Tom de Clerck Lawyer

Focused on substance, friendly in the relationship and always with humour. For Tom, this is the way he prefers to practise his profession. He loves working with clients and colleagues. Playing the litigation game. Searching for arguments with persuasiveness and writing effective court documents.

Tom likes to dedicate himself to others. Whether those are clients looking for a solution to their issue, colleagues in need of training, or children he supervises as a volunteer at a summer camp. Helping others and not taking yourself too seriously. Just being normal, in the best sense of the word.

Tom specialises in insolvency law, restructuring and corporate law. For his clients, he advises and litigates on national and international insolvency and restructuring issues, financing and commercial disputes. He is also a tutor at The Law Firm School, where he teaches trainee lawyers. Tom is a member of the editorial board of COBE, a journal on corporate litigation, director’s liability, and the inquiry procedure, and regularly publishes on his field of expertise.

Tom obtained a master’s degree in criminal law from Radboud University and a master’s degree in private law (cum laude) from the University of Amsterdam. He completed the INSOLAD/Grotius specialisation course in insolvency law (cum laude) and the INSOLAD/EUR specialisation course in Financial Economics for insolvency lawyers. Tom is a member of INSOLAD, the Dutch specialist association for lawyers practising insolvency law, of INSOL Europe, the European specialist association, and of the Corporate Litigation Association. Tom has been a lawyer since 2011 and has been a partner at Boels Zanders since 2023.