Rick Geerars

Experience

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  Embassy of the Netherlands in Israel

  Jan 2005 - Jan 2005

  Student Intern
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  De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek

  Jan 2006 - Jan 2006

  Student Intern
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  Baker McKenzie

  Sept 2006 - Oct 2013

  Attorney at law, Senior Associate

  Securities litigation, Banking and Finance litigation, Corporate and Commercial litigation.• Representing clients before the state courts and in national and international arbitrations • Giving professional training, presentations and seminars on a wide range of litigation topics• Managing junior and midlevel associates and secretarial staff

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  Booking.com

  Oct 2013 - Dec 2018

  Senior Legal Counsel

  • Globally supervising civil claims and litigation• Handling labor related legal matters• Coordinating regulatory investigations• Coordinating legal aspects of new product development• Rendering general legal advice and drafting contracts on a wide range of topics

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  UiPath

  Jan 2019 - Mar 2020

  Legal Director

  Legal Director & Executive Director UiPath Netherlands BV and UiPath Netherlands Holding BV• Responsible for legal matters in the Netherlands• Representing the UiPath companies in the Netherlands as a board member• Drafting, reviewing and negotiating software licensing agreements primarily for the US market• Dispute resolution

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  KRAFT advocaten

  Mar 2020 - Oct 2021

  Attorney at law and business mediator

  Attorney at law and a registered mediator.

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  Nineyards Law

  Oct 2021 - Apr 2025

  Attorney at law (partner)
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  Höcker Advocaten

  Apr 2025 - now

  Attorney at law (partner)

  Attorney at law and a registered mediator.