Diederik Donk

As founder of TLG. Diederik has knowledge of all areas of law. He has focused on assisting parties in the innovative and creative industries for more than 20 years and also enjoys negotiating collaborations and participations in companies as well as music, sports and authorship contracts. During his advice, Diederik combines his actual knowledge of intellectual property and corporate law with his creativity and solution-oriented approach. He has sharp analytical skills and a particularly good sense of humor. Diederik feels at home in court where his top sports mentality comes in handy every time.

Most impactful case?
‘We’ve had so many interesting cases, so that’s hard to say. For example, in the distant past we had several summary proceedings about the legality of broadcasts of the program RAMBAM. That often led to hectic discussions in court.’

‘I also have many good memories of the negotiations for Freek Vonk with Albert Heijn, the acquisition of StukTV and in the acquisition of It’s Showtime by Glory Sports. As for sports-related matters, we conducted memorable negotiations for the players and players of the Dutch field hockey team and the Dutch women’s volleyball team. I think we can also be proud of the fact that we succeeded in getting a karateka to participate in a European Championship on behalf of the Netherlands in summary proceedings. The most prestigious cases have probably been the proceedings won against Fatboy on the copyright protection of seat and reclining cushions.’

Diederik lectures at the Academy of Legal Practice on current affairs in the field of technology protection and current copyright issues. Diederik is registered as IP Representative with the Copyrights Register and he gives guest lectures together with Pien Bos at the Herman Brood Academy.