Clifford Chance hires Olaf van der Donk

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Clifford Chance hires Olaf van der Donk

Olaf van der Donk is joining Clifford Chance on January 1 2014 as a senior adviser in its tax department in Amsterdam.

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Van der Donk (right) advises clients such as multinational corporations, private equity houses and funds on the tax aspects of corporate transactions, including share purchase/sales, mergers, initial public offerings (IPOs) and restructurings.

He started his career as a tax inspector, before working at EY from 1991. He became a partner in 1997 before leaving to join Allen & Overy in 2002.

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