Combining corporate and employment law, Madeleine sees legal matters in a broader context.
As co-founder of SAGIURE, Madeleine began her career as a corporate finance lawyer at C’M’S, an alliance of major law firms . Later on, Madeleine specialized in corporate employment law with a focus on international, cross-border employment. In 2008, Madeleine continued her career with Bird & Bird LLP, an international law firm with offices across Europe, China and the Middle East.
Madeleine joined forces with her former C’M’S and Bird & Bird colleagues to established SAGIURE® in January 2014. Understanding linguistic and cultural differences are essential for cross border and international business and legal matters. Following her education at multiple international and national schools as well as participating in the LLM exchange program in South Africa has helped Madeleine to easily adapt to and work together with people from different cultural and backgrounds.
Her combination of expertise in both corporate and employment law enables Madeleine to advise companies on cross border restructuring, M&A transactions, business immigration, HR services, global mobility and litigation. With her long-term and pragmatic approach, clients perceive Madeleine as an integral part of their team and commend her personal involvement. She is valued for overseeing legal matters in a broader business context.
Madeleine is a lecturer at several leading legal institutions such as the Centre for Postgraduate Legal Education, the Academy for the Legal Practice, the Dutch Bar Association and the Legal Academy. The trainings are on various employment and business oriented topics within a legal framework. She is also regularly asked to provide trainings to in-house counsels.
Madeleine is a member of various employment law associations, including the VAAN (Dutch employment expert association) and the European Employment Lawyers Association (EELA). She is also a member of the American Chamber of Commerce (AmCham).
