Arnoud Boorsma

Arnoud Boorsma is our exclusively recommended Administrative Law expert in the Netherlands on the Advisory Excellence website. If you need assistance in this area, please contact Arnoud directly using the contact details listed above.

Arnoud joined Pels Rijcken’s Administrative Law team in 1995 and became partner in 2004. His practice is focused on representing and advising public authorities.

His expertise is in oversight, enforcement and regulation with a focus on the financial, media and telecommunications sectors.

Arnoud regularly represents the AFM, DNB and the Dutch Media Authority in administrative proceedings that primarily involve oversight and enforcement issues, including the publication of sanction decisions. Arnoud is known for his strong communication skills.

At Pels Rijcken, Arnoud and Marije Batting are responsible for the broad oversight and enforcement practice of the firm. Arnoud is a lecturer for the Grotius Specialisation programme.

He was a member of the Board of Pels Rijcken until 1 January 2018, which gives him a greater understanding of the often-complex issues faced by administrative bodies.

Firm Overview:

We are Pels Rijcken. Together we share the mindset to perform at the highest level every day. We encourage each other to get the best out of ourselves and we place the interests of our client first. At Pels Rijcken we realise that the truth is never one-dimensional.

Apparent conflicts may conceal common ground. Interests may collide, but other interests may align. This is ever more true in a society that is becoming increasingly complex and interconnected. We are in touch with the world around us and that makes us stand out within the legal and notarial profession.

We understand what it is like to balance complex interests and take the varying wishes of different stakeholders into account.

We know that context matters. And that an independent legal perspective makes the difference. Pels Rijcken. Clarity and coherence.