Rogier Simons

Rogier Simons has been working as a lawyer at VBK within the Healthcare & Social domain team since August 2024. 

In 2021, Rogier completed the master's degree in health law at the University of Amsterdam, after which he started a PhD at Amsterdam UMC. During his PhD research, Rogier joined VBK as a professional support lawyer.

In May 2025, Rogier received his PhD from the University of Amsterdam on the topic 'Vaccination: between freedom and coercion. Reflections on responsible regulation of vaccination'.

Rogier specialises in health law and holds deals with issues and disputes regarding cooperation in healthcare (conflicts between healthcare providers), supervision and enforcement (processes with the Healthcare and Youth Inspectorate (IGJ) and the Dutch Healthcare Authority (NZa), healthcare contracting and regulation. Rogier also advises clients on public health and prevention

Rogier also advises healthcare institutions on general health law issues, following from care-specific legislation (WGBO, BIG Act, Wkkgz).

Expertise

• Civil and administrative health law
• Public health and prevention
• Healthcare contracting
• Collaboration
• Monitoring and enforcement
• Medical disciplinary law
• Quality of care

About Rogier 

Besides working as a lawyer at VBK, Rogier is a university lecturer in health law at the Faculty of Medicine (Amsterdam UMC) and a lecturer at the Faculty of Law (University of Amsterdam). Rogier is also involved as a researcher in the third evaluation of the Individual Healthcare Professions Act, disciplinary law

Rogier regularly publishes academic articles in the field of health law and is co-author of the Handbook of Health Law and the Basic Book of Ethics and Law in Healthcare.

Rogier is a member of the Health Law Association and the Central Netherlands Young Bar Association.