DM x Dutch Innovation Community (DIC)

In a Nutshell

What does DM do within the Dutch Innovation Community?

DM supports entrepreneurs, scale-ups, and innovative organizations within and around the Dutch Innovation Community (DIC) with legal issues related to growth, collaboration, and technological development.

This can include ICT contracts, SaaS agreements, software development, privacy, liability, and IT disputes, as well as corporate law matters, investments, partnerships, contracts, acquisitions, governance, and legal proceedings.

On behalf of DM, Melvin van Tiel is the primary point of contact for entrepreneurs within the community. When necessary, he consults with fellow specialists at DM, including Olivier van Hardenbroek as a VIRA attorney, and Marina Verberkmoes-Cota and Rik Buitenhuis for corporate law matters.

Legal Certainty in an Innovative Environment

Innovative companies make decisions at a rapid pace. New software, platforms, AI applications, and data-driven services—the opportunities are vast, but the company may face legal issues at every stage, whether regarding contracts, intellectual property, liability, privacy, or the structure of a partnership.

These issues don’t have to be any more complicated than necessary. DM helps DIC members address legal questions in a timely, practical manner and in clear language, while keeping in mind the commercial and technical context in which you operate.

Collaboration with the DIC

The Dutch Innovation Community brings together entrepreneurs, professionals, knowledge institutions, and innovative organizations around entrepreneurship, technology, and innovation.

This environment aligns well with DM’s approach. We believe that legal guidance is only truly valuable when it aligns with the company’s day-to-day operations: fast, expert, clear, and focused on sustainable growth.

Within the DIC, we share our knowledge with entrepreneurs working on new products, digital services, technological applications, or scalable business models. We do this through knowledge sharing, practical insights, and personalized guidance whenever legal questions arise.

Our areas of expertise: how do we assist DIC members?

Innovative companies often face legal questions across multiple areas of law simultaneously. DM therefore offers legal support for the following issues:

• ICT law and digital services
  SaaS and SLA contracts, software licenses, cloud and outsourcing, terms and conditions for digital products, liability, and IT disputes—for example, in arbitration before the SGOA.
• Intellectual Property
  Protection of copyrights, trademarks, and other IP rights.
• Privacy, Data, and Compliance
  Processing of personal data, data-driven services, GDPR compliance, and mitigating risks in digital processes.
• Corporate Law and Growth
  Shareholder agreements, investments, governance, partnership agreements, mergers, and acquisitions.
• Contracts, Liability, and Disputes
  Drafting, reviewing, and negotiating contracts. If an amicable resolution isn’t possible, we’ll litigate when necessary.

Specialized Legal Support

Because DM is a full-service firm, we quickly consult with colleagues specializing in employment law, lease law, administrative law, or tax law when those issues arise.

Who is this service relevant for?

Our collaboration with DIC is relevant for, among others:

• startups and scale-ups
• SaaS companies
• Software developers
• CTOs and CISOs
• IT service providers
• platform companies
• cybersecurity companies
• data- and AI-driven enterprises
• and any other innovative company within DIC that wants to grow legally alongside its business.

A Single Point of Contact, Broad Expertise

Within DIC, Melvin van Tiel serves as the primary point of contact on behalf of DM. If a question touches on another area of law, Melvin quickly connects you with the appropriate specialist within DM. This ensures that, as an entrepreneur, you have access to the right legal expertise. Throughout the process, communication lines remain short, and you have a single trusted point of contact.

The following professionals are involved on behalf of DIC:

• Melvin van Tiel — IT law, intellectual property law, and litigation;
• Olivier van Hardenbroek — IT law, liability, and litigation (VIRA attorney);
• Marina Verberkmoes-Cota — corporate law, governance, and transactions;
• Rik Buitenhuis — corporate law, commercial contracts, and insolvency law.

Practical, strategic, and focused on growth

Our attorneys will always provide you with clear and practical advice tailored to your business in a timely manner. We do this by drawing on our expertise and with a keen understanding of the sector in which you operate.

You can also rely on DM’s attorneys with confidence in the event of disputes. Our attorneys have extensive litigation experience and are committed to achieving the best possible outcome through a well-thought-out litigation strategy.

Feel free to contact us

Are you an entrepreneur within the Dutch Innovation Community and do you have a legal question about growth, collaboration, contracts, IT, privacy, liability, or a business dispute? Or would you simply like to brainstorm about a situation?

Please contact Melvin van Tiel. We’d be happy to work with you to develop a legal approach that suits your business, your technology, and your stage of growth.