Prof. Hans van Meerten

Pension law is complex, especially when viewed from a European legal perspective. Handling it properly requires specialised knowledge and experience.

Hans van Meerten is an exceptionally skilled expert in pension law, financial law, and EU law. He applies his extensive knowledge not only as a lawyer but also as a professor of pension law. This unique combination allows Hans to unravel complex EU regulations and guide clients through a maze of laws and rules.

Hans’s clients are employees, employers, works councils, pensioners, pension funds, and asset managers, both domestic and international. Clients value Hans’s deep commitment and perseverance, which he views as essential for achieving the optimal result: he understands that patience and persistence are often necessary.

For Hans, European law is like a treasury full of opportunities, and he is passionate about sharing this knowledge. He regularly gives presentations and lectures on current issues and developments in his field, and he is an active contributor to professional literature. As a part-time professor, he also supervises several university assistants with their thesis. For Hans, being able to approach his beloved field from so many angles and explore new ways to apply European law is a source of great satisfaction.

At GMW advocaten, Hans enjoys the freedom to develop his ideas and vision. The lasting impact he has made on law and society is largely been possible thanks to the freedom that characterises the firm. Hans truly feels like a proverbial fish in the water at GMW advocaten.