Legal

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Providing Tailor-Made Solutions

For a global company like ours, it is important that we conduct both our internal and external business in a responsible way. It is important we build relationships with our stakeholders. Legal supports the business on a broad variety of matters by providing tailor-made legal solutions and advice, while continuously balancing between optimal legal protection and business interests.

It's important to understand the business

“One day I am tasting different applications of our creamers in product trainings and other days I’m drafting contracts for the sale of special cheeses, butter and infant nutrition. It’s very important to understand how the business works in order to identify risks and to translate this into a contract. This way, I learn a lot about the business and work together with many different colleagues from different departments.” – Hanna Riemersma, Legal Counsel

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Core tasks

Drafting and negotiating contracts, varying from Sales, Purchase and Marketing to IP, Outsourcing and complex ICT/CAPEX projects, and assessing and mitigating legal risks in different jurisdictions
Bearing responsibility for leading and managing legal aspects of acquisitions, mergers, joint ventures and divestments on a global scale
Advising on structuring, restructuring and corporate governance of the FrieslandCampina group worldwide, its finance activities and its cooperative affairs (that is, the interaction between the cooperative and its members)
Bearing responsibility for global claims and litigation management as well as related cases
Providing expertise in complex situations in the fields of fair competition, anti-bribery/corruption, data protection and trade sanctions/export controls
Providing leadership in company-wide processes aimed at ensuring good business conduct, including program development and global policies