Ernst van Win

After the Stedelijk Gymnasium Leiden, Ernst studied Civil Law at Leiden University and classical trumpet with the principal study teacher of trumpet at the Hague Conservatory.

In 1983 he became a lawyer alongside our namesake Paul de Clercq, and in 1987 he formed the partnership De Clercq and Van Win Lawyers with him. In 1996, he became a registered and certified business mediator. He is one of the initiators and has also been a lecturer of the Grotius Employment Law specialization course. He is a lecturer in behavioral law at the Professional School of Lawyers. In 2006, he joined the Supervisory Council in The Hague as a so-called Leids Deken. In 2009 he was elected Haags Deken a supervisory and administrative position which he held until 2012. He was a member of the committee to recalibrate the rules of conduct of lawyers. He holds administrative and supervisory positions in the world of art, museums and healthcare.

Directors and supervisors issues and disputes; Boardroom advice in complex organizational changes. Conflicts in partnerships and in behavioral and disciplinary areas, Labor and employee participation law issues also in the art world. Opinions on Codes of Conduct and ethical issues.

The merger of Museums and orchestras
Opinions on the employment and participation law aspects of proposed mergers and their consummation.

Arbitration on the performance of an implementation agreement of a pension fund and on a dispute of an International partner of one of the big four accountants with his firm.

Supervising and settling the dismissal of a director/shareholder of a fast-growing startup

Negotiation and purchase of one of the oldest Rembrandts for Museum de Lakenhal in Leiden.

Employment law guidance for professional musicians