Carola is a deputy civil law notary and has a broad practice that encompasses all aspects of commercial real estate. She has significant experience representing private equity, funds, finance institutions and large and mid-sized businesses on commercial property transactions, financing matters, restructurings, auctions, voluntary sell-downs and property loan portfolio sales. 

Prior to joining Hogan Lovells, Carola spent nine years at two Dutch leading firms. During this time she spent a year in London as Netherlands counsel in international finance transactions with a particular focus on real estate. 

Carola graduated from the Radboud Universiteit Nijmegen in 2008 in both notarial law and civil law. She completed the post-graduate course on real estate at the Grotius Academy and is a member of the Royal Dutch Association of Civil-law Notaries.