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Aukje Haan

Partner
Head ESG | Co-Head of the CMS Commercial Group

Contact
CMS Derks Star Busmann
Atrium - Parnassusweg 737
1077 DG Amsterdam
PO Box 94700
1090 GS Amsterdam
Netherlands
Languages German, French, English, Dutch

Aukje Haan has been a qualified advocaat since 1990, and since then has been working for the Commercial section of CMS in Amsterdam. Aukje is chair of the CMS International Commercial Group.

Aukje's specialist area is commercial law, including drawing up various kinds of commercial contracts such as distribution and agency agreements, franchise agreements, manufacturing contracts, SLA's and cooperation agreements. Her field of work also extends to product liability. She also has an extensive (international) litigation practice in the above areas of the law and is also a certified mediator.

Aukje Haan is regularly invited to speak at seminars and inhouse legal trainings about commercial and corporate contracting.

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"Aukje Haan is a very pragmatic lawyer, solution oriented, permanent availability and with great willingness to offer the client the best possible approach to solve the matters in time."

The Legal 500 EMEA, 2023

"She does not waste time on “nice to knows” but quickly get a very good feeling of where the issue is and how best to tackle the challenges. She is a tough negotiator and clever in negotiation tactics."

The Legal 500 EMEA, 2023

Memberships & Roles

  • Chairman Supervisory Board member of Avedon Capital Partners
  • Commissaris of Funda
  • Supervisory Board member of Stichting Belangen Rechtsbijstandverzekerden DSB
  • Member of the board of Theater Kikker
  • Member of the board of New Board Program Alumnivereniging Nyenrode
  • Association Corporate Mediation
  • Groot Utrecht
  • Member of the board of Utrechts Archief
  • Supervisory Board member of Avedon Capital Partners
  • Member of the board of AAMU
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Awards & Rankings

  • The Legal 500 EMEA, 2023, Aukje Haan is Recommended
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Education

  • New Board Program, Nyenrode Business University
  • Company and Commercial Law, Grotius Academy for Post-Graduate Law Studies
  • Dutch Law, Utrecht University
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27/03/2024
CMS ranked in the Legal 500 EMEA 2024
The latest rankings of the Legal 500 Europe, Middle East & Africa (EMEA) are out. We would like to thank our clients for their trust in us and their feedback. Our lawyers are described as 'personal...
27/03/2024
Plastics and packaging laws in The Netherlands
1. What is the general legislative framework regulating packaging and plastic waste? The general aim of the Dutch legislative framework is to reduce litter and to protect the public interest and the...
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25/03/2024
CMS Expert Guide on Price Increases in Commercial Contracts
Businesses continue to face significant cost pressures and many are having to consider increasing the prices of their goods and services in order to remain viable. Over the last few years, a range of...
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20/12/2023
COP28 Update – 20 December 2023
COP28 has seen a host of pledges and agreements, and the CMS team has been reflecting on the announcements and sharing their experiences of COP28 on the CMS COP28 Hub. Here, we roundup the latest commentary...
14/12/2023
ESG Power Hour: Discover the trends for 2024
We cordially invite you to the webinar "ESG Power Hour: Discover the Trends for 2024" on Thursday 14 December 2023, from 08:30 to 09:30 AM, live via GoTo Webinar.
21/11/2023
CMS Commercial Global Brochure
Commercial law reaches into all sectors. It is at the core of every business. With over 400 Commercial lawyers across 45 countries globally, we can help you across a range of Commercial issues in all...
18/04/2023
Trend in Dutch ESG Litigation: liability based on an implied term pursuant...
A recently published case of the Court of Amsterdam reveals that the court found the fashion brand G-Star liable for damages suffered by its supplier as a result of not placing regular orders under the...
12/04/2023
CMS ranked in the new Legal 500 EMEA
The latest rankings of the Legal 500 Europe, Middle East & Africa (EMEA) are out. We would like to thank our clients for their trust in us and their feedback. Our lawyers are described as 'personal, professional...
11/11/2022
Managing the Supply Chain
ESG: Environmental, Social & Governance
11/11/2022
ESG e-guide
Over a relatively short period of time, the implementation of ESG (environmental, social and governance) aspects in commerce has grown to become a strategic priority at management level. While the substance of ESG is likely to evolve in the coming years, the underlying impulse for businesses to make a social contribution, and not just an economic one, is here to stay. In essence, it is about maintaining and reinforcing the social licence of a business to operate in a rapidly changing world. As a result, ESG goes to the heart of every business. Future-looking companies Not all aspects of E, S and G are priorities for all companies. Companies will carefully have to weigh which ESG aspects they want to focus on. For that reason, it is instructive to observe organisations that approach ESG in a rigorous, strategy-driven, socially attuned way. McKinsey calls these organisations ‘for­ward-look­ing companies’. They make ESG intrinsic to their strategy by deliberately applying those ESG aspects that connect to the core of their business. Forward-looking companies also promote competition by standing out and using good corporate citizenship to contribute to finding solutions to existential challenges, such as climate change. Distinguishing role Whatever your company's ambition, you will always need to comply with the ESG regulations, including those on environmental legislation, labour-law issues and governance. But forward-looking companies take it one step further, and usually raise the bar by focusing on certain aspects of ESG in which they can play a leading or distinguishing role. Ideally, this will also motivate similar companies to take a comparable route when it comes to ESG. Roadmap to social profit This ESG special publication provides company lawyers a concise overview of the most important ESG regulations, as well as concrete tools to give managers better advice in the field of ESG. Various aspects and elements of a company will be discussed: from the distribution chain to commercial property, from sustainable financing issues to the desired level of diversity and inclusivity within the population, and from governance to ESG litigation.
13/09/2022
Open secrets? Guarding value in the intangible economy
Some leaks can’t be fixed “Confidential information is like an ice cube... give it to the party who has no refrigerator or will not agree to keep it in one, and by the time of the trial you have just a pool of water.” This, from the so-called Spycatcher case (1987), applies well to corporate assets: fail to store them correctly and all you might have left is an expensive mess. The consequences of even a minor exposure of a trade secret can be huge. As this report reveals, the protection of trade secrets is rightly recognised by most senior executives as a priority issue. But the research also reveals gaps that leave companies unnecessarily exposed to risks. The top named threats – cybersecurity attacks and employee leaks – resonate with what we see impacting our clients. Increased home and remote working is straining security measures and employee loyalty. Added to this, an ‘innovate or die’ attitude in highly-com­pet­it­ive sectors can motivate new joiners to arrive with questionable material from their previous employer, or worse: outright theft between competitors. But while it is easy to focus on the lurking threats from weakened cyber security and disgruntled employees – and they are important – there are more routine actions a company can take to safeguard its secrets than just updating its IT systems or the employee handbook. Commonly, those who most need our help already have a trade secrets policy but have not properly implemented it in relation to the secret in question. Or the policy has not been updated to reflect the intangible assets the business now owns. Or protection was taken for granted. With trade secrets – which for many businesses are strategically more important than a public patent portfolio – it is always costlier and messier to find solutions after a theft or a leak. Identifying the trade secrets and the threats posed to them, combined with rigorous internal processes and well-drafted contracts, can help prevent such problems from happening. Harder, but just as necessary, is engaging hearts and minds in corporate culture, to know why trade secrets are important, why we are all are responsible for protecting them, and what may happen if we do not (to both the company and the individual). In our experience, the businesses with the strongest defences have not only thought strategically about their intangible assets and how best to protect them but are also prepared for the worst. The trick to avoiding an asset becoming a crisis is to be wise before the event.
13/06/2022
Updated CMS Expert Guide to Trade Secrets
From patents to programmes, designs to data, your most valuable business assets can be the things you can’t put under lock and key. But what legal recourse do you have to protect these intangible assets...