Barbara van Hussen is a partner and group head of the DLA Piper's corporate group in the Netherlands. She acts on behalf of national and international clients in both national and international acquisitions, equity capital market transactions and general corporate issues.

Barbara has gained substantial experience in advising clients on complicated transactions both on a content level and project level, where she considers creativity and the interests of all stakeholders to be important aspects of successful transactions.

In 2000, Barbara seconded at DLA Piper in London and Leeds. In 2010, she ranked #1 by number of deals in the Dutch league tables. In March 2011, she received the prestigious award of Best Dutch M&A lawyer 2011.

Barbara is a member of the Board of the Dutch Youth Orchestra and is part of the Juristenkamer of the Company Fund of the National Maritime Museum of Amsterdam.

Chambers Europe 2010 commends that "Barbara van Hussen's busy practice comprises corporate M&A and private equity work. She is proactive and entrepreneurial. She doesn't focus on the problem but looks for a solution instead".