Jan Westermann

Background

Jan Westermann was born in 1947, two years after the Second World War ended in Europe. His documented education and legal training took place in the Netherlands, where he later qualified as a lawyer.

Education

Westermann is documented as having studied at Leyden University, the name used for the institution now known as Leiden University. Founded on 8 February 1575 by William of Orange, Leyden was the first university in the Netherlands and was created partly to reward the city of Leiden for its resistance to Spanish rule.

Law was part of the university from its earliest years. Leyden's law faculty became internationally prominent in the seventeenth century, and its teaching helped shape Roman-Dutch law. Westermann's university education is documented with 1972 as its concluding year, which places it in the period before he entered Dutch legal practice.

Career

Westermann's documented professional career is in the Dutch legal field. He was admitted to the bar in the Netherlands in 1974, and Dutch advocates handle both advisory work and courtroom representation, a combination that distinguishes the Dutch profession from the separate barrister and solicitor roles of common-law countries.

His documented professional position is that of partner at Resident Associates.

Membership

Westermann was admitted to the Dutch bar in 1974, which placed him within the Nederlandse Orde van Advocaten. The NOvA was established by the Advocatenwet with effect from 1 October 1952, and all lawyers in the Netherlands jointly form the body. It regulates the legal profession, supervises its members through local bars, and represents the profession in international bodies such as the International Bar Association.

• Admitted to the bar

  Nederlandse Orde van Advocaten , Netherlands

  1974

References

• Martindale-Hubbell Lawyer directory entry describing Jan Westermann as a reputable lawyer.