Dick studied tax law and notarial law at the University of Groningen.
Dick is head of the tax practice in Amsterdam. He has a wide range of experience in both Dutch domestic and international tax law. Dick offers expert advice to multinationals, private equity houses and banks on high-end transactions and tax planning in M&A, private equity, corporate restructuring, banking and securities, asset finance, structured finance and investment funds.
Throughout his career, Dick has been based in San Francisco, Washington D.C., New York and London, as well as in Amsterdam. Dick has developed long-standing relationships with many clients, who rely on him for his expert knowledge of international tax structures, including the planning and management of such international structures. He also assists clients with setting up their back office operations and organizing their legal documentation to create efficient management of their tax affairs.
Dick has advised on the tax aspects of many high-profile transactions during his career. Highlights include:
Dick is a deputy judge at the tax chamber of the Court of ‘s-Hertogenbosch. He is also a member of the Dutch Bar Association, the International Fiscal Association (IFA) and the Association for Tax Research (Vereniging voor Belastingwetenschap).
In addition, Dick has represented clients in a number of high profile EU and Dutch High court cases including:
The LOB Provision in the New Japan-Netherlands Tax Treaty, 2011 (updated 2015), published by the International Bureau of Fiscal Documentation (IBFD), with F.P.G. Pötgens.
Vermogensheffing op basis van werkelijk rendement verhoogt de welvaart, published Economisch-Statistische Berichten, with J. Lorié.
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