Danka Saija Partner

Personal quote / vision

For more than fifteen years, I have advised entrepreneurial families, family-owned businesses and high-net-worth individuals on matters relating to wealth, family and succession planning. Thanks to my background in both notarial law and estate planning, I am able to combine legal, tax and personal considerations into practical, tailor-made solutions. Building long-term relationships, thinking along with clients and providing peace of mind are at the heart of my approach.

Specialist experience

  • Advising entrepreneurial families, family-owned businesses and owner-managed businesses on national and international estate planning matters
  • Advising on and implementing (in cooperation with civil-law notaries and candidate civil-law notaries) wills, living wills, prenuptial and marital agreements, gifting strategies, business succession planning, wealth transfers and (international) wealth structures
  • Advising on family governance, family charters, STAK structures (Dutch foundation administration offices) and public benefit organisation (ANBI) matters
  • Acting as executor, estate administrator and trustee
  • Coordinating multidisciplinary client teams and advising on complex family and wealth-related matters in an international context
  • Supporting clients through our Family Office services, including the coordination of administrative and compliance-related matters

Specific client experience

  • Advising entrepreneurial families, family-owned businesses and high-net-worth individuals on wealth planning, wealth transfer, entrepreneurship and succession matters
  • Advising both international and domestic clients on their private and business-related estate planning positions
  • Advising on family governance, intergenerational wealth transfer and business succession planning
  • Assisting with complex estates, family funds and charitable structures
  • Coordinating Family Office services, helping clients by providing support with administrative processes and compliance obligations

Professional experience and education

  • 2024 – present | Forvis Mazars | Estate Planner (Equity Partner)
  • 2023 – 2024 | Forvis Mazars | Estate Planner (Equity Partner)
  • 2020 – 2023 | BarentsKrans | Candidate Civil-Law Notary
  • 2020 – 2022 | Royal Dutch Notarial Professional Organisation (KNB) | Professional Education Programme for the Notarial Profession
  • 2015 – 2016 | Grotius Academy, Postgraduate Specialisation Programme in Estate Planning
  • 2011 – 2020 | Mazars | Estate Planner
  • 2010 – 2011 | Leiden University | Master's Degree in Notarial Law
  • 2007 – 2010 | Leiden University | Bachelor's Degree in Notarial Law

Additional positions

  • Guest Lecturer, Grotius Academy, Postgraduate Specialisation Programme in Estate Planning
  • Lecturer in Notarial Law, Leiden Law School, Leiden University
  • Editorial Board Member, Sdu Dutch Tax Law Documentation (NDFR)
  • Board Member, Dutch Register Estate Planners Foundation (REP)

 

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