Education
Olivia has completed three legal master’s degrees: Constitutional & Administrative Law (Erasmus University Rotterdam), Internet, Intellectual Property and ICT (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam), and Employment Law (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam). All three master’s degrees were completed cum laude.
Additionally, Olivia completed the master’s course in Tenancy Law at Leiden University summa cum laude.
Career
Since 2002, Olivia has gained work experience in various legal roles across different fields. Examples include being a Law Lecturer, a legal advisor at the Council of State, and an independent legal consultant. This has provided her with knowledge in multiple areas of law.
Additionally, she performs board work for legal professional associations. For instance, she founded a section called VvA Jong for the Association for Employment Law, where she currently serves as chair. She organizes knowledge meetings with networking events for employment law lawyers. Furthermore, she co-founded and organized the Annual Dinner, a yearly networking dinner with lectures, for the Dutch Association for Information Technology and Law (NVvIR).
Since 2008, Olivia has also worked in India alongside her regular legal work in the Netherlands. She has given guest lectures at universities in India, including ILS Law College and Amity University in Pune. Additionally, she has conducted legal seminars for multinationals there, including ICICI Bank.
Daily practice
Within the Employment, Employee Participation & Mediation section, Olivia primarily deals with individual employment law issues and conflicts. She is the right person for all matters related to employment contracts, employment conditions, underperformance, incapacity for work, and dismissal.
For the Real Estate and Government section, she focuses with great dedication on tenancy law and construction law.
Extracurricular activities
- Member of the Association of Young Real Estate Lawyers (www.vjoj.nl)
- Member of the Association for Employment Law (www.verenigingvoorarbeidsrecht.nl)
- Chair of the Association for Employment Law Young (VvA Jong)