Coupry

What Coupry does

Coupry B.V. is a Dutch boutique law firm founded in 2017 and headquartered at Carnegieplein 5 in The Hague (KvK 67442293). Operating under the trade names Coupry Advocaten and Coupry Lawyers, the firm employs nine qualified lawyers with a publicly stated ambition to expand to 15-20, organized around three sector verticals — Healthcare, Technology, and Energy — and ten core legal practice areas spanning Energy Law, Intellectual Property & IT, Privacy, European Law, Public Interest litigation, Healthcare Law, Competition Law, Contracts & Collaboration, Governance & Compliance, and Government & Supervision. Its client base ranges from startups and scale-ups to listed companies, serving both Dutch and international markets across IT, Energy, Engineering, Leisure, Healthcare and government-related matters.

The firm's competitive positioning rests on domain depth rather than scale: partners include former officials of the ACM (Autoriteit Consument en Markt) and Energie-Nederland, university lecturers at Utrecht, Leiden, TU Delft and VU, and practitioners with technical backgrounds (programming, Computer Science) that support IP/IT mandates. Notable mandates include joint representation with Hausfeld of Stichting Farma ter Verantwoording in pharmaceutical-pricing litigation, and recognition in The Legal 500 for IP litigation counsel. The firm actively publishes on pharmaceutical accountability, sustainability and competition law, and pursues public-interest cases as a thought-leadership and brand-building channel.

Commercially, Coupry operates a professional-services model: engagements are billed monthly with a 14-day payment term, rates adjusted annually on January 1 (or upon notification), and advance payments may be required in given cases. Pricing is not publicly disclosed and there are no productized legal-service tiers; revenue is generated entirely through bespoke advisory and litigation mandates. The firm is privately held as a Dutch B.V. with no disclosed external investors, parent company, subsidiaries, or M&A activity, and operates from a single office shared with NIBC and VO.

Name

Coupry

Legal name

Coupry B.V.

Website

https://coupry.nl

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Coupry is a The Hague-based boutique law firm founded in 2017 with nine lawyers, specializing in Healthcare, Technology, and Energy sectors and serving startups, scale-ups, and listed companies in the Netherlands and internationally through bespoke advisory and litigation mandates.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Legal Services

NAICS

Offices of Lawyers (541110)

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro primary industry

Legal Practice Management & Case Management (BPAEAPAC)

akta.pro secondary industry

Legal Aid & Client Advocacy Services (BPAGAEAM)

Keywords

• Legal services
• Healthcare law
• Technology law
• Energy law
• Intellectual property law

Headquarters

HQ city

Den Haag

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, Others

Revenue model

1. Legal Services Fees: Legal services billed on a monthly basis with a payment term of fourteen (14) days from the date of invoice. Rates may be adjusted once per year on January 1 or from the moment of notification. The firm also has the right to demand payment of an advance from clients in given cases.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Coupry is a Dutch law firm offering comprehensive legal services across three primary sectors: Healthcare, Technology, and Energy. The firm operates ten specialized legal practice areas including Energy Law (Energierecht), Intellectual Property & IT (IE & ICT), Privacy Law, European Law (Europees Recht), Public Interest litigation (Maatschappelijk Belang), Healthcare Law (Gezondheidsrecht), Competition Law (Mededingingsrecht), Contracts & Collaboration (Contracten & Samenwerking), Governance & Compliance, and Government & Supervision (Overheid & Toezicht). Services are delivered through advisory work, contract drafting, negotiation, and courtroom representation for clients ranging from startups and scale-ups to listed companies.

Product overview

Coupry is a Dutch law firm offering comprehensive legal services across three primary sectors: Healthcare, Technology, and Energy. The firm operates as a unified legal practice with specialized teams rather than discrete product modules. Their service portfolio encompasses ten core legal practice areas (Energy Law, IP & ICT, Privacy, European Law, Public Interest, Healthcare Law, Competition Law, Contracts & Collaboration, Governance & Compliance, and Government & Supervision) organized around their three sector focuses. The firm serves clients ranging from startups and scale-ups to listed companies from the Netherlands and internationally.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Energy Law (Energierecht)
• Intellectual Property & IT (IE & ICT)
• Privacy Law
• European Law (Europees Recht)
• Public Interest (Maatschappelijk Belang)
• Healthcare Law (Gezondheidsrecht)
• Competition Law (Mededingingsrecht)
• Contracts & Collaboration (Contracten & Samenwerking)
• Governance & Compliance
• Government & Supervision (Overheid & Toezicht)
• Technology Sector Services
• Energy Sector Services
• Public Health & Care Services

Quantifiable outcome

• Successfully represented Stichting Farma ter Verantwoording in litigation against pharmaceutical companies regarding excessive drug pricing
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Hausfeld (Law Firm)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2018Coupry and Hausfeld jointly represent Stichting Farma ter Verantwoording in litigation against pharmaceutical companies regarding excessive drug pricing. This is a significant pro bono public interest legal partnership.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Houthoff: One of the largest Dutch full-service firms with established Energy, Healthcare and Tech/IP practices. Competes for the same Dutch listed-company and regulated-sector mandates as Coupry.
• Stibbe: Major Benelux full-service firm with significant energy, healthcare and IP practices. Competes directly with Coupry for Dutch listed-company mandates in regulated sectors.
• NautaDutilh: Leading Benelux full-service firm with strong IP/tech, healthcare and energy regulatory benches. Overlaps with Coupry on Dutch listed-company and regulated-sector advisory work.
• De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek: Premier Dutch full-service firm with strong EU competition, healthcare and energy regulatory practices. Sets the rate and brand benchmark against which Coupry's specialist offering is positioned.

Direct peers

• Hoyng Monegier: Leading Dutch IP litigation boutique. Claudia Zeri joined Coupry from Hoyng Monegier. Highly comparable in IP/patent litigation depth and boutique structure.
• BarentsKrans: Dutch mid-size full-service firm with strong IP and technology practice. Claudia Zeri previously worked at BarentsKrans. Comparable in serving Dutch tech and corporate clients.
• Brinkhof: Amsterdam-based IP, tech and competition boutique with strong academic links. Ard Jan Dunnik previously worked at Brinkhof (2013-2017). Closely comparable in size, specialty and partner profile to Coupry.
• Kennedy Van der Laan: Amsterdam-based boutique with strong IP, privacy and healthcare regulatory practices — overlapping Coupry's IP/IT, Privacy and Healthcare Law service lines in a comparable boutique format.
• Bird & Bird (Netherlands): International law firm with a strong Amsterdam presence in IP/IT, energy and healthcare — directly overlapping Coupry's three sector focuses. Multiple Coupry partners (Ard Jan Dunnik) previously worked at Bird & Bird, confirming direct competition for talent and mandates.

Emerging players

• Hausfeld: International claimant-side litigation firm specializing in antitrust and public-interest cases. Already a co-counsel partner on the Farma ter Verantwoording matter; comparable in competition-law and public-interest litigation focus.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/coupry

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles11 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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