{"id":2267,"date":"2026-01-05T10:27:11","date_gmt":"2026-01-05T10:27:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lxa.nl\/team\/het-team\/herman-knotter\/"},"modified":"2026-03-26T12:16:56","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T12:16:56","slug":"herman-knotter","status":"publish","type":"team","link":"https:\/\/www.lxa.nl\/en\/team\/the-team\/herman-knotter\/","title":{"rendered":"Herman Knotter"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<script>\n\t$(document).ready(function(){\n\t\t\/\/ Position left-col under image\n\t\tvar divTop = $('#page-team-member-sidebar-content-backdrop-wrapper').offset().top;\n\t\tvar divBottom = $('#page-team-member-header-image-content-image-wrapper').offset().top + $('#page-team-member-header-image-content-image-wrapper').outerHeight(true);\n\t\t\n\t\tvar dynamicPaddingTopLeftCol = divBottom - divTop;\n\t\t$('#page-team-member-wrapper #page-team-member-content-sidebar-wrapper').css('padding-top', dynamicPaddingTopLeftCol + 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class=\"page-team-member-content-sidebar-registered-jurisdictions-content-title\">Geregistreerde rechtsgebieden<\/div><div class=\"page-team-member-content-sidebar-registered-jurisdictions-content-content\"><p>Herman has registered the following principal legal practice area in the Netherlands Bar\u2019s register of legal practice areas (rechtsgebiedenregister):<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Contract Law<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Based on this registration, he is required to obtain ten training credits per calender year in each registered principal legal practice area in accordance with the standards set by the Netherlands Bar.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"page-team-member-content-sidebar-additional-info-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"page-team-member-content-sidebar-additional-info-content-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"page-team-member-content-sidebar-additional-info-content\"><div class=\"page-team-member-content-sidebar-additional-info-content-title\">Testimonals Legal500 <\/div><div class=\"page-team-member-content-sidebar-additional-info-content-content\"><p><em>\u2018Herman Knotter is an extremely likeable, hard-working lawyer with a great track record when it comes to advising and litigating on contracts, specifically in distribution and franchise contracts.&#8217;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u2018Herman Knotter is a very good lawyer who gives his very best all the time. Herman is always very easy to reach, his approach to the case is always clear and I am always aware of the steps he wants to take.&#8217;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>&#8216;Herman Knotter is very good at simplifying even the most complex matters to people who don\u2019t speak the legal language. He provides the right amount of technical (legal) details and background information, ensuring that everyone is always on the same page.&#8217;<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"page-team-member-content-sidebar-additional-text-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"page-team-member-content-sidebar-additional-content-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"page-team-member-content-sidebar-additional-content\"><p>Together with his team, Herman regularly organises seminars, lectures and round-table discussions for entrepreneurs and franchise parties. This allows him to remain actively engaged with the market and current issues within commercial partnerships.<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12 col-sm-12 col-md-12 col-lg-8 col-xl-8 col-xxl-8\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"page-team-member-content-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"page-team-member-content-introtext-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"page-team-member-content-introtext\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Herman Knotter is co-founder of LXA Advocaten and heads the Commercial Contracts team. He assists companies with commercial partnerships. His focus is on franchising, agency and distribution. He works closely with management teams and helps formulas to structure their partnerships in a legally clear and future-proof manner.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"page-team-member-content-content-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"page-team-member-content-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In his practice, Herman is involved in setting up, restructuring and guiding national and international franchise concepts. He advises on contract formation and conducts proceedings when partnerships come under pressure. By combining advice and litigation, he helps clients maintain control over their commercial relationships and deal with disputes in a targeted manner.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Specialisms:<\/strong><br \/>\n\u2022 Franchise, agency and distribution agreements<br \/>\n\u2022 Commercial partnerships and joint ventures<br \/>\n\u2022 Proceedings concerning commercial contracts<br \/>\n\u2022 Advising companies in the retail, travel and hospitality sectors<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12 col-sm-12 col-md-12 col-lg-4 col-xl-4 col-xxl-4 d-block d-lg-none\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"page-team-member-content-sidebar-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"page-team-member-conten-sidebar-member-details-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"mailto:hermanknotter@lxa.nl\" class=\"page-team-member-conten-sidebar-member-details-email\">hermanknotter@lxa.nl<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"tel:+31 73 700 36 00\" class=\"page-team-member-conten-sidebar-member-details-phone\">+31 73 700 36 00<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"tel:+31 6 283 32 645\" class=\"page-team-member-conten-sidebar-member-details-phone mobile\">+31 6 283 32 645<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/hermanknotter\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"page-team-member-conten-sidebar-member-details-linkedin\">LinkedIn<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"page-team-member-content-sidebar-expertise-container\"><h4 class=\"page-team-member-content-sidebar-expertise-title\">Expertise<\/h4><div class=\"page-team-member-content-sidebar-expertise-items-container\"><li class=\"page-team-member-content-sidebar-expertise-items-single-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lxa.nl\/en\/practice-areas\/commercial-contracts\/\" target=\"_self\">Commercial contracts<\/a><\/li><li class=\"page-team-member-content-sidebar-expertise-items-single-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lxa.nl\/en\/specialties\/franchise\/\" target=\"_self\">Franchise<\/a><\/li><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"page-team-member-content-sidebar-registered-jurisdictions-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"page-team-member-content-sidebar-registered-jurisdictions-content-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"page-team-member-content-sidebar-registered-jurisdictions-content\"><div class=\"page-team-member-content-sidebar-registered-jurisdictions-content-title\">Geregistreerde rechtsgebieden<\/div><div class=\"page-team-member-content-sidebar-registered-jurisdictions-content-content\"><p>Herman has registered the following principal legal practice area in the Netherlands Bar\u2019s register of legal practice areas (rechtsgebiedenregister):<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Contract Law<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Based on this registration, he is required to obtain ten training credits per calender year in each registered principal legal practice area in accordance with the standards set by the Netherlands Bar.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"page-team-member-content-sidebar-additional-info-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"page-team-member-content-sidebar-additional-info-content-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"page-team-member-content-sidebar-additional-info-content\"><div class=\"page-team-member-content-sidebar-additional-info-content-title\">Testimonals Legal500 <\/div><div class=\"page-team-member-content-sidebar-additional-info-content-content\"><p><em>\u2018Herman Knotter is an extremely likeable, hard-working lawyer with a great track record when it comes to advising and litigating on contracts, specifically in distribution and franchise contracts.&#8217;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u2018Herman Knotter is a very good lawyer who gives his very best all the time. Herman is always very easy to reach, his approach to the case is always clear and I am always aware of the steps he wants to take.&#8217;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>&#8216;Herman Knotter is very good at simplifying even the most complex matters to people who don\u2019t speak the legal language. He provides the right amount of technical (legal) details and background information, ensuring that everyone is always on the same page.&#8217;<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"page-team-member-content-sidebar-additional-text-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"page-team-member-content-sidebar-additional-content-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"page-team-member-content-sidebar-additional-content\"><p>Together with his team, Herman regularly organises seminars, lectures and round-table discussions for entrepreneurs and franchise parties. 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