Merel is a lawyer in our Intellectual Property and Media practice group. She advises and litigates on the protection and exploitation of intellectual property rights. In addition, Merel is active within the media and platform practice. She represents both national and international companies. Merel graduated from VU University Amsterdam and specialized in intellectual property law during her Master. Before joining Kennedy Van der Laan, Merel worked for five years as an attorney at a niche law firm in Amsterdam.