Nominees Best Young M&A Lawyer 2025 | Vote for your favorite

The candidate is no older than 35, plays a key role within the team and in client relationships, and is a curious and driven professional. Despite a relatively short career, they are already delivering top-tier results and are recognized by colleagues as a rising star in their field.

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How are the nominees and winners selected?
In the categories Best Young M&A Advisor, Best Young M&A Lawyer, and Best Young Private Equity Manager, numerous nominations have been submitted over the past few months via MAawards.nl and MenA.nl. Many thanks on behalf of the editorial team and the jury.

The jury panel, Guillette van Grinsven (Partner at Houthoff), Terry Verheij (Partner at Voxius), Eric Wijs (Managing Director and Head of Benelux at Lincoln International), Julius Kahn (Senior Associate at Freshfields) en Marcellina Rietvelt (Senior Associate at CMS), have carefully reviewed the submissions and selected the following nominees.

Final scores are based 75% on the jury’s assessment and 25% on your vote. Cast your vote now for your favorite talent. Please note: voting is open until Monday, 1 December at 23:59 CET and you can vote for only one nominee.

The winners will be announced during the M&A Awards Gala on Thursday, 11 December at the Beurs van Berlage in Amsterdam. Want to attend? Visit MAawards.nl for more information.