In 2011, he moved to Beijing, where he wrote a PhD dissertation on the inventiveness requirement in patent law. The dissertation was later published by Wolter Kluwer (The inventiveness requirement in patent law). Lodewijk also worked as a lawyer (advocaat) for De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek, where he was part of the intellectual-property law team. Over the past few years, he has lived and worked in Amsterdam, Washington D.C. and San Francisco.

Speyer works together with lawyers, legal professionals and consultants in various areas of law. Its network enables Speyer to advise on a variety of matters and to readily find the right people for your case. The core of Speyer’s team also consists of Milan Voet (IP consultant) and Sam Adams (start-up consultant).