Curriculum Vitae
Personal details
- Name:
- Christian van Megchelen
- Telephone Number:
- +31 6 100 37 4 87
- E-mail:
- christian@vanmegchelen.com
- Place and Date of Birth:
- The Hague, 1977
- Marital Status:
- Married; two children
Professional Experience
- January 2016 – till date
- Independent attorney (advocaat)
Specialist corporate counsel, primarily acting as “lawyers’ lawyer” for Dutch and international law firms (litigation (mainly corporate and M&A related litigation), corporate advice).
- July 2012 – December 2015
- Attorney (advocaat) at Pels Rijcken & Droogleever Fortuijn N.V. Senior Counsel Corporate, Head of Corporate Transactions
Advisory work, litigation and transactions for a broad range of clients, both in the public sector (mainly the Dutch State) and (international) companies.
- 15 May 2003 – July 2012
- Attorney (advocaat) at Stibbe N.V.
Counsel Corporate M&A, Corporate TMT/IP Amsterdam, New York (2009), London (2008)
Main focus on corporate transactions, but also corporate litigation.
Education
- 2009
- Corporate Law Post-Graduate Specialisation Course, Grotius Academy
- 2008
- MBA Highlights Programme INSEAD, Fontainebleau, France
- 2003 – 2006
- Professional qualification training, Netherlands Bar Association, Amsterdam
- 1995 – 2003
- Civil law and Business law (master’s degrees) University of Leiden, Leiden
- 1989 – 1995
- Secondary education (‘Gymnasium’), Vrijzinnig Christelijk Lyceum, The Hague
Other functions
- 2021 – till date
- Board member (non-executive) of Schoolvereniging Wolters (primary school)
- 2021 – till date
- Board member (non-executive) of Stichting Passend Primair Onderwijs Haaglanden
- 2007 – 2017
- Member of the Security and Justice Advisory Board to the Dutch Liberal Party (VVD)
- 2006 – 2010
- Editorial Secretary, legal monthly magazine Vennootschap & Onderneming
- 2001 – 2003
- Political Assistant to Mrs. A. Broekers-Knol, member of the Dutch Senate
- 2001 – 2002
- Chairman Debating Society Leiden
- 2000 – 2001
- Chairman Student Fraction SGL, Law Faculty Council
- 1998 – 1999
- CEO Student Employment Agency STUFLEX
Post-graduate teaching
- 2016 – till date
- The new Management and Supervision Act (Actualiteitencursus Nieuwe Wetgeving Bestuur en Toezicht Verenigingen, Stichtingen, Coöperaties), Lex Lumen (). Co-lecturer: Arnaud Wilod Versprille
- 2016 – 2018
- Conflicts within corporations (Verdiepingscursus Conflicten in de Vennootschap), Lex Lumen (). Co-lecturer: Rogier Wolf
- 2014 – 2015
- Acquisitions and acquisition disputes (Verdiepingscursus Overnames en Overnamegeschillen), Lex Lumen (). Co-lecturer: Arnaud Wilod Versprille
- 2013 – 2016
- The Shareholders Agreement and Articles of Association after the Introduction of the Flex BV (Verdiepingscursus De nieuwe aandeelhoudersovereenkomst en statuten na invoering van de Flex BV), Lex Lumen (). Co-lecturer: Arnaud Wilod Versprille
- 2013 – 2015
- Directors’ liability (Bestuurdersaansprakelijkheid), OSR (). Co-lecturers: Folkert Bolkestein and Jurjen Lemstra
- 2009-2012
- Recent Developments in Corporate Law (Actualiteiten Ondernemingsrecht), NVRA ()
- 2010-2012
- Professional qualification training Mergers and Acquisitions (VSO M&A), OSR (). Co-lecturer: Björn van der Klip
Languages
- Dutch, English, German
- proficient user (native / near native)
- French
- basic user (basic communication skills)