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Liebrich Hiemstra is an Assistant Professor at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam specializing in Corporate Law. He teaches courses on Climate Change Financial Regulation as part of the master's program 'International Business Law: Climate Change Corporations.' In addition to his academic role, he is a senior legal counsel at Vattenfall, providing legal advice on sustainability law and its impact on the company's strategy, particularly in relation to the energy sustainability transition. Hiemstra holds a PhD from Tilburg University, where his dissertation focused on EU supervision of energy derivative trading and was published as a handbook by Edward Elgar Publishing in 2023. He also earned a master's degree in European Law from the University of Groningen in 2007. Prior to his current positions, he worked as an attorney at an international law firm from 2008 to 2013 and as a trainee at the Court of Justice of the European Union from 2007 to 2008. His research interests are centered on the energy sector, sustainable finance, financial regulation, and the legal aspects of ESG sustainability law impacting corporate sustainability transitions.
Vattenfall • Amsterdam
Providing legal advice on sustainability law and its impact on the company's strategy, especially regarding the energy sustainability transition.
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam • Amsterdam
Teaching Climate Change Financial Regulation as part of the master's program 'International Business Law: Climate Change Corporations.'
International Law Firm • Amsterdam
Worked as an attorney specializing in corporate legal matters.
Court of Justice of the European Union • Luxembourg
Gained legal experience within the European judicial system.
Administered under the Department of Clinical Psychology for Master's in Clinical and Developmental Psychopathology.