Hall of Fame
The lawyers at the very top of the profession, widely known and respected by peers and clients for their longstanding involvement in market-leading work.
Heleen Kersten
Hall of fameStibbe
Heleen specialises in mergers and acquisitions, equity capital markets, corporate law and corporate governance. Please visit the Stibbe website for more details: http://www.stibbe.com/en/people/h/heleen-kersten.
Leading partners
The strongest partners in their field, leading on market-leading deals and endorsed by peers and clients alike.
Quirijn Biesheuvel
BJTK
Quirijn is one of the founders of BJTK. He specializes in private M&A, private equity, joint ventures and restructurings. Quirijn’s clients include national and international companies, private equity houses, (institutional) investors and entepreneurs.  
Eva Das
Stibbe
Eva specialises in mergers and acquisitions including private and public M&A, private equity and joint ventures. Her experience also includes corporate law generally, corporate governance, equity capital markets and finance.
Björn van der Klip
Stibbe
Björn is a partner in Stibbe's corporate department and heads its private equity practice. His areas of specialism include domestic and cross border mergers and acquisitions, with a focus on public company takeovers and private equity transactions. In addition, he counsels clients on other corporate and securities law matters, including corporate governance, director's duties and disclosure requirements.
Pieter van Uchelen
Florent
Pieter is a partner and co-heads the corporate/M&A department. He is specialized in corporate law with an emphasis on M&A, private equity and infrastructure transactions. He has over 20 years of experience in these fields.
Next Generation Partners
Junior partners with significant recognition from clients and peers in the market and key roles on multiple matters.
9Corporate
Maurits de Haan is a partner of M&A boutique law firm 9Corporate in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. Maurits has extensive experience in M&A and corporate law advice, working for a wide range of clients in various sectors, including private equity funds, family offices, institutional investors and (large) corporates. His work involves advising on public takeover bids, private acquisitions, management buy-outs, joint ventures and other strategic partnerships. He has an excellent understanding of financials and is an expert in complex structuring issues. Maurits was a nominee for the M&A Awards in 2014 and 2016.
Philip van der Eijk
Houthoff
Philip specialises in national and cross-border M&A transactions. He advises corporates as well as private equity funds. He has extensive experience assisting in complex disentanglement transactions. Philip previously worked at Houthoff's Brussels office in the EU & Competition practice group and brings a thorough understanding of M&A related regulatory aspects to the table. From 2018 to 2019, Philip was seconded to Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison in New York. He was a nominee for the Dutch M&A Awards 2017 organised by Alex van Groningen, a leading M&A community in the Netherlands.
Leading associates
Rising stars with regular involvement in their team's key work, and recognition from peers or clients as being ones to watch.