DayOne advocaten — Say
what
you do,
and do
what
you say.

Gerben Metz

1983

Gerben’s DayOne

Oktober 2010

Admitted to the Bar: October 2010, member of the Dutch bar association

Direct contact

I value clear communication, good accessibility and short lines of communication. As a co-founder of DayOne in my 'early thirties', I understand better than anyone that my services must add value from an entrepreneurial perspective. So that is more than a legal argument. I seek that broadening in my teaching and as a deputy judge, among other things.

Areas of Expertise

Corporate law
Shareholders agreements, Issues concerning shareholders/directors, Joint ventures, Corporate housekeeping, Incorporation and demerger of companies

Commercial tenants rights

Intellectual property / information technology / privacy (GDPR), protection personal data, compliance procedures

Commercial contracts (B2B) and general law of obligations

Procedural law
Commercial and corporate disputes

Gerben’s Way of Working

Gerben sets great store by plain communication and short lines with his clients and expects the same from his clients and discussion partners. He is convinced that dialogue is the best way to get results. High quality is a given, of course. If necessary, Gerben doesn’t shy away from litigation.
His clients’ legal issues often also touch on economic or strategic issues. From that perspective DayOne’s legal services should add value, in his opinion. In advising his clients Gerben finds it helps that he is an entrepreneur himself and easily accessible. His clients appreciate his views of entrepreneurship because they feel that he also takes responsibility for their challenges. That was the approach Gerben has taken right from the moment he joined the commercial practice of his colleague Vincent Breedveld. And his clients appreciate that approach.

Kopje

Ik denk graag bedrijfstechnisch en commercieel mee over verdienmodellen, innovatie en ontwikkeling, de toekomst en koers van ondernemingen, personele kwesties en de bescherming/inzet van (bedrijfs)assets. Ik ben in staat om door te pakken, zeer snel te schakelen en goed om te gaan met de media en gang naar de rechter, als het belang van de zaak dat vraagt.

Kopje

Naast mijn rol als advocaat treed ik ook op als reputatiemanager, internationaal sales agent en eindredacteur voor verschillende omroepen, producenten, kranten, boekenuitgevers, bekende artiesten, sporters en auteurs. Ik heb veel kennis over de bescherming van design en producten, merken/branding, product- en contentvermarketing, tech-ontwikkelingen, innovatie, cross-mediale activiteiten, storytelling en bewerkingen van boeken tot films, TV-series, games en theaterproducties.

Kopje

Ik bezoek jaarlijks als gast/spreker (internationale) boekenbeurzen en filmfestivals, ben columnist en commentator in diverse media en mentor van junior juristen (onder meer bij Legal Women). Ik hecht eraan kennis over te dragen en mijn netwerk, expertise en ervaring te delen.

Background

Degree in Dutch law (with an emphasis on private law), including honors program (2009). Post-graduate program in corporate and business law (Grotius academy 2016). Member of the Dutch Bar Association.
Besides working as a lawyer at DayOne, Gerben feels it is important to engage with the community. He recently joined SRA as a lecturer, teaching business law in a broad sense. For two years he was on the board of the Young Bar, the Hague chapter, the professional association for young lawyers. Every year Gerben and his co-workers organise ‘Recht in Beweging’, a run for and by people working at law firms, the Public Prosecution Service, courts, and the city of the Hague. Moreover, he regularly gives workshops to clients, for instance on the GDPR and privacy law. Further, he acts as a deputy judge.

Media en cliënten
Media noemen haar door haar rol in procedures voor bekende partijen steevast ‘een van ’s lands felste media-advocaten’ en ‘een charmante straatvechter’. Positieve referenties van cliënten zien vooral op ‘haar scherpte’, ‘het vinden van oplossingen voor onmogelijke zaken’, ‘haar onvermoeibare doorzettingsvermogen’, de ‘gouden combinatie van kennis van de markt, mensen en regels’ en ‘haar kennis, kunde en krachtige karakter’. Verder wordt volgens nominaties voor diverse prijzen op het menselijk/sociale vlak haar toegankelijkheid gewaardeerd, haar maatschappelijke en belangeloze betrokkenheid door vrijwilligerswerk, het coachen en lesgeven bij educatieve instellingen en het feit ‘dat ze altijd kijkt naar het beste resultaat voor de cliënt, ongeacht of dat een start-up, debutant of multinational is’.

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

Tenancy law
Corporate law
Contract law

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.