External legal counsel
Nienke Louwmans
- At Workx since
- 2026
Profile
Nienke began her career in 2013 as a lawyer at De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek, where she worked on matters including mergers and acquisitions. She then moved in-house: at The Kraft Heinz Company she handled legal and labour relations matters and became Head of Legal Procurement, and at Barentz she was Senior Legal Counsel. Since 2024 she has worked as an independent interim Head of Legal, focusing on commercial contracts and employment matters.
Since 2026, Nienke has worked as external legal counsel for Workx Advocaten. She practises employment law in the broad sense and at Workx focuses mainly on the corporate practice, including due diligence in mergers and acquisitions. She studied both law and economics at Erasmus University Rotterdam.
Expertise
- Corporate employment law
- Due diligence in mergers and acquisitions
- Employment law in the broad sense
Education
- Master's in Corporate Law (LL.M.), Erasmus University Rotterdam (2012)
- Master's in Financial Economics (MSc), cum laude, Erasmus University Rotterdam (2012)
- Bachelor's in Dutch Law, Erasmus University Rotterdam (2009)
- Bachelor's in Economics and Business Economics, cum laude, Erasmus University Rotterdam (2008)
- Specialisation course in National and International Contracting, Grotius Academy