Lucy de Graaf

Attorney-at-law | Associate
Lucy de Graaf

Lucy works in the Litigation and Arbitration practice groups and focuses primarily on appeal proceedings. Previously, she worked in the IP/IT practice group, where she advised on and litigated in relation to IP, privacy and IT matters, including in the context of M&A transactions.

  • Advised Industrial Food Automation Coöperatief U.A., a company affiliated with Investindustrial and comprising the Kiremko, Idaho Steel and Reyco brands, on its acquisition of Tummers Group and Van der Giessen. The combined group has been renamed Foodera Technologies.
  • Advised and represented Investindustrial Group Investments S.A R.L. ("Investindustrial") on its acquisition of Kiremko, Idaho Steel and Reyco, collectively one of the leaders in the design and manufacture of customized equipment and solutions for the food processing industry with a focus on potato processing systems.
  • Advised Nedvest and Techone, a leading Dutch Managed Service Provider and trusted IT partner for SMEs, on the sale of Techone B.V. to KKR.
  • LL.M. Intellectual Property Law, Innovation and Technology (Utrecht University)
  • LL.B. Dutch Law (Honours Programme Descartes College) (Utrecht University)
  • Exchange semester (University of Edinburgh)
  • Admitted to the Bar in the Netherlands in 2025

Expertise

Supreme Court Litigation
Some cases are so complex or fundamental that they have to be taken to the Supreme Court. Supreme Court proceedings are conducted by specialist lawyers, known in the Netherlands as ‘cassation lawyers’.
Litigation
Business disputes can have a major impact on your organisation's reputation, continuity and financial position. Conflicts are becoming increasingly common due to growing regulation and social pressure. Shareholder disputes, contractual conflicts, directors' liability and collective actions invariably call for a well thought-out strategy and a thorough understanding of the sector.