During a thrilling finale on December 14, 2016 Merel Goldschmidt has become the winner of the election “Legal Woman, Upcoming Talent 2016“.
After a preselection, in which the nominees were judged on several criteria (talent, exceptional performance, vision, business and social influence / involvement and providing a significant or special contribution to the legal profession), Merel and her two fellow nominees had to pitch in front of a jury consisting of Hanneke Dorsman (Head Legal ABN AMRO), Jean Schreurs (Chief Corporate Counsel & SVP at NXP Semiconductors) last year’s winner, Machteld Claessens (lawyer at Stibbe).