Dr. Ineke A. Koele
"She is able to be analytical ánd creative, and she is a people person" - Chambers High Net Worth Guide 2019
Koele Tax & Legal Perspecta is founded by Dr. Ineke A. Koele. She is a passionate multi-faceted (tax, foundation and estate) lawyer with an exploring mind and 35 years of experience, who excels in creating lasting strategies for her clients' needs. Sensitive to content and context alike, Ineke integrates a sharp legal analysis with a genuine personal and pragmatic approach.
Her perspicacious view explains her focused expertise on Private Clients, Non-Profit Organizations and Social Enterprises. where she is able to make a difference to her clients. She is known for her thought leadership and creative problem solving in complex and international cases.
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International recognition
1. Chambers HNW-Top ranked 
For ten years, Ineke has been listed in Chambers in Band I (Top Ranked) van de High NetWorth Guide for the Netherlands, a consistent recognition of her quality and dedication.
2. IAETL Academician: adequate international cooperation
As an Academician of the International Academy for Trust and Estate Law (IAETL) since 2004, there is direct access to a selective international peer network of highly experienced trust and estate attorneys, enabling international issues to be addressed accurately.
3. ACTEC International Fellow
Unique in the Netherlands since 2015, International Fellow of the prestigious American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (ACTEC)
For clients with a US reference: direct access to a high-quality US peer network and a thorough understanding of transatlantic issues.
4. Citywealth - Global Guardian Top 100 (2025)
Ineke Koele has been included in the Citywealth Global Guardians Top 100 (2025), a peer-nominated list of the world's most trusted stewards of private wealth & philanthropy. This underlines that we operate at the intersection of tax and legal complexity, governance, and family dynamics, where interests often clash and reputations are at stake.
Other Citywealth honors include the IFC Silver Award Global Advisor of the Year in the Succession Planning/Trusts category (2021), the Global Top 50 Tax Professionals Award (2024), and the Career Achievement Award (2024) for her female network leadership.
5. Who's Who en STEP
Ineke was appointed as a TEP of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP) in 2012 and has been included in the Private Client Thoughtleaders List by Who's Who/ Lexolog on several occasions.
Education and accreditations: lawyer, tax specialist, mediator
- University of Groningen, 1989: tax law and civil law (cum laude)
- Bar exam Utrecht, 1990; exam Dutch Association of Tax Advisors, 1990
- University of Utrecht, 2007: PhD ‘International Taxation of Philanthropy’
- Academie van de Rechtspraktijk, 2015: specialist degree Inheritance Law for lawyers (cum laude)
- Harvard University, Program on Negotiation, 2018: ‘Negotiating difficult persons and situations’ and ‘Leveraging Emotions’
- Schonewille & Schonewille 2020: Legal Mediator
- International Mediation Institute, 2021: IMI Mediation Advocate and Advisor accreditation (cum laude)
- Hoefnagels Academy, 2022: Mediation for Family Businesses (currently a lecturer on that course).
Ineke has 35 years of experience as an attorney specializing in tax, wealth and estate matters. She is a member of the Dutch Association of Tax Advisors (NOB), the Netherlands Bar Association (NOvA) and the Dutch Association of Tax Attorneys (NVAB).
Dr. Koele has registered the following legal practice areas in the Netherlands Bar's register of legal practice areas: Tax Law and Estate Law. Based on this registration, she is required to obtain ten training credits per calendar year in each registered principal legal practice area in accordance with the standards set by the Netherlands Bar.
Speaker, author, teacher, podcast
Ineke is also a regular speaker at Dutch and international forums (see Program). She also regularly publishes articles in domestic and international magazines (see Publications) on exclusive and innovative topics and produces two podcasts about her profession.
In her spare time, Ineke enjoys sports (golf, ice skating, sailing, yoga) and music (piano).
Independent collaboration
Over the years, Ineke has established a wide network of Dutch and international experts, the Koele Wire, that collaborate on the specific issues of her Private Clients and Non Profit Organizations. She continuously invests in the optimization of this network.
By engaging individuals in the Koele Wire, perspectives are broadened, enriched and sharpened where necessary or desirable. This way of working creates dream teams of highly experienced, independent professionals on specific topics without the hassle of a large organization with its own interests.
Examples of such practice-proven dream teams are KoeleVanMinnen, with colleague Rinze van Minnen in the field of tax conflict management and litigation, and Procompanion for the Family Business. with colleague Dr Fred Schonewille in the field of conflict management and ‘balancing interests’ in family businesses.
