Attorney at law, Partner

Albert Wiggers

Specialisation

Albert specializes in transactions, corporate law and contracting. He has assisted many national and international clients on such matters as setting up business in the Netherlands, acquisitions, setting up and exiting joint ventures, claims & disputes and general Dutch corporate and contracting law. Albert has particular experience in transactions in the transportation & logistics, TMT sector (data centers), insurance and the energy & utilities sectors.

What clients say

"Albert Wiggers is reliable, sensible and has an excellent commercial understanding. He is a great partner who really helped us in reaching a better than expected deal." - Legal 500

"Albert Wiggers is a solid transactional lawyer and a strong negotiator as well. His arrival has further strengthened the team. The corporate M&A team at Ploum are super and stand out in the M&A market for their work." - Legal 500

Background

Albert graduated from law at the Erasmus University Rotterdam in 1995. From 1995-2015, Albert worked as a corporate and M&A lawyer at Simmons & Simmons, including as partner from 2008-2015. Per 1 March 2015 Albert joined Ploum as partner. Albert teaches the course "mergers and acquisitions" in Professional Education Programme for the Legal Profession (Beroepsopleiding Advocaten, in Dutch).

Memberships

  • Nederlandse Vereniging voor Energierecht (NeVER)
  • American Chamber of Commerce in the Netherlands

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

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

  • Corporate law (ondernemingsrecht)

Based on this registration, Albert Wiggers 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.

Track record