Christien Wildeman
Christien Wildeman joined Kennedy Van der Laan in 2003. Her
practice focuses on
intellectual property law (e.g. trademark and copyright law) and
freedom of the press and media law.
Christien has extensive experience in libel advice and
litigation. She advises clients in trademark matters, varying from
clearances and licensing to how best to approach infringers and
handling oppositions. She is an expert in domain name disputes, and
has thorough knowledge of the various alternative dispute
resolution (ADR) regulations regarding for instance .com, .eu and
.nl top level domains.
Apart from a Master in civil law Christien also has a Master in
criminal law and has worked as a Clerk of the Amsterdam Court of
Appeal in criminal cases. Her knowledge of criminal law frequently
comes at hand in the media and IP practice.
Christien is a visiting lecturer of intellectual property and
press law at the School for Journalism in Utrecht, the Windesheim
School of Media and at the Media Academy in Hilversum. Furthermore,
she is an editor for media law blog
Media
Report.
Christien is active with
Lawyers for Lawyers, a Dutch organization
which has committed itself to enable lawyers to practice law in
freedom and independence all over the world.