AG advocaten has secured the services of an Advisory Board, a board that acts as a sparring partner for retail and franchise issues a number of times a year. The Advisory Board is made up of leading names from the world of franchise, such as: Prof. E.M. Kneppers Heijnert, (professor at the University of Groningen, member of the Upper House, Chair of the Standing Parliamentary Committee and spokesperson for the People’s Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD), Jack Kamminga (Chair of the platform franchisee McDonalds), Koos Boukens (Director and co-owner of Retail Development Company, Plantage Books & more, The Read Shop and BoekenPartners), and Ben Angelier (founder and owner of Wave International, parent company of Cosmo Hairstyling, Hairmaxx and TEAM Kapsalon).