Manon joined Bird & Bird in 2003. She specialises in intellectual property law, including trademarks, trade names, patents and unfair competition law.
Manon studied at the Universities of Nijmegen and Stockholm (one year Erasmus Programme). She graduated from the University of Nijmegen in 1998. In 1998/1999 she participated in the Post-graduate Programme for International Lawyers in Germany, for which she received a scholarship from the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD). Apart from Dutch, she is fluent in English and German.
Manon is a member of professional organisations such as AIPPI, BMM and VvA.