{"id":813,"date":"2026-02-04T14:33:17","date_gmt":"2026-02-04T13:33:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/andbousie.com\/about\/"},"modified":"2026-09-02T15:00:07","modified_gmt":"2026-09-02T13:00:07","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/andbousie.com\/en\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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In brief<\/strong>
30 years of experience as a lawyer. A leading expert in the field of media and entertainment. Previously worked as a publisher, bookseller, youth worker, and journalist, among other roles. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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\u201cIf all those elements come together, I\u2019m the ideal jack-of-all-trades.\u201d<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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I don\u2019t view other lawyers as competitors. So what definitely won\u2019t happen at &Bousie is that I\u2019ll refer a case to someone who happens to be a colleague of mine but doesn\u2019t know the first thing about a specific subject. I have absolutely no interest in keeping a case or question \u201cin-house,\u201d for the simple reason that I am the firm and I\u2019m the one who brings flavour and expertise to the table. <\/p>

Universalist<\/strong>
I am regularly called upon for questions regarding procedural law, which translates into litigating on virtually any subject. I specialize in a number of legal fields, such as copyright law, unlawful press publications and competition law. And where competition law and procedural law intersect, I have experience in antitrust damages litigation. I am highly experienced in the media and entertainment industry, specifically books, music, and film. When all these elements converge (copyright infringement in the film industry, for example), I am the ideal jack-of-all-trades. If that is not the case, I bring in people who complement me in the areas where I lack knowledge or experience. That is where the & comes into play. <\/p>

Trust<\/strong>
In my experience, people come to me because they trust me\u2014because I am, in the most literal sense of the word, a counsellor. If you\u2019re in need of advice, you\u2019ve come to the right place. If you\u2019ve been struck by sudden misfortune (for example, because you\u2019ve been served with a summons or because a contracting party has suddenly terminated an important agreement), then give me a call. I inspire trust, and I also provide it. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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&Bousie<\/strong>
Herengracht 433
2017 BR Amsterdam<\/p>

+31 (0)20 247 9941<\/a><\/p>

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An experienced attorney.<\/strong><\/p>

In brief: I joined the former Van der Kroft law firm in 1994 through Cor Hellingman<\/a> and became a partner there in 1995 (what you might call a meteoric rise). At Van der Kroft, I worked alongside Maarten Leopold<\/a> and Maarten Russchen<\/a>, among others. In 2003, I founded Bousie Advocaten; later, Sander Dikhoff and Rob van Dongen (now Dikhoff van Dongen<\/a>) became my partners there, and I also worked with Charissa Koster<\/a>, Allon Kijl<\/a>, Anna van Essen<\/a>, Jason Meyer<\/a>, Bjorn Schipper, and Sophie Besselink<\/a>.

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In 2014, Sander, Rob, and I ended our partnership on good terms (we still refer clients to one another), and I became one of the founders of Brandeis<\/a>. Together with Louis Berger<\/a>, I established the antitrust litigation practice there. My focus typically lasts about ten years, as I\u2019ve found, and then I need a change\u2014which is why I started two new firms in 2024. Together with Syb Terpstra<\/a>, I founded Porterfield, which Syb now runs on his own, and then &Bousie. Because even for Hans Bousie, running two firms is a bit too much. And for anyone reading this page and thinking, \u201cI\u2019m definitely not going to work with &Bousie,\u201d I\u2019ve listed a selection of excellent lawyers and legal professionals above whom you can also turn to. <\/p>

Some time during those years, I was one of the founders of the tax advisory firm Greymen<\/a>, and I was also involved in setting up an artist management agency and a legal software company. And last but not least, I\u2019m currently putting the finishing touches on a novel. I have a background as a journalist, and writing is in my blood. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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