Herke is Co-chair of the International Council. She specialises in M&A transactions, private equity transactions, venture capital investments, and other corporate law issues.

Herke has a broad transactional and corporate advisory practice. She has extensive experience in transactions in Tech, Media & Comms, in particular the event- and entertainment industries, and Healthcare & Life Sciences. Clients include national and international private equity and venture capital firms, investment funds, and national and international corporate clients.

She is an excellent communicator, proactive and in charge of the processes. She has an eye for detail and gives advice and not just options.

Herke van Hulst is available with sound legal and tactical advice. We value her deep knowledge and expertise.

Chambers and Partners 2024

Herke is a graduate of the University of Utrecht and studied law at Panthéon-Assas in Paris. She was admitted to the Dutch bar in 1996. Prior to joining Osborne Clarke in December 2015, Herke was Counsel at Clifford Chance LLP in Amsterdam where she worked for 15 years.

Herke van Hulst is a very good communicator. She is responsive and closely monitors processes all the way up to the deadline. What makes her outstanding is that she provides true advice, not just options. She is highly experienced in M&A, in life sciences and beyond. With her way of working she is very effective, with short timelines and reasonable hours.

Legal500

Over the course of her career Herke worked from Amsterdam, London and Kuala Lumpur.

Herke is ranked in the Legal 500 and Chambers & Partners. 

Chambers & Partners Global 2024 regonises Herke as Notable Practitioner: "Herke van Hulst is available with sound legal and tactical advice. We value her deep knowledge and expertise."

Legal 500 mentions Herke as a ‘Highly talented, pragmatic’ Healthcare & Life Sciences expert and reported her as 'skilled, supportive'.

Herke has registered the following principal (and secondary) legal practice areas in the Netherlands Bar’s register of legal practice areas (rechtsgebiedenregister):

• Corporate Law
• Companies
• Associations and Foundations
• Mergers and Acquisitions
• Director's liability

Based on this registration, she is required to obtain ten training credits per calendar year in each registered principal legal practice area in accordance with the standards set by the Netherlands Bar.

Herke van Hulst is proactive, outcome-oriented, in control of processes, a great communicator, energetic, responsive and a leader, not just a facilitator.’

Legal500