Olaf Schauten

Olaf founded WiseMen in 1999.

Within WiseMen, Olaf is mainly involved in drafting complex IT contracts and negotiating these contracts. In addition, Olaf is involved in guiding acquisitions. Olaf started his career as an IT legal counsel when he was asked in 1997 to strengthen the legal department of EDI-TIE B.V. the later TIE Holding N.V. in Hoofddorp. He fulfilled the function of Corporate IT Lawyer (Legal Counsel) & Business Development Consultant regarding TIE Holding's initial public offering. In his spare time, Olaf is often found at the soccer field of Graaf Willem II VAC.

Member of:

• Dutch Association for Information Technology and Law (NVvIR)

Netherlands Bar’s register of legal practice areas (rechtsgebiedenregister)

Olaf has registered the following principal (and secondary) legal practice areas in the Netherlands Bar’s register of legal practice areas (rechtsgebiedenregister):

• Corporate law
  • Mergers and Acquisitions
  • Companies, legal entities
• Law of obligations
  • Contract law
  • Agency and distribution

Based on this registration, he is required to obtain ten training credits per calendar year in each registered principal legal practice area in accordance with the standards set by the Netherlands Bar.