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PO BOX 1110, 3000 BC ROTTERDAM
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NautaDutilh > The Legal 500 Rankings
Netherlands > Banking and finance: asset finance and structured finance Tier 1
NautaDutilh continues to prove itself as a market-leading firm for structured finance. The team possesses an in-depth knowledge on covered bonds and securitisations, placing it at the forefront of many high-value and complex cross-border transactions. Prominent members of the practice include Michaëla Ulrici, who co-chairs the Dutch structured finance team, and Arjan Scheltema, who leads the financial law, capital markets and structured finance department. Reinier Dommerholt heads the structured finance sustainability team and regularly advises on securitisations, covered bonds, capital markets transactions, and loan portfolio transfers. Liza Gerritsen is also noted for her capabilities with asset-based financing, including financing structures backed by mortgages, consumer loans, and SME loans.Practice head(s):
Arjan Scheltema; Michaëla Ulrici
Other key lawyers:
Liza Gerritsen; Reiner Dommerholt
Testimonials
‘The Asset & structured finance team of NautaDutil is THE leading firm in the Netherlands in the field of structured and asset-backed finance. The experience of the senior partners remains unparalleled and combined with the strong team, NautaDutilh very firmly remains at the top of my list of firms to work with in the Dutch market. NautaDutilh have drafted numerous ground-breaking transactions in securitisation, covered bonds and direct lending platforms, not only in the past but they keep doing so every year. Also the breadth of the type of transactions they work on is impressive, from regular RMBS, to BtL, to consumer, to more esoteric asset-classes. In securitisation, in covered bonds and in setting up lending platform, they continue to lead the market by bringing innovative solutions to the market.‘
‘Michaela Ulrici and Arjan Scheltema not only have decades of experience, but they also know how to make it work for their clients: being effective where it can be done but highly creative where it is required! The breadth of the team is impressive with some very strong and reliable senior counsels that I always enjoy working with. I am always looking forward to starting a new transaction so I get to work with this great team again!‘
‘Both Arjan Scheltema and Reinier Dommerholt are very communicative and collaborative. Their knowledge of covered bonds in the Dutch market is very high.‘
‘The team has a great knowledge of the overall market and is the go to firm for banking and finance topics in the dutch market. They are very hands on and are keen to come to practical solutions.‘
‘Liza Gerritsen and Michaela Ulrichi. Perfect to have one point of contact, all knowledge within the company. If other departments need to be involved to coordination remains with the contact person. Very customer driven and thinking in solutions and not why things can’t be achieved. Very good knowledge on everytying on Financial Institutions and deal structuring.‘
‘NautaDutilh’s Structured Finance team is our go to counsel for any structured finance transaction, specifically related to mortgage receivables. The team’s knowledge and experience in this industry is unparalleled. They are dependable, deliver in time and are transparent when it comes to billing by sending us clear descriptions of hours spent. Extra plus is the team��s close cooperation with other teams within the firm – such as the financial law team – that truly makes them a full-service firm.‘
‘Arjan Scheltema: Best covered bonds lawyer in the Netherlands. Knows all rules and legislation by heart and is commercially savvy. Reinier Dommerholt: Great to work with and very intelligent. Committed, responsive and thinks along with us a great deal. Sascha van Gerrevink: Pragmatic, to the point and very approachable. You just know things will get done the right way.’
‘Besides knowledge of the broader Dutch market, individuals also have a good understanding of our business and our requirements. The team keeps an eye out for our best interests in structuring and negotiations.‘
Key clients
ABN AMRO Bank N.V.
ASR Levensverzekering N.V.
de Volksbank N.V.
NIBC Bank N.V.
Nationale-Nederlanden Bank N.V.
Triodos Bank N.V.
Venn Partners LLP
MeDirect Bank SA/NV
Coöperatieve Rabobank U.A.
Aegon Bank N.V.
Dynamic Credit Group
Achmea Bank N.V. /Achmea Group
ING Bank N.V.
Blauwtrust Groep N.V.
Crédit Agricole Consumer Finance Nederland B.V.
Qander Consumer Finance B.V.
DMF Investment Management B.V.
Intertrust Management B.V.
Argenta Spaarbank N.V.
Build Investment Management B.V.
Vistra (Netherlands) B.V.
J.C. Flowers & Co.
DAR Hypotheken
IN3 NL B.V.
T-Mobile Netherlands B.V.
Work highlights
- Acted for Achmea Bank N.V. in structuring the transfer of CPT Covered Bonds.
- Assisted ASR Levensverzekering N.V. as drafting counsel with the set-up of its securitisation transaction (ASR / Delphinus 2023-I).
- Assisted DMFCO and DMF Investment Management (“DMF IM”) with their collaboration on residential mortgages with Achmea Bank.
Netherlands > Banking and finance: Financial services regulatory Tier 1
With a large team of financial regulatory experts, NautaDutilh is a market-leading firm that caters to a wide range of Dutch and international banks, among other financial institutions. In particular, the firm has proven its expertise in navigating the fintech sector, having advised on the regulatory requirements of products, business models, online distribution, and internet platforms. Frans van der Eerden has in-depth experience of handling cases concerning capital requirements and financial supervision, while Larissa Silverentand is recommended for matters within the insurance and fintech sectors. Sven Uiterwijk and Jasha Sprecher are also noted for their expertise in regulatory and securities law.Practice head(s):
Frans van der Eerden; Larissa Silverentand; Sven Uiterwijk; Jasha Sprecher
Testimonials
‘This team is responsive and provides advice which can be used. They work with us to come up with a solution and are also able to stand their ground when needed.’
‘Jasha Sprecher is great to work with, thinks through problems and stands his ground.’
‘Their team is responsive, agile and delivers the required result. The team is easy to work with and knowledgeable. They are also great sparring partners for new ideas.’
‘Jasha Sprecher is very knowledgeable on payments matters and an excellent sparring partner. He understands the in-house dynamics and is very helpful in giving advice in the way that you need it.’
‘Larissa Silverentand is also a great sparring partner and extremely knowledgeable. She is one of the best financial regulatory lawyers in the Netherlands.’
Key clients
ABN AMRO
Airwallex
American Express
ASR
BinckBank
Captin
CBRE Global Investors
Santander
Credit Suisse
Deutsche Bank
State of the Netherlands
European Merchant Services
Franx B.V.
Geldmaat/GSN
HSBC
ING Bank
Ingenico
Mizuho Bank
MUFG
NIBC Bank
Nomura
Orix/Robeco
Rewire
PIMCO
Rabobank
Takeaway
The Norinchukin Bank
Sixth Street Partners (SSP)
Triodos
Uber
UK P&I Club/Thomas Miller
VanLanschotKempen
Volksbank
Worldpay
Xe (part of Euronet)
Modulr
Knab (Aegon Bank)
Booking.com
Commonwealth Bank of Australia
Work highlights
- Assisted insurance company asr in its acquisition of Aegon, the largest insurance consolidation in the Netherlands.
- Advised Triodos Bank, the leading sustainable bank in the Netherlands, on its listing on Captin MTF.
- Assisting ABN AMRO Bank N.V. on the custody of tokenised securities and the safekeeping of the public/private keys giving access to these securities.
Netherlands > Banking and finance: lender or arranger side Tier 1
NautaDutilh has extensive experience of advising on lending transactions for global banking institutions, asset managers, and alternative debt providers, among other financial institutions. Heading the team, Arjan Pors is recommended for matters related to corporate lending and acquisition finance. Other prominent members of the team include Diederik Vriesendorp and Michelle van Doren, both of whom are especially skilled at handling real estate financing mandates. Located in New York, Elizabeth van Schilfgaarde is also noted for her expertise in navigating cross-border financing transactions between the US and the Netherlands.Practice head(s):
Arjan Pors
Other key lawyers:
David Viëtor; Diederik Vriesendorp; Teun Strucyken; Marc Orval; Jaco Belder; Michelle van Doren; Janneke De Goeij-Prins; Jinne van Belle; Elizabeth van Schilfgaarde
Testimonials
‘The NautaDutilh team is my go-to local counsel for all types of financing transactions involving the Netherlands and Luxembourg. They are sophisticated, commercial, responsive and reliable. I have found them to be much more knowledgeable about US financings than many of their counterparts. They always exhibit great communication and raise issues for us in a timely and appropriate manner.’
‘Janneke de Goeij-Prins is a star. I absolutely love having her on deals with me. She and I have worked together for many years. She is even keeled under pressure and incredibly sophisticated and commercial. She runs her teams with expertise.’
Key clients
ABN AMRO Bank N.V./ABN AMRO Bank Asset Based Finance
Achmea
Apax Partners
Ardian
Bergman Clinics
BNG Bank N.V.
BNP Paribas Fortis SA
Capital Four
CBRE
Coface Finanz GmbH
Coöperatie Koninklijke Fruitmasters U.A.
Damen Shipyards Group N.V.
Deutsche Bank AG
European Investment Bank
ERGO Group
ForFarmers N.V.
GSO Capital Partners
Hayfin Capital Management
HSBC Bank Plc
HumanTotalCare B.V.
ING Bank N.V.
Keensight Capital
McDermott International, Inc.
National Westminster Bank Plc
NWB Bank N.V.
NIBC Bank N.V.
NSI N.V.
PGIM Real Estate Finance
Rabobank
Royal Bank of Canada
Stadion Feijenoord N.V.
Schoeller Allibert
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking and Corporation Europe Limited
The Carlyle Group
Venn Partners
Work highlights
- Assisted ERGO Group, one of the major insurance companies in Germany and Europe, with the refinancing of the Maas Tower in Rotterdam.
- Advised Capital Four and Hayfin Capital Management on a unitranche financing for the acquisition of GoodLife Foods by IK Partners.
- Advised Ardian on a unitranche financing for the acquisition of IG&H by IK Partners.
Netherlands > Capital markets: equity Tier 1
The equity capital markets team at NautaDutilh acts for its well-known clients in high-value matters involving such significant transactions as the combining of businesses, IPOs, and shares listings on Euronext, wherein the team advises on all relevant aspects of Dutch law. The cohort’s workload frequently features multiple jurisdictions Private equity and debt specialist Petra Zijp; SPAC and IPO expert Antonia Netiv; and ECM, M&A and corporate governance-experienced practitioner Paul van der Bijl all oversee the practice, which advises clients from sectors including healthcare, retail and financial services. Senior associate Sabrina Legerstee supports on much of the team’s most complex work.Practice head(s):
Petra Zijp; Antonia Netiv; Paul van der Bijl
Other key lawyers:
Testimonials
‘The team is very competent, fast, available, always friendly even in stressful situations and is focused on presenting solutions.’
‘They never describe how difficult issues are, but they help to simplify and also actively propose solutions; it is always a great pleasure to work with teams from Nauta.’
‘Absolutely extraordinary is the collaboration with Paul van der Bijl. He is always very fast, solution-oriented and makes great suggestions. He always takes the right specialists into the team and makes sure that you succeed.’
‘Antonia Netiv is charming, competent and helpful in all capital market matters.’
Key clients
ASR
Pharming Group
Benevolent AI
MFE
NewAmsterdam Pharma
CureVac
STMicroelectronics
Sono Group
Allego
Work highlights
- Assisted its longstanding client ASR on its accelerated bookbuild offering following the proposed business combination of ASR with Aegon Nederland.
- Acted as legal counsel to NewAmsterdam Pharma Company N.V. on its business combination with Frazier Lifesciences Acquisition Corporation, a special purpose acquisition company sponsored by an affiliate of Frazier Healthcare Partners.
- Advised Mexican bottler and convenience store operator FEMSA in its €3.2bn accelerated bookbuild offering (ABB) of Heineken and Heineken Holding shares and its simultaneous €500m offering of bonds exchangeable into Heineken Holding shares.
Netherlands > Commercial, corporate and M&A Tier 1
NautaDutilh's commercial, corporate and M&A group, led by Jaap Stoop, is well-placed to advise on a broad spectrum of matters, including high-profile M&A deals, often including cross-border elements. Other key drivers of work for the team include private equity matters, business combinations, and the sale of shares. Finance, energy, life sciences and tech are key sector strengths. Jacqueline Clement focuses on corporate work in the finance arena, and Stefan Wissing fields expertise in M&A. Lieke van der Velden and Willem Bijveld are singled out for their contributions.Practice head(s):
Jaap Stoop
Other key lawyers:
Stefan Wissing; Willem Bijveld; Lieke van der Velden; Jacqueline Clement; Sybren de Beurs
Testimonials
‘Great teamwork and good knowledge of M&A.’
‘Good cooperation with internal legal team, with specific know-how on certain areas like capital markets, asset management and regulatory law.’
‘Very good understanding of the specific needs of their clients, objectives and industry specifics.’
‘Lieke van der Velden is truly an expert in her field of expertise, extremely responsive and solutions-oriented and a great person to work with.’
‘Very knowledgeable about the law and market practice. The breadth of the firm’s experience enables them to always field a team that is appropriate for the situation at hand. A diversity in respect of background, experience, way-of-working, etc. that is unique for top-tier Dutch law firms.’
‘Stefan Wissing is often the smartest person in the room, but without the ego. Great to work with and committed.’
‘Willem Bijveld was the glue that held our entire legal experience together from a legal perspective. His professionalism is exceptional, follow-up and follow-through proactive and thorough, while his knowledge and ability to navigate difficult tasks was complete and also creative.’
‘Willem is a partner, contributor and leader.’
Key clients
a.s.r Nederland N.V.
Sky Group Holding B.V.
Rexel S.A.
Cooley (UK) LLP
NewAmsterdam Pharma
AEGON Asset Management Holding B.V.
Bluestar Alliance
ABN AMRO Bank
Accell Group
Carlyle
Basic-Fit (listed Amsterdam Stock Exchange, largest operator of fitness centres in the Benelux)
Nouryon (former AkzoNobel Chemicals)
Vopak N.V. (world’s leading tank storage company, listed on Euronext Amsterdam)
HAL Investments (listed, net asset value of € 13.7bn)
SHV, including NPM (largest family office, net asset value €13 bn.)
Dutch Ministry of Finance
Lineage Logistics
Takeaway.com
ALD Automotive
Arvelle
Northsea Therapeutics
Getinge
Mirage Retail Group
Nasdaq
Liberty Mutual
Netherlands > Dispute resolution: Commercial litigation Tier 1
With a focus on ESG-related and financial litigation, the dispute resolution practice at NautaDutilh is a popular choice for many clients with complex, high-stakes cases that require knowledge of both Dutch and international law. The team is also strong in corporate litigation, which is handled by Frans Overkleeft and Paul Olden; Olden is known for his skill in transaction-related litigation, alongside director's liability proceedings, while Overkleeft typically leads on cross-border mandates. Practice head and Supreme Court litigator Freerk Vermeulen is an authority on ESG and climate change-related litigation, New York-based Marieke Faber closely assists Vermeulen in advising corporations and financial institutions on strategy in ESG cases, Kasper Krzeminski handles energy disputes, and Philip Malanczuk is experienced in cartel damages actions.Practice head(s):
Freerk Vermeulen
Other key lawyers:
Frank Overkleeft; Paul Olden; Marieke Faber; Kasper Krzeminski; Philip Malanczuk
Testimonials
‘Marieke Faber provides good strategic advice and is very clear on her views with clients.’
‘Great lawyers who are unique how they work closely together with the client’s in-house team. They don’t grandstand, but persuade the judge or arbitrator in an efficient way. No detail is overlooked.’
‘The NautaDutilh team we work with has a very pleasant and practical approach. It maintains a very high level of service and is very responsive.’
‘Frans Overkleeft is an excellent litigator and legal advisor. He has a perfect balance between involvement and professional distance and independence. We feel truly unburdened and well represented. His expert knowledge is also impressive.’
‘The team is well equipped to deal with complex matters. They are business minded and easy to communicate with. They also adopt a pragmatic approach which is very useful.’
‘Paul Olden and Marieke Faber have been very supportive in dealing with several complex matters for us. They are very business minded. I would highly recommend them.’
‘The NautaDutilh litigation team are able to assist with complex and time-consuming litigation and are very capable of keeping their eye on the decisive factors of a case.’
‘Clear, crisp advice. They keep a steady hand in the face of dramatic intimidation tactics.‘
Key clients
ABN AMRO
Royal Dutch Shell
Airbus
Triodos Bank
Petrobras
Rabobank
Red Bull
Pollen Street Capital
Braskem
IATA (International Air Transport Association)
Work highlights
- Acted for Triodos Bank in obtaining an important judgment in Enterprise Court proceedings that cleared the way for Triodos Bank to pursue a listing of its depositary receipts on a multilateral trading facility.
- Representing Braskem, the defendant, in a case before the Dutch courts that was brought by a group of Brazilian residents of Maceió over cracks and sinking ground near salt mines in that city.
- Represented Prime Oil & Gas in a securities class action brought by a Dutch claim foundation against Petrobras and certain other defendants, securing a dismissal of the claims.
Netherlands > Dispute resolution: Mediation Tier 1
NautaDutilh is regularly engaged by insurance companies to assist them with potential mediation as part of the wider dispute resolution practice. The firm is an expert in mediation cases, often assisting large multinational corporations. Stijn Franken chairs the practice and is known in the industry for his expertise in insurance, acting for both insurers and insureds. Paul Olden and Geert Raaijmakers are both CEDR-accredited mediators who assist with a number of corporate mediation matters.Practice head(s):
Stijn Franken
Other key lawyers:
Testimonials
‘The firm covers a number of legal competences which strongly interconnect with each other, allowing them to propose advice from multiple perspectives. The partners and other staff are very approachable. They have a good knowledge of my professional environment.’
‘Due to the size of the firm and the ability to deal with various legal disciplines, Nauta can tackle complex problems well.’
‘Service-oriented people. Cooperation and flexibility. Knowledge and expertise.’
‘Highly skilled and people oriented.’
Netherlands > Energy
The Rotterdam-based energy practice at NautaDutilh has strong capabilities handling transactional matters for its portfolio of significant clients, which includes well-known names in the energy sector such as Shell and ENGIE but also the Dutch state. Its work portfolio spans an array of complex matters, which are frequently of the multi-millions or multi-billions in value, high stakes and high-profile. The team handles energy transition matters, and advises clients on energy project strengthening and expansion across jurisdictions. Overseeing the practice are a multitude of experts: multi-sector M&A and contracting specialist Harm Kerstholt; upstream and midstream work-focused Jaap Jan Trommel; ‘great to work with’ counsel Lisa Schoenmakers; and Iris Kieft, who is developing the regulatory side of the practice.Practice head(s):
Harm Kerstholt; Jaap Jan Trommel; Lisa Schoenmakers; Iris Kieft
Other key lawyers:
Ole de Vries
Testimonials
‘Know how and managing client expectations!’
‘Jan Jaap Trommel has great client relations.’
‘The team provides not only excellent legal advice, but also add value from a strategic and economic perspective.’
‘Harm and Lisa are great to work with, both professionaly and personally. We really enjoyed working with them on a very intense project. That really makes a difference.’
Key clients
AFS Group
Alliander
Arcus Infrastructure Services
Braskem
Copenhagen Infrastructure Fund
Discover Exploration limited
Dutch E-Waste Foundation
EIG Partners
Energie Beheer Nederland
Eneco
ENGIE
Equans
Eteck
Frank Energie
FRV Energy
Green Investment Group
Groendus Groep
ICE INDEX
Intergen
Nebras Power
Nederlandse Aardolie Maatschappij
Neste
Nobian
Nouryon
OCI N.V.
Octopus Energy
PensionDanmark
Petrobras
Provinciale Zeeuwse Energie Maatschappij
PZEM Energy Company (PEC)
Zeeuwse Energie Houdstermaatschappij (ZEH)
S&P Platts
SABIC
Shell
SHV Holdings (& subs) incl. NPM
Sonnedix
Spirit Energy
Sunrock
TenneT
The Carlyle Group
The Dutch State
Ministry of Finance and Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy
TotalEnergies
Vermilion Energy
Vopak
Waldorf Investments
Warmtebedrijf Rotterdam
Work highlights
- Advised the Dutch State (Ministry of Finance and Ministry of Economic Affairs) on “Project Nachtwacht”, a multi-billion euro energy transition case between the State and the regional energy grid operators Alliander, Enexis and Stedin and their respective public shareholders.
- Advised PZEM N.V. with the carve-out of their wholesale activities in a very complex competitive auction process to Czech energy company EPH.
- Representing TenneT in legal proceedings regarding TenneT’s project Zuid-West 380 kV Oost, which entails the realization of 68 km of new high-voltage grid.
Netherlands > Fintech Tier 1
NautaDutilh‘s team has a strong reputation in the fintech space in the Netherlands. The group regularly handles cross-jurisdictional matters, and has particular expertise in advising on the regulatory aspects of cases involving financial products and the establishment of online platforms. The practice is led by the quartet of the 'pragmatic' Larissa Silverentand, the 'excellent' Jasha Sprecher, Sven Uiterwijk, and Frans van der Eerden. Specialist counsel Roel Theissen is a key contact.Practice head(s):
Larissa Silverentand; Jasha Sprecher; Sven Uiterwijk; Frans van der Eerden
Other key lawyers:
Testimonials
‘The NautaDutilh regulatory team is exceptional. They have in-depth knowledge of the laws and serve many clients. In addition, they know the regulators well, resulting in very valuable insights.’
‘Jasha Sprecher is an excellent lawyer. He has in-depth knowledge of financial regulatory laws, extensive experience in dealing with the regulator, and very valuable insight in the fintech market.’
‘Larissa Silverentand and Jasha Sprecher combine in-depth knowledge of the sector and the rules and regulations with a practical approach. The partners are very approachable and flexible.’
‘Larissa Silverentand and her team are always available to provide their expertise in the broadest sense, and always thinking with the client in a pragmatic way.’
‘They are specialists in their field of work. This applies to the partners as well as the associates. They carefully map out the legal opportunities and risks so that you as an organisation can make the right decisions. And they have a pleasant way of communicating and are very approachable.’
‘Jasha Sprecher is the first that comes to mind when in need of a fintech lawyer. We work with Jasha all the time. He knows our business inside out and he knows the rules and regulations by heart. Very approachable, down-to-earth and intelligent.’
‘There’s truly no one like Larissa. We remain impressed by her intelligence and knowledge on fintech matters and her ability to think along with us (or ahead of us) from a more commercial or strategic perspective.’
Key clients
ABN AMRO Clearing Bank
ABN AMRO
American Express
Airwallex
BinckBank
BrandNewDay
Captin
Deutsche Bank
European Merchant Services
First Data
Franx B.V.
Geldmaat/GSN
ING Bank
Klarna
Prosus / PayU
NIBC Bank
Payoneer
Rewire (now part of Remitly)
Rabobank
Takeaway
Triodos
Uber
Vantiv
Wex
Worldline
WorldFirst
WorldPay/FIS
Xe (part of Euronet)
Booking.com
Modulr
Knab (Aegon Bank)
Ingenico
Moneyou
Moka
Work highlights
- Assisting Worldpay/FIS on the acquisition of a 55% stake by GTCR in Worldpay.
- Assisting Robeco of the sale of its online distribution platform to Van Lanschot Kempen.
- Assisting ABN AMRO Bank N.V. with tokenised securities matters.
Netherlands > Fraud and white-collar crime Tier 1
NautaDutilh has a strong corporate crime and corporates investigations team, comprised of experts in criminal law who have experience handling complex out of court settlements as well as representing companies before the Dutch Supreme Court. Managing partner Marike Bakker is at the forefront of the team with nearly three decades of experience advising on fraud as well as tax and criminal law. Leading the team alongside her, Francien Rense is highly sought after for international matters relating to enforcement, compliance, and sanctions. Léon Wijsman and Simone Honig are also prominent members of the team.Practice head(s):
Marike Baker; Francine Rense
Other key lawyers:
Leon Wijsman; Simone Honig
Testimonials
‘The Corporate Crime and Corporate investigations team of NautaDutilh stands out for their expertise. They handle high profile case, and as one of the few bigger law firms, they also represent their clients in court.’
‘Marike Bakker is a very intelligent and clever lawyer. She has in-depth knowledge of the case, and she walks the extra mile for her clients. She is a pleasure to work with.’
‘The Nauta team is highly experienced and has the respect and trust of the Dutch public Prosecutors.’
‘Marike and Francien are outstanding. Their analyzing skills, sharp advice and honest feedback were very valuable from a legal perspective.’
‘Marike Bakker stands out as a very knowledgeable and strongly engaged partner of NautaDutilh’s Fraud and White-Collar Crime practice. Marike’s skill set and experience in handling challenging and complicated regulatory investigations is exceptional.’
‘The Nauta team in the Netherlands distinguishes itself by demonstrating not only highly professional legal expertise, but also having an acute awareness of changing norms in society and how these might influence the development of law.’
‘Francien Rense is a highly skilled and experienced practitioner.’
Key clients
Cooperative Rabobank U.A.
Shell
Nam (Nederlandse Aardolie Maatschappij)
Payvision (ING)
NS (Dutch National Railway)
Deutsche Bank
Nobian
KPMG
Deloitte
EY
PWC
ASR
Achmea
Nouryon
Chevron
Work highlights
- Assisting and representing Rabobank in the market leading and highly publicized criminal investigation started in 2022 into alleged violations of Dutch anti-money laundering legislation.
- Assisting and representing the NAM in a market-leading environmental criminal case.
- Assisting and representing Payvision, a subsidiary of ING and payment-service-provider, in a criminal investigation into alleged violations of Dutch anti-money laundering legislation.
Netherlands > Insurance Tier 1
NautaDutilh acts for a spectrum of household names in the insurance sector from both the Netherlands and abroad, advising on regulatory matters and mergers in the insurance sector, and representing clients in high-stakes litigation, including mass claims concerning product and D&O liability, with a strong focus on matters in the energy and pharmaceutical markets. The team is led by Stijn Franken, a specialist in regulatory insurance law and product liability cases, and Sjoerd Meijer, the firm’s co-managing partner, who is engaged in mass claims concerning unit-linked insurance products. Roel Theissen advises insurers and banks on prudential supervision in relation to governance and transactions.Practice head(s):
Stijn Franken; Sjoerd Meijer
Other key lawyers:
Roel Theissen; Erik Poorthuis; Rema Tewarie
Testimonials
‘NautaDutilh is our go-to firm in the Netherlands. Great team and excellent legal advice.’
‘Stijn Franken is an excellent lawyer with a great deal of experience. He is extremely calm and considered.’
‘The team has specific knowledge as an added value, works well together, has excellent communication, and escalates in a timely fashion when needed.’
Key clients
Allianz
Achmea
Aegon
AIG
AMLIN
ASR
Chubb
DSM
Dutch Association of Insurers
Eneco
GSK
HDI Gerling
Monuta
Nouryon
Sanofi
Shell
TPG
UK P&I Club
Vattenfall
Woningborg
Pon
Work highlights
- Assisted a.s.r. on its EUR 4.9bn business combination with Aegon Nederland.
- Represented the former board members of Royal Imtech N.V. in their coverage dispute with insurers under various D&O insurance and POSI programmes.
- Advised Shell on the parliamentary inquiry into gas extraction in Groningen.
Netherlands > Private equity Tier 1
NautaDutilh‘s Rotterdam-based private equity cohort is co-led by ‘outstanding private equity lawyer’ Joost den Engelsman who has noteworthy experience handling the range of cross-border M&A transactions, alongside corporate and securities specialist Gaike Dalenoord. The team assists its client portfolio on noteworthy acquisitions and contemplated acquisitions which often involve multi-millions in value. It also advises on complex public to private transactions and joint ventures cases. Olaf Baks is equipped to handle domestic and cross-border transactions and management incentive plans, whilst Sophie van Lanschot has particular expertise advising on management participation schemes.Practice head(s):
Joost den Engelsman; Gaike Dalenoord
Other key lawyers:
Olaf Banks; Thiemo Kerklaan; Jeroen Preller; Sophie van Lanschot; Stefan Wissing
Testimonials
‘Nauta’s corporate/PE team is very strong. It has remarkable strengths, and is very responsive and customer-focused, which is something I don’t always see with other firms. The lawyers are knowledgeable, professional and friendly but firm, particularly when dealing with the other side.’
‘Life is too short to work with unpleasant lawyers, and Nauta are a great bunch who are fun to work with.’
‘Joost den Engelsman is one of the best in the business for PE transactions. Not just a very solid technician and a great client lawyer, he has the energy, gravitas, personality and experience to resolve the most intractable of problems and get the toughest of deals done. Very user friendly.’
‘Olaf Baks is a strong dealmaker, works hard to deliver good outcomes also in difficult situations.’
‘The Nauta team has a broad spectrum of expertise. They work very hard and I was impressed by their focus on a very long and drawn out transaction.’
‘Joost den Engelsman is very useful in a transaction, whilst Olaf Baks ran our transaction very well and very confidently. Thiemo Kerklaan as the associate on the transaction worked very hard and diligently throughout.’
‘NautaDutillh offers a wide diversity in background, experience, and expertise of its lawyers. The width of its practice enables them to work efficiently on a wide-range of deals, from venture capital, to small and medium sized private M&A to mega public takeovers.’
‘Joost den Engelsman, Stefan Wissing and Jeroen Preller are the stars of NautaDutilh’s team.’
Key clients
Advent
Apax Partners (France)
Apollo
Astorg
Bain Capital Private Equity
Bay Grove Capital
BC Partners
Bencis
Blackstone
Bowmark Capital
Bridgepoint
Centerbridge Partners
Cinven
Cibus Capital
Cobepa
Findos Investor
HAL Investments
iCON Infrastructure
Inflexion Private Equity Partners
Keensight Capital
Leonard Green & Partners
Levine Leichtman Capital Partners
Madison Dearborn Partners
MBK Partners
NPM Capital
One Rock
Ramphastos Investments
SHV
Silver Lake
TA Associates
The Carlyle Group
TPG Capital
Vista Equity Partners
Work highlights
- Assisting longstanding client Keensight Capital on the €700m contemplated acquisition of Nomios.
- Assisted longstanding client HAL Investments on its €4.3bn take private of Royal Boskalis Westminster.
- Assisted Advent International with its joint venture with LANXESS and the joint venture’s €3.85bn acquisition of DSM’s engineering materials business and its joint venture with LANXESS.
Netherlands > Restructuring and insolvency Tier 1
The restructuring and insolvency group at NautaDutilh is regarded as being formed of ‘leaders in the field’. The practice assists reputable clients in the array of complex matters, from high-value restructurings to wind-downs. Its work includes guiding its clients through the range of high-stakes distressed circumstances. Robert van Galen has a particular focus on cross-border issues therein, which are a key specialism of the team, whilst practitioner Barbara Rumora-Scheltema has impressive expertise in both litigious matters and non-contentious negotiations. Teun Struycken advises sponsors, lenders and borrowers in the array of cases. At the team’s helm is the ‘technically excellent’ Marc Orval, while senior associate Saskia Heumakers is developing a focus on asset-based lending matters alongside cases involving various financing arrangements.Practice head(s):
Marc Orval
Other key lawyers:
Catrien Rozeman; Robert Woudenberg; Robert van Galen; Teun Struycken; Barbara Rumora-Scheltema; Jinne van Belle; Saskia Heumakers; Lenneke de Baar
Testimonials
‘Knowledge of the industry, communication and negotiation skills, as well as good availability and a proactive approach.’
‘Marc Orval, Teun Struyken, Jinne van Belle, Saskia Heumakers and Lenneke de Baar are easy to approach, good communicators and have supported us in negotiating good results. The short lines of communication sets them apart.’
‘They have shown excellent knowledge of our industry and creativity to develop solutions in often complex situations.’
‘We love to work with Teun Struycken.’
‘The Nauta team are truly leaders in the field, and widely considered so. They have been involved in the leading cases, in particular recently with the new WHOA proceeding, and they take commercially sensible views on difficult issues.’
‘They are a pleasure to work with, from senior partner to junior associate level, and they are all client facing and good presenters. I have been particularly impressed with the team’s responsiveness, often on expedited timelines with complex issues.’
‘Marc Orval is technically excellent and his views are considered and well-presented. Teun Streuyken is a statesman and has real gravitas – particularly important when guiding clients through challenging moments on a matter.’
‘Saskia Heumakers is not only very smart but is also responsive, commercial and client facing.’
Key clients
ABN AMRO
BNP Paribas
Commerzbank
DBS Bank Ltd
Deloitte Accountants
Deutsche Bank
DTEK
Forever 21
HIG
ING
Liberty Mutual
Lightyear
McDermott International Inc.
Maersk Supply Services
Nordic Trustee
Odeon Cinemas Group Limited (AMC Entertainment)
Partners Group
Rabobank
Schoeller Allibert
Scotch & Soda
SGB-Smit Group
The Learning Network
Work highlights
- Assisted a syndicate of banks in connection with the financing of Royal IHC, implemented through a Dutch Scheme of Arrangement.
- Assisted the agent and lenders with a potential enforcement scenario in view of the upcoming maturity date of certain credit facilities regarding the SGB Smit group.
- Assisted Bluestar Alliance with the acquisition of the Scotch & Soda brand and other assets out of bankruptcy, which allowed Scotch & Soda to continue in key markets and for many employees to retain their jobs.
Netherlands > Transport Tier 1
NautaDutilh’s transport division offers comprehensive legal guidance across the shipping, aviation, and transport industries, covering regulatory, corporate, commercial, and litigious matters. At the helm of the shipping and transport practice, Erik Geerling operates between London and Rotterdam, focusing on ship finance deals encompassing notarial work, leasing, restructuring, and mortgage transactions. He is supported by senior associate Maaike Heijink, who advises both lenders and borrowers in ship financing transactions. Marc Orval, leading the restructuring and insolvency group, and Kasper Krzeminski, who heads the litigation and arbitration practice, add depth to the team’s expertise.Practice head(s):
Erik Geerling; Kasper Krzeminski; Marc Orval
Other key lawyers:
Jaco Belder; Maaike Heijink
Testimonials
‘Erik Geerling’s experience is unrivalled in the Dutch ship finance market. He is a joy to work with and always delivers with quality and speed.’
‘Very strong team in shipping finance.’
Key clients
NIBC
Easyjet
Deutsche Lufthansa AG/Lufthansa Cargo AG/ SWISS International Air Lines AG
IATA
AirFrance-KLM Holding
ABN AMRO Bank N.V.
Neste and various others
Coöperatieve Rabobank
Louwman
Work highlights
- Assisted Louwman with all regulatory aspects of their strategic partnership with Toyota to provide financial products in relation to its automotive business.
- Represented Deutsche Lufthansa AG (the largest German airline), Lufthansa Cargo AG and SWISS International Air Lines AG in multiple, follow-on cartel damages proceedings before the Dutch courts.
- Assisted AerCap N.V. with a repurchase of shares held by GE Capital US Holdings, Inc in the amount of $500m and a secondary public offering of 23,000,000 of its ordinary shares by GE Capital US Holdings, Inc. at a price to the public of $58.50 per ordinary share.
Netherlands > Banking and finance: Borrower side Tier 2
Headed by Arjan Pors, the team at NautaDutilh acts for a variety of borrowers, including private companies as well as Dutch and foreign sponsors. With particularly strong ties to the US and UK markets, the firm is proficient at navigating both multi-jurisdictional and domestic financial transactions. Elizabeth Van Schilfgaarde, Janneke de Goeij-Prins, and Diederik von Königslöw all possess a thorough knowledge of cross-border transactions, especially between the Netherlands and the US. Other key members of the team include David Viëtor and Diederik Vriesendorp.Practice head(s):
Arjan Pors
Other key lawyers:
David Viëtor; Diederik Vriesendorp; Diederik von Königslöw; Janneke de Goeij-Prins; Elizabeth van Schilfgaarde
Testimonials
‘The team are very organised, keep each other abreast of the most recent developments, are open to suggestions with regard to the process and deliver a very high-quality product. All team members communicate very transparently on the progress made and potential roadblocks and share their insights, both solicited and unsolicited.’
‘They have in-depth knowledge of the finance market and are very experienced when it comes to financing transactions, even unrivalled when it comes to asset-based lending and securitisation in the Netherlands.’
‘They stand out for their speed of action, pragmatic approach and good market knowledge.’
‘They create a no-nonsense and positive, pleasant atmosphere in which a transaction can be concluded to everyone’s satisfaction.’
‘Clear and open communication. Good accessibility and quick responses. Good knowledge and expertise in loan documentation and financing, giving us confidence in their advice. Agreements are fulfilled and status updates are provided in a timely manner. As the client, we are taken care of by the team.’
Key clients
Achmea
AGT Foods and Ingredients, Inc.
Anthony Veder Group N.V.
Apax Partners
Bain Capital Private Equity
Bergman Clinics
BDR Thermea Group
BNP Paribas Fortis SA
B.V. Holding Maatschappij Damen
The Carlyle Group
CBRE
CTP
Damen Shipyards Group N.V.
Damen Ship Lease Holding B.V.
Damen Shipyards Group
Eredivisie C.V.
ForFarmers N.V.
High Tech Campus Eindhoven
HSBC Bank Plc
HumanTotalCare B.V.
ING Bank N.V.
IQIP B.V.
KBC Bank N.V.
Keensight Capital
Levine Leichtman Capital Partners LLP
McDermott International, Inc.
National Westminster Bank Plc
Nautilus, Inc.
NIBC Bank N.V.
NSI N.V.
Oikocrediot
Oxbow Carbon LLC
Royal Bank of Canada
Schoeller Allibert
Stadion Feijenoord N.V.
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking and Corporation Europe Limited
Venn Partners
WeWork Companies LLC
Work highlights
- Advised Bain Capital Private Equity on the financing for its acquisition of a majority stake in European recruitment specialist House of HR.
- Advised WeWork Companies LLC as Dutch counsel on the debt restructuring of its existing debts, which resulted in total funding and capital commitments of over $1 billion.
- Assisted Oikocredit, a worldwide cooperative that promotes sustainable development, with its first facility agreement.
Netherlands > Capital markets: debt Tier 2
NautaDutilh’s debt capital markets practice is well-equipped to advise its roster of clients, being companies, underwriters and investors, in the variety of matters. Its caseload includes offering support through public and private equity and debt offerings and listings on Euronext Amsterdam and internationally. It also advises on multi-tranche green bonds, notably having done so for De Volksbank. The team is under all-female leadership, with Petra Zijp, ECM and DCM-experienced practitioner Antonia Netiv, and New York-based Elizabeth Van Schilfgaarde, who has a particular focus advising on Dutch aspects of US originated cross-border transactions, at its helm. Sabrina Legerstee is an impressive senior associate.Practice head(s):
Petra Zijp; Antonia Netiv; Elizabeth van Schilfgaarde
Other key lawyers:
Sabrina Legerstee; Mariëlle van Nimwegen
Key clients
Prosus N.V. No
ENEL Finance International N.V.
GlaxoSmithKline plc
De Volksbank N.V.
Nederlandse Waterschapsbank N.V.
Mercedes Benz International Finance B.V.
Petrobras Global Finance B.V.
Arcos Dorados Holdings Inc
CETIN Group
H&M Hennes & Maurits AB (publ) & H&M
Finance B.V.
Unibail Rodamco Westfield S.E.
Work highlights
- Assisted Mercedes-Benz International Finance B.V. with the issuance of multiple tranches of (Green) CNY-denominated Panda bonds totaling CNY 3.5bn.
- Assisted de Volksbank with the issuance of €500m green senior non-preferred notes.
- Advises Mexican bottler and convenience store operator FEMSA in its €500m offering of bonds exchangeable into Heineken Holding shares and its simultaneous €3,2bn accelerated bookbuild offering (ABB) of Heineken and Heineken Holding shares.
Netherlands > Dispute resolution: arbitration Tier 2
NautaDutilh has strong expertise across a variety of sectors, including energy, finance, and construction, allowing the firm to expertly advise clients in these sectors on all aspects of arbitration. The practice handles both international and national cases and is particularly known for representing clients in investment arbitrations. The team handles both arbitrations with a seat in the Netherlands and the enforcement of foreign arbitral awards. Investment arbitration specialist Mirjam Van de Hel-Koedoot leads the practice and frequently acts as lead counsel in high-stakes enforcement and set-aside proceedings. Kasper Krzeminski is also key to the team, focusing on energy and construction disputes as well as cross-border enforcement matters. Freerk Vermeulen, Paul Olden, and Barbara Rumora-Scheltema are all involved in different aspects of arbitration proceedings for the firm.Practice head(s):
Mirjam van de Hel-Koedoot
Other key lawyers:
Kasper Krzeminski; Freerk Vermeulen; Barbara Rumora-Scheltema; Paul Olden; Frans Overkleeft; Pieter Fritschy
Testimonials
‘Nauta is definitely among the leading arbitration practices in the Netherlands. I have often worked with them and have never seen any lawyer who did not meet the highest expectations.’
‘Mirjam van de Hel-Koedoot is the perfect choice for both commercial and investment treaty arbitration. If you have her on your side, you can be sure of always being one step ahead of your opponents. She is not only an outstanding lawyer, but also a person you want to work with.’
‘The team is unfailingly responsive and client-oriented. They have sharp analytical skills, and they are strategic thinkers.’
‘Freerk Vermeulen is an exceptional appellate advocate. His experience and expertise shows through in his advice to clients. Mirjam van de Hel-Koedoot is a strong team leader and writer. She is also a true pleasure to work with.’
‘Local expertise with an international outlook. Very dedicated legal professionals, with astute industry knowledge across many sectors.’
‘Kasper Krzeminski is very smart, dedicated to his clients’ cause, and easy to work with.’
‘The arbitration team of NautaDutilh is very knowledgeable and strong. Their analysis of the case is to the point and understandable for both people with and without specific legal knowledge.’
‘Mirjam van de Hel-Koedoot has strong analytical skills, is to the point in discussions and takes a firm position during legal proceedings. Her legal capabilities to address any questions from the court or counter-party are excellent.’
Key clients
NJSC Naftogaz of Ukraine
Everest Estate LLC
Royal Dutch Shell
LC Corp B.V.
PJSC Aeroport Belbek
Nationale-Nederlanden Levensverzekering Maatschappij N.V.
Cygne B.V.
Digital Enterprises
Anatoli Stati; Gabriel Stati; Ascom Group S.A.; Terra Raf Trans Traiding Ltd.
Fynerdale Holdings B.V.
HAL Holding
Eneco
Neste Engineering Solutions Oy
OOS International
BioGeneration Ventures
Work highlights
- Representing NJSC Naftogaz of Ukraine in set-aside proceedings initiated by the Russian Federation with respect to a partial award in which the Russian Federation was found liable for its seizure of Naftogaz’s Crimean assets following Russia’s annexation of Crimea.
- Representing LC Corp B.V., a Dutch investor, with respect to an anti-arbitration injunction initiated by Poland on the basis of the Achmea case law from the European Court of Justice.
- Representing OOS International companies as claimants against Chinese and Dutch parties in an international arbitration conducted under the SIAC Arbitration Rules seated in Singapore relating to a high-value joint venture dispute in the offshore wind industry.
Netherlands > Employment Tier 2
The employment and pensions practice NautaDutilh is led by Maartje Govaert, who is an expert in whistleblower claims and continues to handle whistleblowing investigations for the firm's international and national client base. Reorganisations, cross-border mergers, and litigation concerning executive contracts and non-competes are also pillars of the practice. Homme ten Have has notable expertise in reorganisations, employee consultation rights, and corporate governance-related issues, while Albert van der Kolk is known for his focus on flexible work solutions, privacy, and pensions. Drawing on the expertise of pensions specialist Pieter de Jong, the team is also well versed in handling both advisory and contentious matters for clients and their pension funds.Practice head(s):
Maartje Govaert
Other key lawyers:
Homme ten Have; Albert van der Kolk; Pieter de Jong; Daniël Kuiper; Annette van Beers; Peter Vogels
Testimonials
‘They are very accessible and provide quick and practical advice.’
‘Good cooperation between the labour and corporate law teams and as a result quick feedback. Also quick coordination with the other party’s counsel.’
‘Excellent services meeting the highest possible standards. They really partner up with their clients, and are super fast, flexible and knowledgeable.’
‘Maartje Govaert brought great expertise to the table and was very committed.’
‘From the partners to the associates to the management assistants, all those who we have been in contact with from NautaDutilh have met or exceeded our expectations. With their extensive knowledge and experience, they are able to advise us in the best way possible, providing us with creative solutions to complex issues while ensuring a good relationship and collaboration between us and our organisational counterpart.’
‘Maartje Govaert is very experienced and knowledgeable. Her positive attitude and innovative way of explaining the law and case law to a lay audience make it a pleasure to work with her. We feel immensely strengthened in our position just by having Maartje support us. Annette van Beers is great at combining our organisational input with the application of the law.’
‘Exceptionally skilful and intelligent attorneys who are able to explain legal matters patiently and simply to non-lawyers within the business. They are able to make business people feel at ease during court cases, always make themselves available when you need them and their advice is always pragmatic and helpful.’
‘Homme ten Have is an excellent partner of the firm. He is pragmatic and strategic at the same time. His knowledge and experience of the field are remarkable, and he will always tailor his advice to the client’s context. He will guide, steer and challenge us, which is highly appreciated.’
Key clients
Achmea
Boston Consulting Group
Deloitte
UTC/Carrier
Petrobras
Shell
Works council of easyJet
Europe Combined Terminals (ECT)
PZEM
Reckitt Benckiser
Central Work Council of Johnson & Johnson (works councils of different subsidiaries)
Picnic Technologies B.V.
Allianz Nederland Groep NV
TakeAway.com Group B.V.
McKinsey & Company, Inc.
a.s.r.
Lightyear
Accell
Autoriteit Financiële Markten
Bol.com
Work highlights
- Advised a.s.r. on the employment aspects of its business combination with Aegon Nederland.
- Assisted PZEM with the employment aspects of the restructuring of its wholesale activities, and the subsequent sale of PZEM’s wholesale activities, ZBL pipeline and its 50% stake in the Sloe power plant to Czech energy company EPH.
- Advised Accell on the information and consultation obligations with respect to the recommended public offer on the shares of Accell.
Netherlands > Environment and planning Tier 2
NautaDutilh’s planning and environment practice has a particular focus on non-contentious advisory work, including advising on matters such as the development of large-scale onshore projects, and on offshore wind projects. Additionally, the team assists companies with their ESG reporting. ‘Highly experienced’ team lead Iris Kieft has expertise in the legal aspects of climate change, the circular economy, and energy. Counsel Anke Holtland is a name to note. Departures from the team include those of former co-leads Stephan Sluiter, who left for independent practice in May 2023, and of Jolize Lautenbach who took on a judicial position in December 2023. Associate Arjen Praat also departed in April 2023.Practice head(s):
Iris Kieft
Other key lawyers:
Anke Holtland; Mirjam von Meijenfeldt; Eline van Leeuwen
Testimonials
‘NautaDutilh’s environment and planning team consists of a group of enthusiastic, hardworking and very knowledgeable lawyers. The majority of the team is female, including the partners and counsel, which makes the team stand out on a diversity point of view compared to other big law firms.’
‘Anke Holtland is a very practical, smart and experienced lawyer. She is thorough in her legal analysis and is, as a person, a delight to work with.’
‘Iris Kieft is a highly experienced lawyer in the field of environmental law. She is a great sparring partner and her love for the profession shows in her interactions.’
‘The environment & planning team at NautaDutilh has the highest standards when it comes to legal and sector knowledge. They really go the extra mile to serve the practical needs of the client, while maintaining a cordial and warm working environment.’
‘Iris Kieft has a strong drive, great analytical skills and extensive sector knowledge. Combined with her composed and approachable character she is a great boardroom advisor and sparring partner for large enterprises in the industrial or energy sector.’
‘Eline van Leeuwen is skilled, driven and sociable. She is able to perform under pressure while safeguarding good relationships with the client and other stakeholders. Eline gets the job done.’
‘Expertise and skills are prevalent and the team is service-oriented.’
‘Iris Kieft and her team has in depth knowledge of environmental remediation matters in the Netherlands. She offers expertise on local and EU law as well as common sense approaches for how businesses can manage risks and their relationship with environmental regulators.’
Key clients
ABN AMRO
AFS Group
ChemCom Industries
Chemelot Industrial Area
Dutch E-Waste Foundation
EIG Partners
Eneco
ENGIE
Frank Energie
Gunvor
HAL Investments
Lineage
Municipality Amsterdam
Municipality Noordoostpolder
National Park De Hoge Veluwe
Nebras Power
Nederlandse Aardolie Maatschappij
Neste
Nobian
Norwegian Packaging Association
Nouryon
OCI
Olam Cocoa
SABIC
Shell
Stichting Papier Recycling Nederland
TABS
TenneT
Total Energies
Work highlights
- Representing TenneT in legal proceedings regarding TenneT’s project Zuid-West 380 kV Oost.
- Assisting Olam Cocoa on a wide-range of complex environmental law mandates, including litigation before the administrative courts in relation to the renewed license to operate for Olam’s cocoa production facilities in the Netherlands and negotiating a community agreement on the reduction of ammonia emissions.
- Advised Shell and Eneco’s joint venture Ecowende on its successful offshore wind tender for Hollandse Kust West Alpha in the North Sea.
Netherlands > EU and competition Tier 2
Known for her work advising clients from the spectrum of industry sectors on the array of complex matters, Mauricette Schaufeli heads up NautaDutilh‘s EU and competition team from Amsterdam, which collaborates with public procurement specialist David van Ee to offer a well-rounded service to its clients. Rotterdam-based Philip Malanczuk harbours expertise in cartel damages actions, and in commercial litigation cases. The practice represents well-known clients before the Dutch courts in matters which involve significant values and multiple jurisdictions. Proposed acquisitions and cooperations also make up a large portion of the team’s workload.Practice head(s):
Mauricette Schaufeli
Other key lawyers:
Nima Lorjé; Philip Malanczuk; David van Ee
Testimonials
‘Great knowledge of the market and sector.’
‘Excellent thinkers and problem solvers.’
‘Great team spirit.’
‘Mauricette Schaufelli is very pleasant to work with and of great value in order to keep various options and risks in mind during our projects.’
Key clients
Lufthansa
HAL Investments
Vantiva
Shell
Dutch Ministry of Finance
Eneco
Plus
Rexel
Lineage Logistics
a.s.r.
Sigma Alimentos
Work highlights
Netherlands > Industry focus: healthcare and life sciences Tier 2
The group at NautaDutilh displays vast expertise in handling a broad array of corporate matters for its varied client list, including seed rounds, share offerings, and private placement financings. Practice co-head Ruud Smits has a great deal of transactional expertise within the healthcare and life sciences space, advising start-ups and investors on M&A and VC-backed financing rounds. Co-head Jeroen Boelens is an IP specialist who focuses on technology within the pharma and biotech spaces, frequently assisting clients with biotech IPOs and licensing M&A. Anne Marie Verschuur departed the practice in May 2023.Practice head(s):
Ruud Smits; Jeroen Boelens
Other key lawyers:
Paul van der Bijl; Joppe Schoute
Testimonials
‘Ruud Smits is extremely engaged and knowledgeable about the sector. He is able to negotiate in a very businesslike manager which manages complex cross-cultural situations perfectly.’
‘NautaDutilh’s team is highly professional and pragmatic. They understand the client need and do not just use cookie-cutter approaches.’
Key clients
Forbion
NewAmsterdam Pharma
Pharvaris
GSK
Rhythm Pharmaceutcials
Avania
Ginkgo
The Protein Brewery
Lumicks
Mimetas
Pharmathen
Galenicum
Work highlights
- Advised Synaffix on its sale to Lonza Group AG for up to $160m.
- Advised NewAmsterdam Pharma on its upsized Secondary Offering of Ordinary Shares and its $726m business combination with Frazier Lifesciences Acquisition Corp.
- Advised Neogene Therapeutics on its sale to AstraZeneca for up to €320m.
Netherlands > Industry focus: Information technology Tier 2
‘Highly qualified in information technology’, NautaDutilh boasts expertise in outsourcing, cloud services and data monetisation, as well as in IT litigation. The team is managed by Joris Willems, who is a popular choice for financial sector clients. Sybren de Beurs is notable for handling both public and private tech-related M&A transactions for incumbent and emerging companies. Eva Reinders focuses on diverse IT commercial contracts such as outsourcing, software licensing and service agreements. Marlous Schrijvers offers advice on software licensing, cloud services, SaaS and transfer contracts.Practice head(s):
Joris Willems
Other key lawyers:
Sybren de Beurs; Eva Reinders; Marlous Schrijvers; Cyril Christiaans; Sarah Zadeh
Testimonials
‘The team is highly qualified in information technology. All lawyers have thorough knowledge of all applicable and new laws, regulations and innovative developments and have excellent strategic and tactical advising skills.’
‘Joris Willems and Marlous Schrijvers are both very qualified to advise on all matters in the information technology field.’
‘I would highly recommend working with this team. They are knowledgeable and adopt a pragmatic approach, and are very flexible.’
‘Joris Willems and Sarah Zadeh are reliable for complex IP/technology matters.’
‘The team combines in-depth knowledge with business savvy. The team is down-to-earth and very pleasant to work with.’
‘Joris Willems and Cyril Christiaans are both pragmatic, hands-on and great sparring partners. They are very experienced and understand what matters most.’
‘The team caters to the needs and provides sharp yet quick solutions.’
‘Joris Willems is brilliant and a huge asset.’
Key clients
RTL Group
ABN AMRO Bank
Net2Grid
SGG Netherlands
Rabobank
SEW-Eurodrive
Joffe & Associes
Century Aluminium Company
Byont Ventures
OC&C
Incotec
Taqa
VFG (Vital Food Group)
Bestseller
Prosus (PayU, OLX)
a.s.r. (insurance company)
Irdeto
MessageBird
Funda
Tata Consultancy Services
beIN Media Group
Tencent
ING Bank
Booking.com
Knab
Takeaway.com / Grubhub
HAL Investments
Johan Cruijff Arena
NPO
Lineage Logistics
NVB (Dutch Banking Association)
Uber
Airbnb, Inc.
Moodys
MultiChoice Group
American Express
Work highlights
- Assisted insurance company a.s.r. on all IT, data and technology aspects of their acquisition of Aegon Nederland.
- Advised Prosus on the launch of its PlusOne AI tool.
- Advised TCS with negotiations concerning a long-term full-service IT and BPO outsourcing agreement with Athora Netherlands N.V.
Netherlands > Industry focus: retail Tier 2
NautaDutilh handles a broad range of retail-related issues, including M&As and restructuring measures, franchising arrangements and IP and brand protection matters. The practice is spearheaded by the London-based Willianne van Zandwijk, who focuses primarily on transactions involving national and international retailers, in addition to acting for private equity and real estate investors. Jeroen Boelens handles hard and soft IP matters, including licensing and high value disputes. Petra Zijp, who co-heads the firm’s capital markets team, is also frequently instructed on matters concerning the retail sector.Practice head(s):
Willianne van Zandwijk
Other key lawyers:
Key clients
Airwair
Amazon.com
Campofrio Food Group
Decathlon
ECCO
Fomento Económico Mexicano, S.A.B. de C.V.
Forever 21
Groupon
H&M
Hästens
Hunkemoller
Jumbo
Lego
Mirage Retail Group
Picnic
Plus
REV’IT!
Samsonite
Scotch & Soda
WE/O’Neill/Van Gils
Work highlights
- Advised the Mexican bottler and convenience store operator FEMSA in its EUR 3.2bn accelerated bookbuild offering of Heineken and Heineken holding shares and its simultaneous EUR 500m offering of bonds exchangeable into Heineken holding shares.
- Assisted H&M Hennes & Maurits AB & H&M Finance B.V. as the issuer with respect to the yearly update of their EUR 2bn EMTN programme.
- Acted for Bluestar Alliance on the acquisition of the Scotch & Soda, an Amsterdam retail brand, and other company’s assets out of bankruptcy.
Netherlands > Industry focus: telecoms Tier 2
NautaDutilh excels in offering guidance on 5G spectrum auctions, telecoms outsourcing, and OTT platforms, delivering comprehensive transactional, regulatory, and litigation services to TMT clients. Led by Joris Willems, the technology group boasts extensive experience advising clients such as telecom companies, mobile operators, technology consultancies, and mobile satellite service providers.Practice head(s):
Joris Willems
Key clients
Apax Partners SAS
Irdeto
Reliance
Prosus
MessageBird
VodafoneZiggo
Vodafone Plc
GTT Communications
Wiko
Tinno Mobile
Next Private B.V.
Inmarsat Solutions B.V.
Tata Consultancy Services
Tencent
ING Bank
Knab Bank
Expereo International
InfraVia Capital Partners
HAL Investments
American Express
Dutch Public Broadcasting Authority NPO
Inmarsat Solutions BV/Inmarsat Global Limited
Work highlights
- Advised VodafoneZiggo on its general terms and conditions for consumers.
- Assisted Inmarsat in an administrative procedure in which it has successfully appealed against the amendment to the national frequency plan.
- Assisted Irdeto in its negotiation of an agreement in respect of its digital rights management solution with T-Mobile.
Netherlands > Investment funds Tier 2
The investment funds practice at NautaDutilh is well-equipped to handle the array of funds work, namely involving fund management in relation to real estate, mortgage, and sustainability and ESG impact-related funds, as well as AIFMDs. The team also assists its fund manager clients with the implementation of ESG policies. Team co-lead Larissa Silverentand has impressive experience advising on the regulatory aspects of funds, which is the key focus of the firm. Silverentand harnesses regulatory expertise more broadly also and is supported by co-heads Frans van der Eerden, who specialises in AIFMD and structuring work, and fund structuring and distribution specialist Jasha Sprecher.Practice head(s):
Larissa Silverentand; Frans van der Eerden; Jasha Sprecher
Testimonials
‘Dedication, accessibility and knowledge of the market.’
‘Frans van der Eerden is fast and has a huge knowledge of the investment market. He is also nice to work with.’
‘The team is very client-minded and has high-quality and performance. They help us constantly and we can reach them always. The are open-minded.’
‘Very reliable and authentic.’
Key clients
ABN AMRO
Achmea Investment Management
Alliance Bernstein
ASR
Aegon Investment Management
Brand New Day
CarVal Investors
CBRE Global Investors
Credit Suisse
Delta Lloyd
Deutsche Bank
Dynamic Credit
IBS Capital Management
ING Bank
Kempen
NIBC Bank
Nomura
Orix/Robeco
Rabobank
RNHB
Shell Asset Management Company
Sixth Street Partners
Société Générale
Stichting Stimuleringsfonds Volkshuisvesting Nederlandse Gemeenten (SVn)
Syntrus Achmea
Triodos
Triple Jump
T Rowe Price
Van Lanschot
VanWonen
Volksbank
Work highlights
- Assisting asr in negotiating and drafting the long-term asset management agreement with Aegon as part of the acquisition of Aegon Netherlands by asr.
- Asisting Syntrus Achmea with the acquisition of two retail real estate portfolios worth over €390m on behalf of the Achmea Dutch Retail Property Fund.
- Assisting the Global Environment Facility (part of the World Bank) on its investment in the Agri3 Fund with the aim to finance mobilization for sustainable agriculture and forest conservation activities across Africa, Asia, and Latin America.
Netherlands > Project finance and PFI Tier 2
NautaDutilh has recently been active in key Dutch PPP projects. Its practice covers a range of renewable energy, infrastructure and real estate project financing, and it is often sought out by US and UK law firms to assist on Dutch-related banking and finance matters. As such, the firm is constantly engaged in a number of high-profile transactions. Jaco Belder chairs the team from Rotterdam; he advises on major PPP projects and is experienced in advising both lenders and borrowers in real estate financing transactions. Finance specialist Erik Geerling co-chairs the team alongside Belder.Practice head(s):
Jaco Belder; Erik Geerling
Testimonials
‘Great collaborators. very knowledgeable in all aspects of project finance.’
Key clients
Allianz
Asian Development Bank
BAM Group N.V.
Belfius
Belgian Investment Company for Developing countries
CBRE
Credit Agricole
Deka Bank
EIB
European Bank for Development and Construction
Heijmans
High Tech Campus Eindhoven
Infraco Africa
Infravia
Invesis
Macquarie Capital
NIBC Bank
Rabobank
ResponsAbility
Siemens
Stadion Feijenoord N.V.
Univé
Work highlights
- Advising a large syndicate of lenders in connection with the A9 motorway project.
- Advising Zeeuwse Energie Houdstermaatschappij in connection with the financing aspects of, inter alia, its interest in Sloe Centrale, a power plant in Vlissingen.
- Advising a large syndicate of lenders in connection with the Afsluitdijk project.
Netherlands > Tax Tier 2
Praised for its ‘reliability and availability’, NautaDutilh is a popular choice for financial services clients and healthcare-focused investors seeking tax advice in relation to acquisitions, securitisations and bonds issuances, as well as restructuring and insolvency matters. The team is led by Chris Warner, who advises on tax matters tied to public and private M&As and IPOs, and Nico Blom, a specialist in structured finance and fund-related taxes. Nina Kielman focuses on debt and equity capital markets transaction taxes, with Pieternel Verhoeven-van den Brink handling restructuring and insolvency matters and fund structuring. Sjuul Jentjens departed the firm in May 2023.Practice head(s):
Chris Warner; Nico Blom
Other key lawyers:
Testimonials
‘Reliability and availability.’
‘Nina Kielman represented the client excellently on a large M&A project. Her knowledge, speed and cleverness in difficult files and negotiations, have led to very good results.’
‘The Nauta tax team is remarkably responsive and reliable. We worked together on complex matters and they always managed to deliver precise and to-the-point advice and analysis in a way that fulfilled the client’s needs. They know how to explain Dutch taxes to foreigners.’
‘Chris Warner is a star while always remaining modest and easygoing. Pieternel Verhoeven-van den Brink is a younger partner with extraordinary skills, both technical and for managing relationships.’
Key clients
Louis Dreyfus Company
NewAmsterdam Pharma
a.s.r. Nederland N.V.
ABN AMRO Bank N.V.
HAL Investments
Playa Hotels & Resorts N.V.
Sonae Sierra SGPS
Petrobras S.A.
Bluestar Alliance
ENEL Finance International N.V.
De Volksbank N.V.
Nederlandse Waterschappen N.V.
Work highlights
- Assisted a.s.r. with its proposed business combination of a.s.r. and Aegon Nederland.
- Advised ALD Automotive and its majority shareholder Société Générale on the acquisition of LeasePlan from a consortium led by TDR Capital for a total of EUR 4.9bn.
- Advised NewAmsterdam Pharma on its de-SPAC transaction and business combination with Frazier Lifesciences Acquistion Corp.
Netherlands > Construction Tier 3
The construction practice NautaDutilh focuses on PPP projects and often acts in projects for the Dutch government as well as on matters involving both construction and financing. The team is well-versed in advising lenders and works on a number of energy-related construction projects. Team lead David van Ee excels in PPP projects, both advising and litigating on procurement issues, and development projects.Practice head(s):
David van Ee
Other key lawyers:
Juriaan Berckenkamp; Shauny Japhary
Key clients
Atlassian
Gemeente Zwolle
PWC
Stitching Hoge Veluwe
Erasmus Medisch Centrum Rotterdam
Triodos Bank
Facilitate Europe Ltd
Yunex Traffic
Deutsche Bank
Koninklijke BAM Groep
BNG
Expeditors
European Investment Bank (EIB)
Siemens Nederland
Siemens Energy
Siemens Healthineers
Siemens Mobility
PM Group
ThyssenKrupp
Neste Oil
Cerner
Macquarie
Office for Metropolitan Architecture (O.M.A)
John Sisk & Son Ltd
Automatic Signal
M.A.N. Energy
Nouryon
Nobian
Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam
Econocom
Allianz Nederland
KVT
Invesis
Work highlights
- Advising the Finnish multinational oil refining company Neste Oyj with respect to the all legal aspects of its €1,5bn Rotterdam Capacity Growth Project.
- Assisted a consortium of European commercial banks and EIB as the lenders legal advisor with all construction and finance aspects of a change agreement between the Dutch government and the Levvel construction consortium about the Afsluitdijk renovation project.
- Assisted a consortium of European commercial banks and European Investment Bank (EIB) as legal advisor with all construction and financing aspects of a DBFM amendment and settlement agreement between the State of the Netherlands and construction consortium VeenIX.
Netherlands > Data privacy and data protection Tier 3
The Benelux-based data protection and cybersecurity team at NautaDutilh primarily handles data protection compliance issues, advising its local and international clients on data privacy matters that often cross over into other practice areas such as finance and employment. Other than advisory work, the team also handles data protection litigation such as contentious data subject rights requests and issues involving sensitive personal data. TMT specialist Joris Willems leads the practice focusing on IT outsourcing, data monetisation, and cyber security. Terrence Dom, Sarah Zadeh, Danique Knibbeler, and Anke Holtland all assist with the full range of data privacy matters.Practice head(s):
Joris Willems
Other key lawyers:
Terrence Dom; Sarah Zadeh; Danique Knibbele; Anke Holtland
Key clients
ABN AMRO Bank
American Express
ASR Nederland
ABN AMRO
Captin
CBRE Global Investors
Deloitte
Dynamic Credit
Ginkgo Bioworks
Prosus
HAL Investments
ING Bank
Irdeto
Knab Bank (Aegon Bank)
Keensight Capital
Levine Leichtman Capital
Lineage Logistics
Nationaal Park De Hoge Veluwe
NIBC
NPM Capital
Petrobras
Rabobank
RTL Group
Tata Consultancy Services
Triodos Bank (nu publishable)
Uber
International Card Services
Volksbank
Shell
Work highlights
- Assisting ASR on all privacy and technology aspects of their acquisition of AEGON Nederland.
- Advising Prosus on the launch of their PlusOne AI tool.
- Representing the Association des Américains Accidentels (Accidental Americans Association) in a case before the Belgian, Dutch and Luxembourg tax authorities, data protection authorities, and the Luxembourg administrative courts regarding the transfer of personal data under the FATCA agreements.
Netherlands > Dispute resolution: class actions Tier 3
NautaDutilh‘s dispute resolution practice is led by Freerk Vermeulen who is known for his Supreme Court litigation expertise and his knowledge of corporate, commercial, and climate change litigation. Frans Overkleeft is a go-to contact for dismissal claims and inquiry proceedings, while Paul Olden is well versed in securities litigation and collective settlements for mass claims. The team is adept at both class actions and collective actions, acting as defence counsel for its international client base. Philip Malanczuk is also noted and specialises in cartel damages.Practice head(s):
Freerk Vermeulen
Other key lawyers:
Testimonials
‘Nauta has excellent litigators, very experienced, good knowledge of the market and extremely good availability. ’
‘Philip Malanczuk is excellent. ’
Key clients
ABN AMRO
Royal Dutch Shell
Airbus
Triodos Bank
Petrobras
Rabobank
Braskem
ASR
Lufthansa
Work highlights
- Acting as counsel to petrochemicals company Braskem as defendant in a case before the Dutch courts that was brought by a group of Brazilian residents of Maceió over cracks and sinking ground near salt mines in that city.
- Represented Prime Oil & Gas in a securities class action brought by a Dutch claim foundation against Petrobras and certain other defendants, securing a dismissal of claims.
Netherlands > Intellectual property: trade marks, copyrights and design rights Tier 3
NautaDutilh acts for clients facing pan-Benelux IP challenges, tackling trade mark and copyright infringement disputes and also assisting with counterfeiting prevention and customs seizures. The ‘pragmatic and proactive’ Jeroen Boelens has stepped into the role of practice head following Anne Marie Verschuur's July 2023 departure, covering multi-jurisdictional trade mark disputes and non-contentious matters, including IP licensing and due diligence. Charles Gielen acts for plaintiffs and defendants in trade mark infringement proceedings, with Liselotte Bekke advising at the intersection of IP and advertising law. Richard van Oerle retired in February 2023, and October 2023 saw Fleur Folmer depart the firm.Practice head(s):
Jeroen Boelens
Other key lawyers:
Testimonials
‘Jeroen Boelens is a very smart lawyer. He is pragmatic and proactive, and he is a very good litigator. On top of that, a very nice person to work with.’
Key clients
LEGO
Hästens
ABN AMRO
ING Bank
GSK
Feyenoord
Intel
Diageo
WE, O’Neill, Van Gils
Maus Frères (Lacoste, Aigle, Gant)
REV’IT!
Allergan
McIlhenny Company (TABASCO)
Scotch & Soda
Work highlights
- Acted for LEGO on a number of infringement and enforcement cases.
- Represented Waalfin Holding and its subsidiaries in a wide range of IP matters, most notably in relation to the reputed brands WE Fashion, Van Gils and O’Neill.
- Represented fashion company Scotch & Soda in litigation against a subsidiary of New York-based global marketing communications agency WundermanThompson, where the latter alleged copyright infringement.
Netherlands > Real estate Tier 3
Full-service law firm NautaDutilh advises clients across a range of matters within commercial and residential real estate. With offices across the Benelux region, the team is active in energy transition and has continued to assist clients in large real estate transactions. Practice head and civil notary Kees Koetsier is the go-to for issues involving structuring and financing of real estate funds, corporations and commercial real estate. Construction expert David van Ee assists in development cases involving real estate issues, while David Wumkes is a specialist in notarial and real estate-related private law especially for energy projects. Ramon Pop is also noted. Arief van Rhee left the practice in April 2023.Practice head(s):
Kees Koetsier
Other key lawyers:
David van Ee; David Wumkes; Ramon Pop; Redmar Warning; Boris Andriessen; Youri Jansen
Testimonials
‘Great knowledge of our concern and specifically of our business. They are able to communicate on the desired level.’
‘David Wumkes understands the legal playing field and the requirements of our business very well.’
‘Youri Jansen is a good and committed associate.’
Key clients
ABN AMRO
Achmea Real Estate
AG Real Estate
APG
Apollo / Lapithus
ASR Vastgoed
Atlassian
BAM
Batavia Biosciences
Borago Properties
Catella
Cathexis
Carrier
CBRE Group
Corio Retail
Cromwell
De Hoge Dennen
Deciem
European Investment Bank
Erasmus Medisch Centrum Rotterdam
Expeditors
Fluor
GAC
Gilead-Kite
Global Holdings Management Group
Gunvor Group Ltd
GVB
HAL Investments
Heitman
Hokanson Capital Inc.
ING Real Estate
Investcorp
Jane Street
Janssen Biologics
Janssen Vaccines and Prevention
Johnson & Johnson
Koolen Industries
Lindegas
Louwman Groep
ZEH / Delta
Mammoet Europe
Merlin Entertainment Development
Movares
Municipality of Amsterdam
Municipality of Rotterdam
Ministeries of Finance and Housing (the Netherlands)
Nationale-Nederlanden Bank
Neogene
Neste
NIBC Bank
RREEF
Ramphastos Real Estate
S4 Energy
Siemens
Shell
Shurgard
TotalEnergies
UBS Real Estate
UBM
Upfield
Van Wonen
Wooden City Karspeldreef
W.P. Carey
Yondr
Work highlights
- Advised Achmea Dutch Retail Property Fund on the acquisition of two retail portfolios with a total deal volume of €390m.
- Advised Neste as lead counsel on all legal aspects of its €1.5bn investment to expand its sustainable fuels production capacity.
- Advised ERGO Group on the refinancing of the Maas Tower in Rotterdam.
Netherlands > Intellectual property: Patents
NautaDutilh > Firm Profile
The firm: NautaDutilh is an international law firm practising Dutch, Belgian, and Luxembourg and Dutch-Caribbean law. The firm was founded in 1724 and is one of the largest in the Benelux region, with offices in Amsterdam, Rotterdam, Brussels, Luxembourg as well as in London and New York.
What has kept us relevant all these years is adaptive thinking. This subtle art is all about learning how to think instead of being taught what to think. It allows us to deal with change, learn from new situations and think on our feet when solving problems on behalf of our clients.
NautaDutilh places particular emphasis on combining expertise in those practice areas which are relevant to its clients’ business with an understanding of the underlying industries, and their strategic and economic drivers. This approach defines NautaDutilh’s organisation with its dedicated teams for particular sectors, including financial institutions, real estate, private equity, life sciences, healthcare and energy and natural resources. These teams are all multidisciplinary, combining deep sector knowledge with the highest level of legal expertise.
While its practice is anchored in the jurisdictions of Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg, NautaDutilh works with a substantial number of clients involved in cross-border and multi-jurisdictional transactions and proceedings. The firm works on a non-exclusive basis with leading law firms throughout the world.
Main areas of practice: NautaDutilh is characterised by its significant banking and finance, corporate and dispute resolution capabilities, strengthened by other extensive practice areas.
Banking and finance: NautaDutilh fields the largest acquisition finance, structured finance and general bank lending team in the Netherlands, advising on complex, one-off financing arrangements as well as on mainstream financing arrangements. In addition, NautaDutilh advises on derivatives, financial services and regulatory matters to almost every major domestic or international bank, financial institution and regulatory body with interests in the Netherlands.
Capital markets: NautaDutilh enjoys an international reach through its offices in London and New York. Its capital markets team advises on a range of equity offerings including IPOs, secondary offerings and rights issues. Their debt capital markets expertise includes MTN and commercial paper programmes, notes issues, repackagings and the emerging markets segment of the Eurobond market. Securitisations are an additional focus area within NautaDutilh both for the domestic market and for pan-European transactions, with particular expertise in relation to RMBS and covered bond programmes.
Competition: the NautaDutilh competition practice has an established merger control capability and has significant experience litigating both before the European courts and in the national arena. The team carries out litigation relating to cases involving State aid, cartel damages, merger control and to behavioural cases such as distribution and horizontal cooperation.
Corporate and M&A: NautaDutilh has a significant public M&A capability having advised on almost all transactions involving competing public offers for companies listed in the Netherlands. The team also advises on the buying and selling of domestic and international private companies and businesses. A specific area of expertise is supporting private equity transactions. The corporate team also provides a broad range of advice on corporate and commercial matters with particular emphasis on corporate governance, reorganisations and international joint ventures. The team’s ability to advise and to execute is strengthened by its civil law notarial practice.
Dispute resolution: NautaDutilh handles a broad range of litigation and arbitration relating to securities, transactions, insolvency and restructuring, officers’ and directors’ liability, insurance, IP, employment, regulatory, fiscal and administrative law related issues and commercial cases and benefits from having the only true stand-alone arbitration team in the Dutch market.
The firm is a leading player in class actions, having acted on the ground-breaking Converium case which established the Netherlands as the only European country that has enforced a worldwide class action settlement on an opt-out basis for investors who had been dismissed from a US securities class action by the US court.
Employment and pensions: as well as advising on the employment law aspects of corporate transactions, in particular with respect to consultation requirements, employee participation and the replacement, and employment terms, of board members, the NautaDutilh pensions and employment team advises on other contentious and non-contentious employment law matters, including collective and individual dismissals.
Insurance and liability: NautaDutilh provides a broad range of services to insurers, reinsurers and brokers, as well as to companies. The team advises on, and litigates in, all key areas of insurance and civil and commercial liability, including professional, medical, environmental and product liability. The team has extensive expertise in both contentious and non-contentious cases.
Intellectual property: NautaDutilh specialises in patent and trade mark litigation, but also enjoys considerable expertise in the areas of copyright, designs, and neighbouring and database rights, as well as advertising and domain name disputes. The firm litigates nationally and across borders in the Netherlands, Luxembourg and Belgium and regularly coordinates multi-jurisdictional litigation before European tribunals.
Real estate and infrastructure: with a substantial team of lawyers, the real estate and infrastructure team supports its clients through the entire life cycle of a real estate/infrastructure project from the development, construction and financing through to the operation of the underlying real estate or infrastructure. Specific areas of enabling expertise include finance, PPP, project development, asset management, landlord and tenant law, planning and zoning, environmental law and construction law.
Restructuring and insolvency: the team advises on financial restructurings as well as on insolvency related litigation and specialises in cross-border cases or cases with an international component. 80% of its cases are carried out in cooperation with foreign law firms.
Taxation: in addition to advising on the taxation aspects of corporate and financial transactions, the NautaDutilh taxation team has an established practice advising corporate clients on their ongoing tax affairs and tax planning.
Main Contacts
Department | Name | Telephone | |
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Arbitration | Mirjam van de Hel-Koedoot | ||
Arbitration | Kasper Krzeminski | ||
Asset Finance & Structured Finance | Arjan Scheltema | ||
Asset Finance & Structured Finance | Michaëla Ulrici | ||
Banking & Finance | Diederik Vriesendorp | ||
Banking & Finance; Regulatory; Investment Funds | Larissa Silverentand | ||
Banking & Finance; Regulatory; Investment Funds | Frans van der Eerden | ||
Banking & Finance; Regulatory | Jasha Sprecher | ||
Banking & Finance; Regulatory | Sven Uiterwijk | ||
Capital Markets | Petra Zijp | ||
Capital Markets | Antonia Netiv | ||
Corporate, M&A | Lieke van der Velden | ||
Employment, benefits and pensions | Homme ten Have | ||
Energy & Natural Resources | Harm Kerstholt | ||
Energy & Natural Resources | Jaap Jan Trommel | ||
EU & competition | Mauricette Schaufeli | ||
Fraud & White Collar Crime | Marike Bakker | ||
Information technology | Joris Willems | ||
Insurance & Liability | Stijn Franken | ||
Insurance & Liability | Sjoerd Meijer | ||
Life Sciences & healthcare | Ruud Smits | ||
Notarial | Wijnand Bossenbroek | ||
Private Equity | Gaike Dalenoord | ||
Private Equity | Joost den Engelsman | ||
Real Estate & Infrastructure | Kees Koetsier | ||
Real Estate & Infrastructure; Construction | David van Ee | ||
Restructuring/insolvency | Robert van Galen | ||
Restructuring/insolvency | Barbara Rumora-Scheltema | ||
Shipping, aviation and transport | Erik Geerling | ||
Taxation | Nico Blom | ||
Taxation | Chris Warner | ||
Telecoms | Joris Willems |
Lawyer Profiles
Photo | Name | Position | Profile |
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Mrs Marike Bakker | Managing Partner | View Profile | |
Mr Willem Bijveld | Partner | View Profile | |
Mrs Jacqueline Clement | Partner | View Profile | |
Mr Rutger Kalsbeek | Partner | View Profile | |
Mr Harm Kerstholt | Partner | View Profile | |
Mr Arjan Pors | Partner | View Profile | |
Mr Jeroen Preller | Partner | View Profile | |
Mr Edward Rijnhout | Associate Partner | View Profile | |
Mr Jaap Jan Trommel | Partner | View Profile | |
Mr Ole de Vries | Senior Associate | View Profile | |
Mrs Marianne de Waard-Preller | Advisor | View Profile | |
Mrs Sophie van Lanschot | Partner | View Profile | |
Mrs Lieke van der Velden | Managing Partner | View Profile | |
Mrs Mirjam von Meijenfeldt | Senior Associate | View Profile |
Staff Figures
Number of lawyers : 400+ at this office :Languages
Dutch English French German LuxembourgishOther
Contacts : Lieke van der Velden Contacts : Sjoerd Meijer Contacts : Marike Bakker Offices : Amsterdam Offices : Brussels Offices : London Offices : Luxembourg Offices : New York Offices : RotterdamNautaDutilh > Firm Profile
The firm: NautaDutilh is an international law firm practising Dutch, Belgian, and Luxembourg and Dutch-Carribean law. The firm was founded in 1724 and is one of the largest in the Benelux region, with offices in Amsterdam, Rotterdam, Brussels, Luxembourg as well as in London and New York.
What has kept us relevant all these years is adaptive thinking. This subtle art is all about learning how to think instead of being taught what to think. It allows us to deal with change, learn from new situations and think on our feet when solving problems on behalf of our clients.
NautaDutilh places particular emphasis on combining expertise in those practice areas which are relevant to its clients’ business with an understanding of the underlying industries, and their strategic and economic drivers. This approach defines NautaDutilh’s organisation with its dedicated teams for particular sectors, including financial institutions, real estate, private equity, life sciences, healthcare and energy and natural resources. These teams are all multidisciplinary, combining deep sector knowledge with the highest level of legal expertise.
While its practice is anchored in the jurisdictions of Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg, NautaDutilh works with a substantial number of clients involved in cross-border and multi-jurisdictional transactions and proceedings. The firm works on a non-exclusive basis with leading law firms throughout the world.
Main areas of practice: NautaDutilh is characterised by its significant banking and finance, corporate and dispute resolution capabilities, strengthened by other extensive practice areas.
Banking and finance: NautaDutilh fields the largest acquisition finance, structured finance and general bank lending team in the Netherlands, advising on complex, one-off financing arrangements as well as on mainstream financing arrangements. In addition, NautaDutilh advises on derivatives, financial services and regulatory matters to almost every major domestic or international bank, financial institution and regulatory body with interests in the Netherlands.
Capital markets: NautaDutilh enjoys an international reach through its offices in London and New York. Its capital markets team advises on a range of equity offerings including IPOs, secondary offerings and rights issues. Their debt capital markets expertise includes MTN and commercial paper programmes, notes issues, repackagings and the emerging markets segment of the Eurobond market. Securitisations are an additional focus area within NautaDutilh both for the domestic market and for pan-European transactions, with particular expertise in relation to RMBS and covered bond programmes.
Competition: the NautaDutilh competition practice has an established merger control capability and has significant experience litigating both before the European courts and in the national arena. The team carries out litigation relating to cases involving State aid, cartel damages, merger control and to behavioural cases such as distribution and horizontal cooperation.
Corporate and M&A: NautaDutilh has a significant public M&A capability having advised on almost all transactions involving competing public offers for companies listed in the Netherlands. The team also advises on the buying and selling of domestic and international private companies and businesses. A specific area of expertise is supporting private equity transactions. The corporate team also provides a broad range of advice on corporate and commercial matters with particular emphasis on corporate governance, reorganisations and international joint ventures. The team’s ability to advise and to execute is strengthened by its civil law notarial practice.
Dispute resolution: NautaDutilh handles a broad range of litigation and arbitration relating to securities, transactions, insolvency and restructuring, officers’ and directors’ liability, insurance, IP, employment, regulatory, fiscal and administrative law related issues and commercial cases and benefits from having the only true stand-alone arbitration team in the Dutch market.
The firm is a leading player in class actions, having acted on the ground-breaking Converium case which established the Netherlands as the only European country that has enforced a worldwide class action settlement on an opt-out basis for investors who had been dismissed from a US securities class action by the US court.
Employment and pensions: as well as advising on the employment law aspects of corporate transactions, in particular with respect to consultation requirements, employee participation and the replacement, and employment terms, of board members, the NautaDutilh pensions and employment team advises on other contentious and non-contentious employment law matters, including collective and individual dismissals.
Insurance and liability: NautaDutilh provides a broad range of services to insurers, reinsurers and brokers, as well as to companies. The team advises on, and litigates in, all key areas of insurance and civil and commercial liability, including professional, medical, environmental and product liability. The team has extensive expertise in both contentious and non-contentious cases.
Intellectual property: NautaDutilh specialises in patent and trade mark litigation, but also enjoys considerable expertise in the areas of copyright, designs, and neighbouring and database rights, as well as advertising and domain name disputes. The firm litigates nationally and across borders in the Netherlands, Luxembourg and Belgium and regularly coordinates multi-jurisdictional litigation before European tribunals.
Real estate and infrastructure: with a substantial team of lawyers, the real estate and infrastructure team supports its clients through the entire life cycle of a real estate/infrastructure project from the development, construction and financing through to the operation of the underlying real estate or infrastructure. Specific areas of enabling expertise include finance, PPP, project development, asset management, landlord and tenant law, planning and zoning, environmental law and construction law.
Restructuring and insolvency: the team advises on financial restructurings as well as on insolvency related litigation and specialises in cross-border cases or cases with an international component. 80% of its cases are carried out in cooperation with foreign law firms.
Taxation: in addition to advising on the taxation aspects of corporate and financial transactions, the NautaDutilh taxation team has an established practice advising corporate clients on their ongoing tax affairs and tax planning.
Main Contacts
Department | Name | Telephone | |
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Asset and structured finance | Arjan Scheltema | ||
Asset and structured finance | Michaëla Ulrici | ||
Banking and finance | Arjan Pors | ||
Banking and Finance | Pim Rank | ||
Banking and Finance | David Viëtor | ||
Capital markets | Petra Zijp | ||
Civil law notary | Wijnand Bossenbroek | ||
Civil law notary | Marianne de Waard-Preller | ||
Construction and property | David van Dijk | ||
Construction and property | David van Ee | ||
Corporate, M&A | Lieke van der Velden | ||
Dispute resolution | Rutger Kalsbeek | ||
Dispute Resolution | Paul Olden | ||
Dispute Resolution | Daan Lunsingh Scheurleer | ||
Employment, benefits and pensions | Homme ten Have | ||
EU and competition | Mauricette Schaufeli | ||
Energy and utilities | JaapJan Trommel | ||
Fraud and white-collar crime | Marike Bakker | ||
Insolvency and restructuring | Robert van Galen | ||
Insolvency and restructuring | Barbara Rumora - Scheltema | ||
Insurance and liability | Stijn Franken | ||
Insurance and liability | Sjoerd Meijer | ||
Intellectual Property | Anne Marie Verschuur | ||
Private Equity | Gaike Dalenoord | ||
Private Equity | Joost den Engelsman | ||
Private Equity | David Viëtor | ||
Public Law | Jochem Spaans | ||
Shipping, aviation and transport | Erik Geerling | ||
Taxation | Nico Blom | ||
Taxation | Chris Warner |
Staff Figures
Number of lawyers : 400+ at this office :Languages
Dutch English French German LuxembourgishOther
Contacts : Lieke van der Velden Contacts : Sjoerd Meijer Contacts : Chris Warner Offices : Amsterdam Offices : Brussels Offices : London Offices : Luxembourg Offices : New York Offices : RotterdamDiversity/Community
At NautaDutilh, we aim to meet our clients’ needs, contribute to their success and create an inspiring and challenging working environment for our employees. We embrace independence and integrity towards our clients, employees, stakeholders and society at large.
Taking responsibility for the effects of our activities from a social, ecological and economic perspective is a fundamental part of how we think and act. We are firmly rooted in society and actively contribute to the way it functions, based on our specific competences and our diversity, in a way that is true to our character. That same mission was of equal importance to one of our founders, Tobias Asser, who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1911.
Today, we are involved in and support a wide range of activities, such as the Lawyers for Lawyers Foundation where we sit on the board, and are the exclusive legal advisers to the SI² fund, which invests in innovative, socially responsible companies. We also participate in Pro Bono Connect and are among the 13 law firms that support the public interest clearinghouse. We set aside time to contribute to new legislation and regulations through consultation procedures, and encourage the relatively large number of academics in our ranks to take part in them. In addition to various internal initiatives, many of our people are active in political, social and/or cultural activities and events outside of work.
Sustainability
Sustainable development has always been high on NautaDutilh’s list of priorities. The Think Green Committee has played a key role in fostering environmental awareness within thefirm since 2004. The committee’s aim is to raise environmental awareness through actionswhich involve everyone, such as the reduce of paper and energy consumption and the useof public transport or bike.
Diversity Committee
We are firmly convinced of the benefits of a diverse workforce. It has been on our priority list since 2001. A more active approach was taken in 2005 by the establishment of a firmwide Diversity Committee. Together with other law firms, we’ve also created the Women in Law (WIL) Program, a training program for young female lawyers intended to improve their soft skills and provide them with the tools they need to succeed in the legal profession.
Children and Law
We are especially dedicated to playing an active role in society for children who have poor access to ‘law’. One of the organisations we support in this light is KidsRights, which promotes the well-being of vulnerable children across the world and advocates for the realization of their rights. We also support JINC, giving young people a better chance for the future, and introduce children from underprivileged neighbourhoods to the concept of ‘law’ at the IMC Weekend School. We also provide legal services the Kindertelefoon (Child Helpline) on a pro bono basis.
International capabilities
International Business
Founded in 1724, we have literally centuries of experience in advising in complex cross-border and multi-jurisdictional proceedings and transactions. More than 50% of our clients have their corporate headquarters outside the Benelux countries.
Clients
We have long-standing relationships with most of our clients, which marks our goal: we are in for the long run. We strive to contribute to our clients’ business with an understanding of the underlying industries, and their strategic and economic drivers. In an ever-increasing competitive environment, we believe that we can make a difference to our clients by combining the best expertise of our multidisciplinary teams, by our proactive approach as well as by offering an exceptional client experience at every moment. The firm has worked with a diverse range of international clients including Airbus, Apollo, Bank of America, Carlyle, Daimler, Deloitte, Deutsche Bank, Johnson & Johnson, Mylan, Samsung, Shell, Uber or Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield to name just a few.
Teams
Our lawyers are truly international in practice and culture. Most have studied abroad, worked in our London or New York offices* or at one of our “good friend” law firms abroad. They regularly travel to meet with clients and co-counsel in an effort to truly understand and address client needs. They have a deep understanding of the many ways in which people from other cultures conduct business. NautaDutilh has permanent teams (country desks) to monitor presence and competences in markets other than Belgium, the Netherlands, the Netherlands Antilles and Luxembourg. Our current teams monitor market developments and players in China, India, Japan, Germany and France. The country desks help NautaDutilh’s clients find their way round in the country concerned. The country desks also assist foreign clients in finding their way round in the Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg.
Network
Our clients benefit from our strong international network which is currently covering more than 140 jurisdictions in the world. Firms in this network include full service as well as specialised law firms. Since our foundation in 1724 we have stuck to our strategy of being an independent law firm. As a result, our clients get highest value for money since we are having no constraints due to formal alliances or having to cross-sell fixed networks. Every company, every jurisdiction and every situation is unique; thanks to our approach our clients can be sure to get the most suitable legal expert, taking into account the quality of their reputation, understanding of the relevant businesses, technical advice and client service. We cultivate our relations with other firms. By striving to excel client wishes, we have become a member of a fraternity of firms around the globe with the same approach.
Offices
We have offices in Amsterdam, Rotterdam, Brussels and Luxembourg, as well as in London and New York*. We assist our clients in our domestic markets of the Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg and worldwide.
*NautaDutilh practices Dutch, Belgian, Luxembourg and Dutch Caribbean law.
- Banking and finance: asset finance and structured finance
- Banking and finance: Financial services regulatory
- Banking and finance: lender or arranger side
- Capital markets: equity
- Commercial, corporate and M&A
- Dispute resolution: Commercial litigation
- Dispute resolution: Mediation
- Energy
- Fintech
- Fraud and white-collar crime
- Insurance
- Private equity
- Restructuring and insolvency
- Transport
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Banking and finance: Borrower side
- Capital markets: debt
- Dispute resolution: arbitration
- Employment
- Environment and planning
- EU and competition
- Industry focus: healthcare and life sciences
- Industry focus: Information technology
- Industry focus: retail
- Industry focus: telecoms
- Investment funds
- Project finance and PFI
- Tax