What Kennedy Van der Laan does

Kennedy Van der Laan is an independent Dutch law firm founded in 1992 and headquartered in Amsterdam, employing approximately 120 specialized lawyers. The firm provides advisory and litigation services across more than 30 practice areas, with sector-organized teams in Fashion & Retail, Healthcare, Insurance & Liability, Real Estate & Construction, Technology (AI, IT, Cybersecurity), Hospitality, and Automotive. Its client base consists of leading Dutch and international enterprises, with visible mandates spanning Nike, Converse, VodafoneZiggo, Elecosoft UK, Karmijn Kapitaal, Delta Participaties, and Dave & Adam's Card World, alongside regulated-sector work in insurance, healthcare, and energy. The firm generates revenue through professional services fees billed hourly or on fixed-fee matter basis, with no publicly disclosed pricing tiers, and acquires clients primarily through legal directory rankings (Chambers, Legal 500), professional referrals, and thought-leadership content.

The firm's service offering has expanded beyond traditional legal advisory into LegalTech-enabled delivery and AI compliance products. A dedicated Innovation team led by an Innovation Manager combines legal expertise with Service Design, Legal Engineering, and Legal Design disciplines. Productized services include AI Act Impact Assessments, Fundamental Rights Impact Assessments (FRIA), Data Protection Impact Assessments for AI systems, and an AI Compliance & Governance Masterclass. The firm is a member of the TerraLex international network and is a co-founder of Global Access Lawyers, a cross-border insurance and liability platform spanning 44 offices and over 2,000 lawyers across the UK, Australia, the US, Canada, and France. Leadership transitioned in December 2024 with the appointment of Jan-Willem Siebers as CEO, and the firm maintains Tier 1 Legal 500 rankings across Insurance, Privacy, Media, IT, and Retail, and Chambers Europe 2025 Band 1 for Media & IT.

Name

Kennedy Van der Laan

Legal name

Kennedy Van der Laan N.V.

Website

https://kvdl.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1992

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Kennedy Van der Laan is an independent Amsterdam-based Dutch law firm founded in 1992 with 120 specialized lawyers serving enterprise clients across IT, AI, Insurance, Privacy, Healthcare, Retail, and Real Estate practice areas.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Legal Services

NAICS

Offices of Lawyers (54111), Legal Services (5411), All Other Legal Services (541199)

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro primary industry

Legal Practice Management & Case Management (BPAEAPAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

ESG, Sustainability Reporting & Compliance (BPAEAPAM), Risk Management (ERM), Operational Risk & Business Continuity (BPAEAPAJ)

Keywords

• Corporate legal services
• IT and privacy law
• Insurance and liability law
• AI regulatory compliance
• Mergers and acquisitions law

Headquarters

HQ city

Amsterdam

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Legal Services Fees: Professional legal services revenue generated through client engagements across multiple practice areas including corporate/M&A, employment law, AI/technology law, insurance law, real estate, and litigation. Services are billed based on hourly rates or fixed fees for specific matters.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Kennedy Van der Laan is an independent Dutch law firm providing specialist legal advisory services across 30+ practice areas including IT, Artificial Intelligence, Cybersecurity, Privacy, Banking & Finance, Corporate/M&A, Commercial & International Trade, Insurance & Liability, Real Estate & Construction, Healthcare, Life Sciences, Labor Law, and Litigation/Arbitration. Services are delivered through a LegalTech practice that combines traditional legal specialists with an in-house innovation team, supplemented by dedicated cross-border capabilities via the Global Access Lawyers platform and TerraLex network. The firm serves leading market leaders across fashion & retail, healthcare, hospitality, automotive, financial, insurance, and technology sectors.

Product overview

Kennedy Van der Laan is an independent Dutch law firm with 120 lawyers established in 1992, serving market leaders with specialized legal knowledge. The firm operates as a single integrated legal services practice rather than a platform-with-modules architecture. The core offering encompasses comprehensive legal advisory services across multiple practice areas including Labor Law, Artificial Intelligence, Cybersecurity, Banking & Finance, Corporate/M&A, Commercial & International Trade, Insurance & Liability, Real Estate & Construction, Healthcare, and more. The firm also provides specialized AI-related compliance services including AI Act Impact Assessments, Fundamental Rights Impact Assessments (FRIA), and AI Governance training. The LegalTech practice combines traditional legal expertise with an innovation team focusing on Legal Tech, Service Design, Legal Engineering, and Legal Design to deliver pragmatic solutions to clients.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Global Access Lawyers: A worldwide platform offering insurance and liability law specialists, launched together with five other leading law firms (RPC, Colin Biggers & Paisley, Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP, Miller Thomson LLP, HMN & Partners). Members have 44 offices and more than 2,000 lawyers.

Products and services

• Kennedy Van der Laan Legal Services Full-service specialist legal advisory across 30+ practice areas including IT, Artificial Intelligence, Cybersecurity, Privacy, Banking & Finance, Corporate/M&A, Commercial & International Trade, Insurance & Liability, Real Estate & Construction, Healthcare, Life Sciences, Labor Law, Litigation and Arbitration for enterprise clients.
• LegalTech Practice Innovation-driven legal services combining the firm's legal specialists with an in-house innovation team trained in Legal Tech, Service Design, Legal Engineering and Legal Design, delivering modernised client legal workflows and LegalTech-enabled service delivery.
• AI Compliance & Governance Masterclass (Incompany Training) Customised in-company training focused on AI compliance and governance for organisations deploying AI systems, providing practical AI Act and governance readiness for in-house teams.
• Fundamental Rights Impact Assessment (FRIA) Assessment service evaluating fundamental rights impacts of AI system implementation, supporting organisations in meeting high-risk AI obligations under the EU AI Act.
• AI Act Impact Assessment Assessment service helping organisations evaluate compliance with EU AI Act requirements, covering classification, risk, transparency and conformity assessment obligations.
• Data Protection Impact Assessment van AI-systemen Assessment evaluating data protection implications of AI system deployment under GDPR for organisations rolling out AI solutions.
• Governance (intern beleid) AI Advisory Advisory service for internal AI governance policy design, helping organisations establish internal AI policies, roles and accountabilities.
• Global Access Lawyers Platform Worldwide platform offering insurers easy access to recognised insurance and liability law specialists, co-founded with RPC, Colin Biggers & Paisley, Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP, Miller Thomson LLP and HMN & Partners, covering 44 offices and more than 2,000 lawyers.

Named customers8 records

Segments8 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Caraad BelastingadviseursminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 8 April 2025Tax advisory firm whose consultant David Savenije co-hosted the Het Grote ZZP Gesprek webinar with Kennedy Van der Laan employment law attorneys on ZZP regulations and enforcement.
• RPCcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUK and Asia law firm partner in Global Access Lawyers platform, a worldwide network of insurance and liability law specialists. Together with five other leading law firms, Global Access offers the insurance sector easy access to recognized specialists across 44 offices and more than 2,000 lawyers.
• Colin Biggers & PaisleycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAustralian law firm partner in Global Access Lawyers platform. Part of a worldwide network of insurance and liability specialists with 44 offices and more than 2,000 lawyers.
• Hinshaw & Culbertson LLPcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUS law firm partner in Global Access Lawyers platform. Part of a worldwide network of insurance and liability specialists serving the insurance sector.
• Miller Thomson LLPcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCanadian law firm partner in Global Access Lawyers platform. Part of a worldwide network of insurance and liability specialists.
• HMN & PartnerscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFrench law firm partner in Global Access Lawyers platform. Part of a worldwide network of insurance and liability specialists.
• TerraLexcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational network of law firms with 163 member firms in 100 countries. Kennedy Van der Laan is a member, providing access to global legal expertise for cross-border matters.
• Invest-NLminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint development of juridical toolkit for energy hubs in collaboration with Invest-NL. The toolkit provides inspiration and example contracts for energy hub collaborations to address grid congestion.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Bird & Bird: European-headquartered law firm with deep technology, media, telecommunications, and IP specializations. Highly comparable in tech/IP/privacy practice focus, often competing for the same Dutch and European enterprise mandates.
• Houthoff: Major independent Dutch law firm with comparable enterprise client base across multiple sectors including technology, insurance, and corporate M&A. Closely comparable as a top-tier Dutch firm competing for similar enterprise mandates and sector-specialized work.
• De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek: Premier Dutch law firm with strong corporate/M&A, regulatory, and litigation practices serving large enterprise clients. Highly comparable as a top-ranked independent Dutch firm competing for similar high-end Dutch enterprise mandates.
• Loyens & Loeff: Major Dutch/Benelux law firm with strong corporate tax, M&A, and private equity practices. Comparable as a similarly-positioned independent Dutch firm serving PE clients and enterprise mandates.
• NautaDutilh: Leading Dutch law firm with strong technology, privacy, and corporate practices. Directly comparable as a similarly-sized independent Dutch firm with overlapping tech/IP/privacy specializations and Tier 1 Legal 500 recognition.
• Stibbe: Major Benelux law firm with comparable corporate, finance, and regulatory practices serving Dutch enterprise clients. Comparable in scale and competitive positioning for Dutch and Benelux cross-border mandates.

Broad incumbents

• DLA Piper: Global law firm with large Amsterdam office offering technology, corporate, and regulatory practices to Dutch enterprise clients. Comparable in serving similar enterprise clients on cross-border matters but at much larger global scale.
• Hogan Lovells: Global law firm with significant Amsterdam office offering corporate, regulatory, and technology practices. Comparable in tech/privacy practice focus but at materially larger scale with global reach.
• Allen & Overy (A&O Shearman): Global Magic Circle firm with substantial Amsterdam office serving Dutch enterprise clients on cross-border corporate, finance, and regulatory matters. Comparable in practice breadth but operates as a larger global platform.
• Baker McKenzie: Global law firm with strong Amsterdam presence serving Dutch enterprise and multinational clients. Comparable in serving enterprise clients across multiple sectors but as part of a global platform.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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