition
CMS sees the
importance of innovation. They invest in gaining in-depth knowledge of
new technological developments that can affect both our services and
those of our clients. CMS also has an active role within the Dutch
Blockchain Coalition and the ecosystem in which we are constantly
building, we are able to advise on the application and legal and
privacy-related issues of blockchain and smart contracts. In addition,
CMS assists various start-ups with their questions about tokenization
and we advise Fintech companies with the introduction of innovative
services. We share the knowledge we gain with clients and with the
market because we are convinced that this contributes to the development
of innovation. Read the entire message here.
Pels Rijcken & Dutch Blockchain Coalition
Sandra
van Heukelom-Verhage, lawyer-partner at Pels Rijcken, in the
innovation, privacy and technology section: "By being part of the Dutch
Blockchain Coalition we are directly involved in the development of
social innovation. This is entirely in line with the ambition of Pels
Rijcken to improve the Dutch innovation climate We believe that
innovation is legally possible, so our lawyers take IT and programming
courses to help develop a blockchain application that complies with laws
and regulations right from the start of the innovation process."