About me

Originally from Namibia, I studied law at the University of Cape Town, South Africa, where I qualified in 2002 (B.A. LL.B.). I began my legal career at South African law firm Webber Wentzel in Johannesburg in 2003, was admitted as attorney to the High Court of South Africa in 2005, and worked in Webber Wentzel’s Corporate / M&A department until 2006 (main focus: commercial contracts, M&A).

At the end of 2006 I relocated to Amsterdam, and in 2007 gained Banking & Finance transactions experience at Dutch law firm De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek (main focus: acquisition financings and other banking transactions).

In 2009 I joined German independent law firm Friedrich Graf von Westphalen & Partner after moving to Germany. I was a counsel in the Freiburg-based Corporate / M&A team until the end of 2015 (main focus: M&A, commercial contracts, corporate finance).

Returning to the Netherlands, from end-2015 to 2018 I continued my legal career in-house at Royal FrieslandCampina in Amersfoort. As Senior Legal Counsel, I was responsible for the Business Group Ingredients (main focus: commercial contracts).