Simmons signs Hidde Koenraad in Amsterdam

Simmons & Simmons LLP revealed yesterday that it has hired Hidde Koenraad as an IP partner in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.

Koenraad joins from the Dutch IP boutique firm Vondst Advocaten and specialises in ‘soft’ IP – trademark, design and copyright law and domain name disputes. Simmons says Koenraad is one of the few lawyers in Europe who specialises in plant variety right law.