mr. M.J. Drijftholt
Lawyer and MD at AVC Advocaten

mr. M.J. (Jaap) Drijftholt studied Notarial Law at the University of Amsterdam. After his studies Jaap started his career at the municipality of Amsterdam in 2003. After working for one year in 2005 as department head at the former city district Oost/Watergraafsmeer, Jaap started his own legal advice office in 2005 and merged with another office in 2011. Until January 2017, he headed the civil law section. As of January 1, 2017, Jaap founded AVC Advocaten and continues his work as a lawyer.
In the field of civil law, Jaap specializes in real estate law (project development, sale, purchase), VvE law, rental law and labor law. He has also handled many administrative (procedural) law cases in the past and therefore has, among other things, specialist knowledge of the Participation Act. Jaap can be described as a practical lawyer, focused on results.
He is registered in the register of areas of law of the Netherlands Bar Association in the main (and sub) area of general legal practice.
Pursuant to this registration, he is obliged to obtain ten training points in each registered main area of law each calendar year according to the standards of the Dutch Bar Association.
In the field of civil law, Jaap specializes in real estate law (project development, sale, purchase), VvE law, rental law and labor law. He has also handled many administrative (procedural) law cases in the past and therefore has, among other things, specialist knowledge of the Participation Act. Jaap can be described as a practical lawyer, focused on results.
He is registered in the register of areas of law of the Netherlands Bar Association in the main (and sub) area of general legal practice.
Pursuant to this registration, he is obliged to obtain ten training points in each registered main area of law each calendar year according to the standards of the Dutch Bar Association.