About DH-Legal
DH Legal offers aid in every area of finance-related law.
The DH-Legal Process
We approach each case in three clear and distinct steps
Explanation of legal position
Based on the information available, we draft a thorough legal analysis of your case. With this, we comprehensively explain your legal position, surmising the legal routes that are open to you. We will indicate which is most beneficial given all relevant factors, including cost-effectiveness and estimated time to conclusion, and how we can assist you.
Plan of Action
After deciding the route we will take together, DH Legal drafts the plan of action. The plan outlines all steps and estimated costs necessary for the desired result, whether obtained inside or outside of court. We highly value giving you this insight into what we will be doing, because DH-Legal believes trust is the basis for all successful partnership.
Pragmatic approach
Upon forming the plan of action, DH-Legal employs a pragmatic approach in its execution. No excessive memo’s or meetings. Only necessary actions, done efficiently and decisive, ensuring a short route to success.
Financial Law
DH Legal focuses on financial law especially for servicing startups and scale-ups located in The Netherlands. Startups and scale-ups often are highly enthusiastically focused on the innovations and its technical implementations, the marketing, and the sales.Additionally, DH Legal can support the startups and scale-ups in recognizing and mitigating legal risks. In view of the rapid developments of national, European Union, and international legislation and regulations especially regarding Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG), and sustainability, legal risks require understanding, mitigating, and monitoring. In mitigating legal risks, the value of the innovations for both the startups and the scale-ups and their investors, as well as the sustainable social value of the innovations, improve. Mitigating legal risks for the investments in startups and scale-ups for the investors can probably translate in improved funding conditions for the startups and scale-ups. DH Legal would like to contribute to mitigating legal risk for startups and scale-ups based on its legal background, as well as from experience with each step in setting up and implementing startups.
Example cases
The following are examples of cases where DH-Legal can aid and represent you with our specialist and pragmatic approach.
You are about to adapt your company to the new (CSRD) requirements of the EU, but the specific impact of the annual reporting is not yet clear. You ask yourself what steps you can take to gain more clarity and ensure your company meets all requirements for sign off by the statutory auditor under the new CSRD requirements for fiscal year 2025.
What action will you take?
The pension fund to which you are affiliated as a company or private individual intends to make significant changes to its investment portfolio. You fear damage to your pension and want to act.
What options do you have?
You have concluded a loan agreement with your bank in the past, but you feel that your bank has not exercised sufficient care by offering you the loan on the relevant terms.
What rights do you have in this case?
Damage has occurred in the performance of your business. Your business liability insurance policy refuses to compensate the full (consequential) damage.
Which actions are open to you?
About Diana Horsmeier
mr. drs. Diana Horsmeier MM RBA CSFL, is a specialized financial law attorney with extensive, high-level experience and training in various areas inside and outside of law. She has obtained university degrees in law, economics, accountancy and marketing. Having started as a lawyer in 1977, over the years she has held management positions in various disciplines at financial institutions (including Fortis Insurance, ING and Menzis) and commercial companies (including KPN and Fokker Aircraft). These include accountancy and business economics; business intelligence and marketing; investment management and actuarial services.
During her career, Diana has been responsible for teams and projects related to finance management, due diligence, contract negotiations, change management and strategic business development. In addition, she currently supervises a number of large pension funds in the Netherlands, with a special focus on investment management and governance. As a lawyer, she uses these multidisciplinary skills for her clients in a variety of cases.
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Diana has obtained educational degrees in law:
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Bachelor of laws (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam)
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Master Financial Law & Governance (Universiteit van Amsterdam)
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Business Economics (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam)
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Marketing (Universiteit Tilburg)
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Accountancy (NBA)
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Actuarial sciences & risk management (Royal Dutch Actuarial Association (Koninklijk Actuarieel Genootschap, AG)
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Register certified specialist financial law (UvA-ABV)
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investment management (RBA)
