Wouter Kolkman

Senior Associate Norton Rose Fulbright LLP
Amsterdam
The Netherlands
+31 (20) 4629384
Amsterdam
The Netherlands
+31 (20) 4629384

Wouter Kolkman

Biography

Wouter Kolkman is a tax lawyer based in Amsterdam. He has over a decade of experience in international indirect tax: VAT, customs and transfer taxes. He advises multinational clients on international VAT and customs implications of e-commerce, supply chain restructurings and mergers & acquisitions. Wouter also acts for multinational clients in a wide range of sectors including consumer goods, technology, financial services and manufacturing.

Wouter is an attorney-at-law (registered with the Amsterdam bar) and a tax advisor. Wouter received his law degrees at Leiden University and completed a post-master in EU customs law at Erasmus University Rotterdam. Wouter (co-)authored the first handbook of its kind on GCC VAT and, at his previous firms, was seconded to Dubai and London.
 

Professional experience

Education

Education

LL.M. Corporate Law, Leiden University
LL.M. Tax Law, Leiden University
Post-Master in EU Customs, Erasmus University Rotterdam

Admissions

Admissions

  • Belastingadviseur, qualified in the Netherlands
  • Advocaat, qualified in the Netherlands
  • Op grond van deze registratie zijn zij verplicht elk kalenderjaar volgens de normen van de Nederlandse orde van advocaten tien opleidingspunten te behalen op ieder geregistreerd hoofdrechtsgebied
  • Based on this registration, they are 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

Memberships and activities

Memberships and activities

Dutch Association of Tax Advisors (NOB)
Amsterdam Bar Association (NOvA)
 

Languages

Languages

  • English
  • Dutch

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