Everaert Lawyers

What Everaert Lawyers does

Everaert Lawyers (Everaert Advocaten) is a privately held Dutch law firm organized as a maatschap (partnership) under Netherlands law, headquartered at IJdok 23, Amsterdam. Founded in 1982, the firm is positioned as the leading (toonaangevend) migration law firm in the Netherlands, providing specialized legal services across the full spectrum of Dutch immigration and nationality law. Its practice covers 17+ areas including employment-based immigration (work permits, intra-company transfers, highly skilled migrants, EU Blue Card), family reunification, Dutch citizenship acquisition and loss (including dual nationality and the Tjebbes doctrine), permanent residency, humanitarian/medical grounds, creative industries, scientific researchers, EU citizens, treaty-country nationals, and temporary protection. A dedicated China Desk (中国部) serves Mandarin-speaking clients, and the firm publishes extensively in Dutch legal journals (A&MR, JNVR, NJB) while partner Hermie de Voer maintains a high media profile across Dutch outlets (NPO1, NOS, Trouw, Volkskrant).

The firm serves a hybrid mix of two primary customer segments: (i) businesses and employers seeking immigration sponsorship for foreign workers, and (ii) private individuals and families pursuing residence, citizenship, or family reunification outcomes. Services are delivered directly through the Amsterdam office via consultations (adviesgesprek), phone (+31 (0)20 752 32 00), and email — no intermediaries or resellers are used. The firm operates a bilingual Dutch/English website with detailed service pages, blog content, a newsletter subscription, and an online Dutch Citizenship Check form to pre-qualify inbound prospects. There is no public app, no API/SDK surface, and no proprietary software product; the underlying technology footprint is limited to standard professional services tooling (web presence, document templating, case management implied). No AI, machine learning, or automation features are disclosed.

Everaert generates revenue through professional services billed on an hourly basis. Fees are calculated per lawyer using a basisuurtarief (basic hourly rate) set annually by the partnership, charged plus VAT, expenses (verschotten), and an office cost percentage. The firm requires an advance voorschot (retainer) before commencing work, issues interim invoices, and operates on 14-day payment terms. As an independent partnership with no institutional investors or PE ownership, financial information is not publicly disclosed. Headcount is reported in the 11-50 range, and the firm carries mandatory Dutch Bar Association professional liability insurance for the partnership and all affiliated lawyers.

Name

Everaert Lawyers

Legal name

Everaert Advocaten

Website

https://everaert.nl

Company type

Private

Founded year

1982

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Everaert Lawyers is a privately held Dutch law firm (maatschap) headquartered in Amsterdam, recognized as the leading migration law firm in the Netherlands. It provides specialized immigration and nationality law services to both corporate employers and private individuals/families across 17+ practice areas.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Immigration Legal Services

NAICS

Offices of Lawyers (541110)

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro primary industry

Immigration Law (BPAHAAAL)

akta.pro secondary industry

Immigration Legal Services & Representation (Law Firms) (THACAKAF)

Keywords

• Immigration law services
• Dutch nationality law
• Work permit advisory
• Family reunification legal
• Citizenship naturalization

Headquarters

HQ city

Amsterdam

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Legal Services - Professional Services Revenue: Everaert Advocaten generates revenue through professional legal services in immigration law, including consultations, legal representation, and advisory services. The firm charges clients based on an hourly rate (basisuurtarief) as stated in their general terms and conditions. Fees are billed plus VAT, expenses (verschotten), and an office cost percentage. The firm requires advance payment (voorschot) before commencing work and issues interim invoices. Payment terms are 14 days from invoice date.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Everaert Lawyers is an Amsterdam-based Dutch immigration and nationality law firm providing specialized legal advisory, representation, and compliance services. It serves both corporate clients (work permits, intra-company transfers, highly skilled migrant sponsorship, labor inspectorate fine defense) and private individuals (family reunification, Dutch citizenship, permanent residency, humanitarian cases) through a partnership-based practice with a dedicated China Desk for Mandarin-speaking clients.

Product overview

Everaert Advocaten Immigration Lawyers operates as a single, integrated immigration law practice rather than a platform with discrete products. The firm offers a comprehensive portfolio of specialized legal services organized by immigration category and client type. Services span work and business immigration, family reunification, Dutch nationality and citizenship acquisition (including naturalization and dual nationality), permanent residency, humanitarian/medical cases, creative industries, scientific researchers, EU citizen matters, and treaty-country specific immigration. The practice also includes specialized desks such as the China Desk (中国部) for Chinese-speaking clients, and provides complementary services including document legalization and administrative fine representation. All services are delivered through qualified immigration attorneys based in Amsterdam, with no modular or tiered product architecture.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Bird & Bird: International law firm with established Dutch immigration and mobility practice serving technology, life sciences, and creative industry clients — overlapping with Everaert's creative industries and corporate immigration work.
• NautaDutilh: Top-tier Dutch independent law firm with an immigration and global mobility practice serving corporate clients; comparable Dutch-jurisdiction expertise, though broader in practice scope.
• Fragomen: Global leader in immigration law with extensive Dutch practice; directly comparable as an immigration specialist serving corporate employers and individuals, but with much broader geographic and scale footprint.
• CMS Derks Star Busmann: Major international law firm with a strong Dutch immigration practice serving corporate global mobility clients; comparable target market but with multi-jurisdiction and full-service scale.
• De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek: Premier Dutch law firm advising on immigration matters for major corporates; serves a similar premium corporate immigration market but as part of a much broader full-service practice.
• Houthoff: Leading Dutch independent law firm with an immigration law practice serving corporate clients; competes for corporate immigration mandates in the same Dutch market.
• KPMG Law (Netherlands): Big-Four affiliated immigration practice in the Netherlands serving corporate global mobility clients; competes for the same employer immigration mandates with a different service delivery model.
• Deloitte Legal (Netherlands): Big-Four legal practice with Dutch immigration and global mobility capability; serves similar corporate immigration clients with technology-enabled and multi-country offerings.

Direct peers

• Van Doorne: Leading Dutch independent law firm with a significant immigration law practice serving corporate and individual clients in the Netherlands; overlaps directly with Everaert's Dutch immigration offering but is a broader full-service firm.

Regional players

• Smith Stone Walters: UK-based specialist immigration law firm serving corporate and individual clients; comparable as a pure-play immigration specialist but operating in a different geography (UK) with overlapping practice areas.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/EveraertLawyers
• Facebookfacebook.com/EveraertAdvocaten

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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