Wouter Koelewijn

Lawyer | Partner
Healthcare & Social domain

Summary

Biography

Wouter Koelewijn has been working as a lawyer at VBK in the Healthcare & Social domain team since 2015. As of 2018, Wouter has been a partner at VBK and leads the Healthcare & Social domain practice group. In addition, Wouter has been a member of the Executive Board of VBK since January 1, 2023.

Wouter obtained his PhD from Leiden University in 2009 and specializes in health law and privacy law. He regularly publishes and lectures on various themes in these areas of law. As a healthcare lawyer, he has extensive experience in almost all areas that affect the planning and regulation of healthcare.

Wouter likes to contribute to the professional development of his relations and is a speaker at iura actua in the Healthcare module.

Expertise

  • Health law
  • Collaboration, financing, price and budget regulation
  • Healthcare contracting
  • Privacy and patient files
  • Social support, youth care, long-term care, supervision and enforcement

About Wouter

Wouter is guest lecturer in Health Law at the University of Amsterdam. In addition, Wouter is a member of the Association for Health Law.

Testimonials

Chambers: Client testimonials

Banner ranking Chambers 2026
  • “Wouter Koelewijn is an authority in his field and is also particularly pleasant to deal with.”
  • “He has excellent knowledge, which he conveys in a convincing manner.”
Band 2, Chambers Europe 2026