Professor Koppenol-Laforce has been a lecturer at Leiden University's Institute of Private Law since September 2005 and a Professor of International Commercial Contract Law since 1 February 2010. Before then, she was a Senior Assistant Professor of Private International Law at Erasmus University Rotterdam (1985-2000). In 1997, she obtained her doctorate at this university with her thesis on 'The Hague Trust Convention'. Alongside her professorship, she has been a Partner at law firm Houthoff Buruma since 2002, where she is a member of the Dispute Resolution practice group.

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Professor Koppenol-Laforce has been a lecturer in International Commercial Contract Law at Leiden University since September 2005. She was appointed as a part-time Professor on 1 February 2010.

Professor Koppenol-Laforce is a partner at law firm Houthoff Buruma. As a member of the Dispute Resolution practice group, she specialises in private international law and corporate and commercial law. She advises and litigates on commercial contracts for the supply of goods and services, distribution, general terms and conditions and joint ventures. She deals with complex, international litigation and arbitration, including arbitration against states, mostly in cross-border matters.

Before joining Houthoff Buruma, she was a Senior Assistant Professor in Private International Law at Erasmus University Rotterdam (1985-2000). In 1997, she obtained her doctorate at this university with her thesis on 'The Hague Trust Convention'. She obtained a master's degree in notarial law in 2000 at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (VU).

Professor Koppenol-Laforce holds a number of additional positions: she is a member of the Standing Committee for Private International Law, a member of the editorial staff for various legal journals (NIPR, WPNR), a coach in the annual Leiden William C. Vis Moot Court team and a member of the Supervisory Board of World Expo 2025.

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