Diederik Stols has been a partner at Boekx since 2009. He specialises in intellectual property, advertising law, sponsorship, entertainment, and the cultural sector. He assists clients in a variety of industries, including sports apparel, design, and fast-moving consumer goods. He also advises several domestic and international ‘As Seen on TV’ companies on trademark and advertising law.

Diederik Stols always thinks on a higher, more strategic level, and knows that clients sometimes need practical solutions rather than endless legal proceedings.

Legal 500, 2020

Diederik studied at Leiden University, subsequently obtaining an LL.M. in Intellectual Property and IT Law from King’s College London. Prior to joining Boekx, he practised at the global law firms Allen & Overy and DLA Piper. He is listed as a leading intellectual property lawyer in Chambers Europe, Legal 500 EMEA,  WTR 1000 and Lexology Index. He is fluent in English, German, French and Portuguese.

Diederik has authored dozens of articles on intellectual property and media law. These have been published in national media outlets such as NRC Handelsblad and Financieele Dagblad, as well as in trade journals such as IER, Mediaforum and Marketing Rendement. He was also a correspondent for the English trade journal Entertainment Law Review and a columnist for Netkwesties, a Dutch opinion platform. In his role as Mentor Legal & IP at the US-based Founder Institute, he provides support to start-ups in the Netherlands, Belgium and Portugal. He is also regularly invited to deliver guest lectures on intellectual property at Leiden and Utrecht universities.

In 2022, Diederik was appointed as a deputy judge at the Rotterdam District Court.