Marry de Gaay Fortman

Practice Areas

Marry is corporate and public governance lawyer and an expert in the field of governance and regulation. She is involved in research and regulatory matters and specialises in public economic law and corporate governance for large companies and public and semi-public institutions. She is also considered a trusted boardroom advisor, focusing on the governance dynamics between executive boards and supervisory boards, shareholders, and other stakeholders.

Marry is a member of Houthoff's multidisciplinary governance team.

Marry combines her legal work with non-executive director roles, including as supervisory board chair at Conclusion Group. In addition, Marry provides study programmes for supervisory board members at Erasmus University Rotterdam (Erasmus Governance Institute) and at the Governance Academy. She co-authored a chapter on boardroom dynamics in Handboek Corporate Governance and organises round table meetings for supervisory board members.

In the past, Marry served as a supervisory board member for De Nederlandsche Bank, KLM, Royal HaskoningDHV, GVB Amsterdam and health insurer VGZ, as well as chair of Stichting Topvrouwen.nl and VNO-NCW Metropoolregio Amsterdam.

Marry is an IMI Certified Mediator (International Mediation Institute). With her expertise and experience, she can offer an even wider range of dispute resolution options. Mediation is often an efficient way for parties to resolve their disputes.