Admissions
Dutch tax courts

Associations
The Dutch association of Tax Advisers

The International association of Entertainment Lawyers

With extensive experience in international structuring of global operating enterprises and individuals, Jeroen Kreeft, is a highly accomplished and widely respected tax attorney in dealing with multinational operating clients. Among his clients are quoted companies, as well as larger private companies and individuals, all with an international flavor.

After staring his career at Coopers and Lybrand (currently PWC), Jeroen joined Crop Tax Lawyers where, as a partner, he headed up the international tax and legal practice of the firm. In 2005 he joined Smart, the intelligent choice, to start their international expansion and head up their international tax practice from the Amsterdam office. After being in the Smart Group for several years, the Dutch arm of Smart decided to merge with Brada Kuttner where Jeroen and his partner Bart Wisse head up the tax team of the firm.

Besides the large international client group Jeroen services, he takes a special interest in companies who deal with intellectual property rights and media as well as companies in the energy and natural resources sector.

Jeroen has been serving and serves both on boards and supervisory boards of various international associations and companies, which gives him a constant insight into the various fields of businesses his clients are acting in. Jeroen is fluent in English and German besides his Dutch mother tongue.

Education
(Dutch) Chartered Accountant, University NIVRA-Nijenrode, Breukelen 1994

Associations
The Dutch association of Chartered Accountants, NIVRA

With more than 20 years experience in tax and finance, Bart Wisse is highly qualified in business advice in an (international) environment.

Bart started his career in the mid 80’s with the Dutch Tax Authorities as a Tax Auditor, being also heavily involved in both quality- and line-management in a period of organizational transformation. After a 10 year period with the IRS, he served as a CFO on the board of a privately held financial organization gaining important inside business experience on management, franchising, funding and the M&A practice. Since early 2002 Bart has been working together with Jeroen Kreeft, first at Crop Tax Lawyers and since 2005 as co-founder of Smart, the intelligent choice, before joining Brada Kuttner Amsterdam in 2009, where they jointly head up the tax team.

His specialises in the field of M&A and business valuation, together with strategic management of start up (international) corporations. He has served as a board member of both national and international companies and is fluent in English, German, French and Dutch.

After receiving his masters degree, Maarten joined the international tax practice of Arthur Andersen in Rotterdam in September 2000. In August 2002 he became an Attorney and Tax lawyer with the law firm Kaiser Van As c.s. Advocaten at Utrecht. During this period Maarten conducted several cases before the Dutch courts, civil and fiscal. In October 2005 Maarten received his Declaration of certified Attorney.
In December 2005 Maarten began working with SMART’s Amsterdam office, which has merged with Brada Kuttner in 2009.
Maarten’s field of expertise is international and national tax planning of publicly owned and family enterprises, group restructuring and tax litigation.

One of the founding partners and the Managing Partner of Brada Kuttner, Amsterdam, Mr. Brada has practised law very successfully since 1983 and has garnered a far-reaching reputation for his business acumen and astute legal representation on matters of international law and corporate transactions.

Besides his base of clients in the pharmaceutical, paper and energy industries, Jouke concentrates on the ICT and related venture capital sectors.

Having served for a number of years and still member of the Supervisory Boards of several leading international companies, including Stora Enso, a world leader in the paper industry, Jouke Brada offers his clients a unique business perspective that represents a distinct advantage over other legal practitioners.