Edwin H.J. Slager

Experience
Edwin H.J. Slager graduated in Dutch law from the University of Amsterdam in June 2003. He initially gained several years of experience working at a major legal-expenses insurance company. In 2007, he became an attorney at Schuit Polak Van den Hout Advocaten and was promoted to partner in 2013. Since November 2017, he has been in partnership with attorney Van Emstede, jointly running a specialized nautical legal practice till the summer of 2025. Edwin is known for his tenacity in defending his clients’ rights and interests.
Specialty
Edwin is a yachting lawyer who specializes in civil procedural law, including attachment (seizure) law, contract law, law of obligations, and debt collection. Within the niche of nautical law, he concentrates on contract law related to yacht building, yacht sales, insurance claims, and litigation. His firm, Van Emstede & Slager Advocatuur, has a strong reputation in the watersport and yachting industry, handling agreements and disputes related tot yacht construction, repair, renovation contracts, sales agreements, and debt collection, along with expertise in procedural law, attachment law, and appeal procedures.
Education
Edwin Slager studied Dutch law at the University of Amsterdam, where he completed his degree in June 2003.

• Tenacious advocacy in civil litigation: Edwin H.J. Slager is recognized for his determined defense of clients’ rights and interests, described as a “tenacious fighter” at Van Emstede & Slager Advocatuur.
• Leadership in nautical industry legal practice: He is a key attorney at Van Emstede & Slager Advocatuur, a firm noted for its specialization in representing entrepreneurs in the watersport industry, a niche area where the firm holds a longstanding partnership with the Dutch Watersports Branche organization HISWA since 1993.
• Firm’s industry recognition: While no direct awards or rankings for Edwin H.J. Slager individually were found, Van Emstede & Slager Advocaten is acknowledged for its effective legal partnership in civil litigation and watersport law, with the firm’s co-founder Ivo van Emstede honored as an honorary member of HISWA Association in 2018, indicating leadership and respect within their sector3.