Personal Experience

Where did Robby acquire his knowledge about contracts and providing legal advice to clients?

2004 – 2010             Hogan Lovells, Amsterdam & London (Lawyer, International Law Firm)

2010 – 2012             EWT, Emergya Wind Technologies (Senior Legal Counsel, Renewable Energy – Wind Turbines)

2012 – 2018             BCD Travel (Legal Director, EMEA, Corporate Travel Services)

2018 – 2021             EMS, European Merchant Services, a ABN AMRO Bank and FISERV Company (Head of Legal, FinTech)

2021 – present        Founder AMST Legal (trusted legal advisor for various companies – flexible and interim)

As Founder and Senior Legal Counsel of AMST Legal, Robby provides legal and contract negotiation advice to start-ups, scale-ups and corporates in various industries – mostly in Technology and Renewables – but always with a special focus on contracts. 

Next to providing ad hoc advice to his clients, Robby also acts as an interim Senior Legal Counsel and General Counsel for various companies.

Contract Negotiation Advice

Robby provides advice to companies on how to improve contracts and optimize legal processes. This also involves a lot of negotiations of contracts, specially with a focus on Customer, Vendor (Procurement) and Partner Agreements.

Negotiation Specialist

In addition, Robby is a certified negotiation specialist, offering negotiation training for legal and non-legal professionals. After obtaining a Harvard Negotiation Certificate in Advanced Negotiations in 2021, Robby shares lessons learned during the many contract negotiations since 2004.

It is Robby’s mission to deliver high-quality legal and negotiation services that combine the experience of BigLaw and in-house legal with a personal, pragmatic and flexible boutique firm approach.