About

Legista Legal is Marjolijn Hoevenaars’ law firm. For more than 20 years, she has been providing companies with pragmatic and to-the-point advice in the field of IT and data law. Her core values are a solution-driven approach, top-tier legal quality, and accessibility.

Experience and background

2016 - present
Legista Legal, independent law firm in Utrecht specialising in IT and data law
2012 - 2016
IT and privacy law attorney at a mid-sized law firm in Utrecht, the Netherlands
2005 - 2012
Senior Legal Counsel at an international, publicly listed, IT company in Schiphol-Rijk, the Netherlands
1998 - 2005
Attorney with a broad commercial practice at a mid-sized law firm in Amersfoort

Additional professional activities

2025
Certified AI Compliance Officer
2019 - present
External Data Protection Officer
2019 - present
Guest lecturer (IT contracts, legal frameworks for data use)

Education

2025
Training Certified AI Compliance Officer
2013
Grotius specialist (postgraduate) programme in IT law
1998 - present
Beroepsopleiding Advocaten (Professional training for the Dutch Bar) plus ongoing CPD

Memberships

2012 - present
Member of various specialist associations, including:
- Netherlands Association for Information Technology and Law (NVvIR)
- Association of Information Law Lawyers (VIRA)
- Privacy Law Association (VPR)

Interested in what Legista Legal can do for your organisation? Feel free to get in touch.

Contact

Contact form

P. + 31 6 23 23 77 22

E. mhoevenaars@legistalegal.nl

A. Lucasbolwerk 6
3512EG Utrecht