European Ruling on External Investors Sharpens the Debate

Can an investor without a robe be the owner of a law firm? The European Court thinks not. And that closes the door a bit further in the Netherlands.

In his column for Advocatie (in Dutch), our founder Marijn Rooijmans wrote last year that this case reignites the debate on innovation, scalability, and independence. The tension between entrepreneurship and professional ethics remains.

Is this a victory for the independence of the lawyer, or a brake on innovation in the legal sector?

What do you think?