Blankestijn Advocaten & Mediators

What Blankestijn Advocaten & Mediators does

Blankestijn Advocaten & Mediators is a mid-sized Dutch law firm founded in 1999, headquartered in Hengelo, Overijssel, with a second branch in Hardenberg opened in 2018 and relocated to Bruchterweg 5 in 2024. The firm employs 14 people, comprising six specialized lawyers (Arco Blankestijn, Dianne Beuving, Theo Zwiers, Kim Fraterman, Anne Hoekman, and Amber Heidema) plus support staff including secretaries, a WSNP administrator, and insolvency personnel. It is legally structured as Blankestijn Advocaten LLP, a UK-registered limited liability partnership (registered in Wales, OC348168) operating its Dutch business from Overijssel under KVK number 08185820, with ownership and control held by the partner lawyers.

The firm delivers legal services across ten practice areas: family law, divorce, mediation, labor law, rental law, criminal law, contract law, insolvency law and WSNP (natural persons debt restructuring), debt collection, corporate law, and personal injury. Its lawyers hold specialization memberships in five Dutch professional associations — vFAS, MfN, VAAN, Insolad, and VHA — providing recognized quality credentials in family law, mediation, labor law, insolvency law, and rental law respectively. The client base is a hybrid mix of commercial enterprises and private individuals in the Twente and Salland regions of East Netherlands, with services delivered through in-person consultations at the two office locations and supported by an SEO-optimized website and active social media presence.

Revenue is generated through multiple billing models: hourly fees (with rates inclusive of 6% office costs and 21% VAT, billed monthly with detailed time specifications), fixed-fee arrangements for specified matters, collection rates for debt recovery work, government-funded legal aid (toevoeging) handled with client own-contribution, and legal expense insurance engagements. The firm emphasizes transparent pricing with clear fee agreements and is affiliated with the Geschillencommissie Advocatuur for client dispute resolution. No external investors, funding rounds, parent company, or public listing are disclosed.

Name

Blankestijn Advocaten & Mediators

Legal name

Blankestijn Advocaten LLP

Website

https://blankestijnadvocaten.nl

Company type

Private

Founded year

1999

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Blankestijn Advocaten & Mediators is a mid-sized Dutch law firm founded in 1999, operating from Hengelo and Hardenberg in East Netherlands, providing legal services across ten practice areas including family law, mediation, labor law, insolvency, and corporate law to commercial clients and private individuals.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Legal Services

NAICS

Offices of Lawyers (541110), Offices of Lawyers (54111)

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro primary industry

Family & Private Client (Trusts & Estates) Law (BPAHAAAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Legal Aid & Client Advocacy Services (BPAGAEAM), Litigation Support & Expert Witness Services (BPAHALAG)

Keywords

• Legal services
• Family law
• Divorce mediation
• Labor law
• Debt collection

Headquarters

HQ city

Hengelo

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Legal Services - Hourly Billing: Primary revenue stream based on hourly rates for legal services. Hourly rates vary based on attorney experience, expertise required, urgency, scope and importance of the case. Rates are inclusive of 6% office costs and 21% VAT. Monthly interim invoices with detailed time specifications are issued.
2. Fixed Fee Services: Certain legal matters can be agreed upon at a fixed price (fixed fee). This fixed price covers all work on the case. Fixed costs such as court fees and bailiff costs are billed separately.
3. Collection Services: For cases focused on debt collection, particularly when multiple collection matters are handled simultaneously, a collection rate is applied.
4. Legal Aid (Gefinancierde Rechtsbijstand): Depending on personal circumstances, clients may qualify for government-funded legal aid (toevoeging). The firm assists with these applications and clients pay an own contribution.
5. Legal Expense Insurance: Clients with legal expense insurance can choose Blankestijn Advocaten as their attorney rather than using the insurer's in-house counsel.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Blankestijn Advocaten & Mediators is a mid-sized Dutch law firm providing legal representation and mediation services across ten practice areas: family law, divorce, mediation, labor law, rental law, criminal law, contract law, insolvency/WSNP (including court-appointed trustee work), debt collection, and corporate law. The firm is staffed by six specialized lawyers plus a WSNP administrator and support staff, serving both commercial enterprises in East Netherlands and private individuals across the Twente and Salland regions from offices in Hengelo and Hardenberg.

Product overview

Blankestijn Advocaten & Mediators is a mid-sized Dutch law firm providing comprehensive legal services through six specialized lawyers. The firm offers a unified portfolio of legal services spanning family law and divorce (including mediation), labor law, rental law, criminal law, contract law, insolvency law and WSNP (debt restructuring), debt collection, corporate law, and personal injury claims. Services are delivered from two offices in Hengelo (headquarters since 1999) and Hardenberg (branch opened 2018) in the Twente and Salland regions of the Netherlands.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Vereniging Familierecht Advocaten Scheidingsmediators (vFAS)coreOthersProfessional specialization association for family law attorneys and divorce mediators. Dianne Beuving and Theo Zwiers are members. The association requires three years of additional study and provides recognized quality standards for divorce and family law services.
• Mediatorsfederatie Nederland (MfN)coreOthersThe largest representative organization for mediation in the Netherlands, representing the majority of the mediation profession. The MfN-register is the premier Dutch quality register for mediators. Dianne Beuving and Theo Zwiers are members.
• Vereniging Arbeidsrecht Advocaten Nederland (VAAN)coreOthersHigh-quality specialization association for labor law attorneys. Arco Blankestijn is a member. Membership requires completion of VAAN-recognized specialization training and annual continuing education.
• Vereniging Insolventierecht Advocaten (Insolad)coreOthersHigh-quality specialization association for insolvency law. Arco Blankestijn is a member. Membership requires completion of Insolad-recognized specialization training in Insolvency Law and Financial Economics.
• Geschillencommissie AdvocatuurcoreOthersDispute resolution body for legal clients. The firm is affiliated with the Geschillencommissie Advocatuur which handles complaints about service quality and billing, with authority to decide on damage claims up to €10,000.
• Vereniging van Huurrechtadvocaten (VHA)minorOthersAssociation of rental law attorneys. Anne Hoekman is a member since 2026.
• Raad voor RechtsbijstandminorOthersGovernment body that works exclusively with MfN-register mediators for legally aided clients. The firm assists clients with legal aid applications.
• Raad voor de RechtspraakminorOthersJudicial authority that works exclusively with MfN-register mediators for court-related mediation matters.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Boels Zanders: Boels Zanders is a Dutch mid-sized law firm offering a full-service multi-practice model (corporate, employment, family, insolvency) to similar SMB and private client segments, providing a directly comparable benchmark for Blankestijn's positioning.
• Dirkzwager Advocaten & Notarissen: Dirkzwager is a well-established mid-sized Dutch law and notary firm with a comparable multi-practice footprint, operating in the East Netherlands region and serving similar commercial and private client segments.
• Poelmann van den Broek: Poelmann van den Broek is a Dutch mid-sized regional law firm with a multi-practice portfolio covering corporate, employment, and private client matters comparable to Blankestijn's service breadth.
• KienhuisHoving: KienhuisHoving is a mid-sized Dutch law firm also based in the Twente/East Netherlands region, offering a comparable multi-practice portfolio (corporate, employment, family, insolvency) to commercial and private clients in the same geography as Blankestijn.
• Nysingh: Nysingh is a Dutch regional law firm with a similar multi-practice model (corporate, employment, insolvency, family) and comparable mid-market positioning, serving businesses and individuals across eastern Netherlands including Overijssel.
• Ten Holter Noordenbos: Ten Holter Noordenbos is a Dutch regional law firm with a similar mid-sized, multi-practice structure serving both commercial and private clients in the eastern Netherlands market.

Broad incumbents

• Houthoff: Houthoff is one of the largest full-service Dutch law firms, operating across all major practice areas at a national level. It competes with Blankestijn only for larger corporate matters but defines the upper end of the Dutch legal market the firm cannot serve.
• De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek: De Brauw is a top-tier Dutch law firm with a national and international footprint across the same practice areas Blankestijn covers (corporate, employment, litigation), but at a scale and complexity the subject firm cannot match.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/Blankestijn-Advocaten-Mediators-1393026187685001
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/blankestijn-advocaten-mediators
• Instagraminstagram.com/blankestijnadvocaten

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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