WILLIAMS & CALMER - Key Persons

Rob Calmer (LL.M.) is a Dutch lawyer of Asian descent. In the nearly two decades since he left law school he has been involved in the provision of legal aid, teaching, management and consultancy. He has worked as a legal practitioner and as a trial lawyer for the Dutch government, a Dutch employers' organisation in the educational field and for a legal aid insurance company. He has taught labour law, social security law and educational law at several educational institutions, including the Free University in the city of Amsterdam. He has managed several teams of lawyers at a Dutch legal aid insurance company and managed several projects concerning legal aid provision. As a management consultant in South Africa Rob specialises in legal aid provision, organisational development, communication and knowledge management, and human resources management. With a background with clients in the field of education and legal aid provision Rob successfully applies his expertise in other areas of (non) government and corporate services.