Fenna van Dijk

Fusies & Overnames / Ondernemingsrecht / Joint Ventures / Corporate governance / Governance in de zorg / Materiële controle / Samenwerkingen in de zorg / Medische hulpmiddelen

Fenna geeft leiding aan het Gezondheidszorg Team van Kennedy van der Laan.

Ze heeft meer dan 10 jaar ervaring in de gezondheidszorg. Haar focus ligt hier al sinds 2013. Ze is een van de weinige advocaten in Nederland die haar achtergrond in ondernemingsrecht combineert met een volledige focus op de gezondheidszorg.

Fenna is co-auteur van het boek 'Samenwerken tussen zorgorganisaties', een co-productie tussen Kennedy Van der Laan en organisatieadviesbureau Q-Consult Zorg dat eind augustus 2019 verscheen bij Bohn Stafleu Van Loghum. Het handboek behandelt op toegankelijke wijze de bedrijfskundige, fiscale, juridische en organisatorische aspecten van krachtenbundeling in de zorg. Aanleiding voor het boek zijn ingrijpende veranderingen in de zorgsector, die steeds vaker vragen om samenwerkingen en joint ventures.

Fenna is auteur van het tijdschrift Goed Bestuur en Toezicht en is vaste docent van het programma PCS van Governance University. Fenna geeft regelmatig les over governance en zorg voor Lexlumen.

The Legal 500 EMEA 2022 - Healthcare & Life Sciences - Ranked

The team at Kennedy Van der Laan is ‘knowledgeable, practical in its approach, pleasant to deal with and delivers a high-quality product’. It is well known in the market for advising clients on corporate, governance, compliance, competition and financing matters. Fenna van Dijk co-heads the practice with over two decades of experience in commercial work; Maarten Schut also heads the team and is recommended for IP. Joran Spauwen is a new election to the partnership.

Chambers Europe 2022 - Healthcare - Ranked

Fenna van Dijk of Kennedy Van der Laan is a valued presence on corporate concerns in the healthcare sector, including M&A and governance matters. She additionally advises on information sharing issues. Clients value her pragmatism, noting her skill in "deducing what politics are in the background and reacting accordingly."

Chambers Europe 2021 - Healthcare - Ranked

Fenna van Dijk undertakes a variety of corporate matters in the healthcare sector, including acquisitions, sales and governance structures. She also advises on litigation, data protection and contractual matters.

The Legal 500 EMEA 2020 - Healthcare & Life Sciences - Ranked

At Kennedy Van der Laan, Fenna van Dijk assists healthcare clients with corporate matters, and IP specialist Maarten Schut advises on a range of issues in the life sciences arena including R&D collaborations, licensing work and the protection of trade secrets. The team also acts for its healthcare clients on mergers, the establishment of joint ventures, medical liability cases, disciplinary actions and data protection mandates.

Chambers Europe 2020 - Healthcare - Ranked

Fenna van Dijk frequently acts for healthcare providers on a range of corporate matters, including acquisitions, joint ventures and governance structures. Additionally assists clients with market entries, contractual and compliance matters.

The Legal 500 EMEA 2019 - Industry focus: Healthcare and life sciences

Kennedy Van der Laan has a special focus on mergers and joint ventures together with medical liability and disciplinary actions. The team is a member of Biolegis, the pan-European network of independent law firms with a focus on life sciences. Fenna van Dijk heads the healthcare team and Maarten Schut specialises in IP within the life sciences sector. Meltem Koning advises on corporate and private equity matters. The group advised the Oncode Institute, a new ‘super’ institute combining oncology research from numerous academic hospitals and research institutes. It assisted with its set up and governance, funding negotiations, and complex IP arrangements. In other work includes advising on licensing, R&D collaborations, and patent disputes.

Chambers Europe 2019 - Healthcare - Ranked

Interviewees admire Fenna van Dijk for her "personal touch and real commitment." She acts on a range of corporate mandates relating to the healthcare sector, including mergers, joint ventures and the establishment of institutions. Clients also praise her governance work, saying: "She understands complex issues and gives the most appropriate answer to questions quickly and efficiently."

Chambers Europe 2018 - Healthcare - Ranked

"Fenna van Dijk specialises in corporate law, advising hospitals, medical organisations and healthcare investors on mergers and the setting up of healthcare institutions. Clients appreciate that she "tries to understand our issues and to learn how we operate."

The Legal 500 EMEA 2018 - Healthcare

"The ‘friendly’ practice at Kennedy Van der Laan counts Ambulance Amsterdam and VUmc as clients. Fenna van Dijk and IP expert Maarten Schut head the healthcare and life sciences teams respectively; van Dijk assisted GGZ inGeest with transferring its youth mental healthcare activities to De Opvoedpoli."