Advocaat / associate partner at Bruggink & Van der Velden Advocaten en Belastingadviseurs - Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands
BvdV's expertise covers civil and public law, and tax consultancy. BvdV was founded in early 2006 and is now an established medium-sized firm based in Utrecht. The BvdV attorneys-at-law provide their clients with assistance to a high standard, yet with an informal style. Our firm's philosophy is unique within the legal profession: ‘We actively encourage our staff to work part time during normal office hours'. BvdV believes that striking the right balance between work and private life is a crucial element in the creativity, entrepreneurship and intellectual performance of our staff.Focus Our focus is on technical skills with an intellectual basis, which ensures the high quality of our services in all legal fields. This is also one of our reasons for opting for a combination of legal profession (civil and public law) and tax consultancy (tax law). It is why all our tax advisers are qualified or aspirant attorneys-at-law. Our Philosophy BvdV's philosophy is unique in the legal profession: we have no oppressive standard working times, extreme hours, or unnecessary expenses. We believe a proper balance between private life and work is indispensable for creativity, entrepreneurship and intellectual performance. We assume that motivation from within (ambition) works better than external pressure (standard working times). We therefore encourage our staff to work part time during normal office hours. Our special remuneration structure promotes entrepreneurship. Simplicity The entire organization is oriented to simplicity. No unnecessary software, internal procedures, fringe benefits, and so on, just simplicity.