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Anna leads our Environment & Planning practice. She is an expert in the complex areas of environment and enforcement law, with a special interest in permits, compliance and nitrogen related issues. She works in close collaboration with her clients including a wide range of leading companies in the energy, industrial and chemical sectors. She also advises developers and public bodies, such as municipalities and provinces. Anna represents her clients before the Dutch courts and in negotiations with government agencies and other public authorities. In addition, she represents non-profit organisations in actions against the State. Please visit the Stibbe website for more details: https://www.stibbe.com/people/anna-collignon.

Astrid Helstone

Astrid specialises in litigation and advising on individual and collective employment law issues. She advises many large financial institutions on strategic and cross-border employment issues associated with financial regulations. In such matters she regularly handles capital requirements restrictions for executive compensation & incentive schemes and the remuneration rules for alternative investment funds. Furthermore, Astrid advises companies dealing with strategic employment law issues associated with large restructurings, collective redundancies and on Dutch and European works council issues. Please visit the Stibbe website for more details: https://www.stibbe.com/people/astrid-helstone.

Barbara Bier

Barbara is a former Stibbe partner and civil law notary. She has been practising law since 1988, and today advises a range of clients in her role as of counsel. Her experience and specialisations cover a broad range of areas including corporate governance, ESG, capital protection rules, liability of managing directors and supervisory directors, and other areas of company law. On these matters, Barbara works in close partnerships with both national and international clients (including listed companies). Please visit the Stibbe website for more details: https://www.stibbe.com/people/barbara-bier.

Björn van der Klip

Björn’s practice focuses on mergers and acquisitions, private equity, governance and securities law matters. He has particular expertise in public M&A. Björn is a partner in the Corporate / M&A group and heads our private equity practice in Amsterdam. Please visit the Stibbe website for more details: https://www.stibbe.com/people/bjorn-van-der-klip.

Boris Cammelbeeck

Tijn specialises in administrative law, environment and planning, public private partnership and government liability. He advises and litigates on behalf of his clients from the public sector (ministries, provinces, municipalities, public professional associations) and the private sector (nuclear energy, chemical industry, project development, building and construction), before both civil and administrative courts. Tijn has a wide experience in the negotiation and drafting of contracts, and in conflict resolution with public authorities. He gives second opinions and is regularly requested to act as an arbiter, mediator or binding adviser in complex matters. Please visit the Stibbe website: https://www.stibbe.com/people/tijn-kortmann.

Branda Katan

Branda specialises in international litigation. Her fields of work include collective actions and complex contractual disputes, often with cross-border or regulatory aspects. She has acted in a broad spectrum of cases comprising ESG-related matters, industrial accidents and consumer rights cases, for clients in manufacturing, mining, tech, aviation and many others. Branda is Professor by Special Appointment for the Corporate Litigation chair at Leiden University. Please visit the Stibbe website for more details: https://www.stibbe.com/people/branda-katan.

Daan Doorenbos

Daan's experience includes dealing with all areas of compliance with securities, financial, tax and environmental legislation. Furthermore, he provides representation and assistance for (listed) companies and their directors facing criminal investigations or prosecutions. He also has a lot of experience with major out-of-court settlements. Please visit the Stibbe website for more details: https://www.stibbe.com/people/daan-doorenbos.

Daphne Rijkers

Daphne specialises in commercial litigation, combining her expertise on complex cases with clear pragmatism. She handles a variety of matters such as corporate fraud, contractual and tort disputes, matters of enforcement and execution of claims. Daphne is experienced in civil attachment law and regularly advises international clients on the execution of foreign judgments in the Netherlands. In addition, she represents financial institutions in proceedings regarding financial disputes. Please visit the Stibbe website for more details: https://www.stibbe.com/people/daphne-rijkers.

David Orobio de Castro

David heads our real estate practice specialising in projects, project finance, real-estate and tenders. David’s experience includes PPP/PFI (DBFM(O)), property development, property finance, real estate and concession contracts, including concessions for public transport, water, energy and waste. In addition, David regularly advises on the European and national procurement regulations ("aanbestedingsrecht"). David is also a widely published author and lecturer on this subject. Please visit the Stibbe website for more details: https://www.stibbe.com/people/david-orobio-de-castro.

Derk Lemstra

Derk advises on capital markets transactions, securities matters, mergers & acquisitions and corporate governance questions. He was the managing partner of our firm in Amsterdam from 2014 through 2019. Derk acts on behalf of domestic and international clients, both listed and privately held. Over the years he has advised on many of initial public offerings and other securities offerings in the Dutch market. Please visit the Stibbe website for more details: https://www.stibbe.com/people/derk-lemstra.

Duco de Boer

Duco focuses his practice on M&A (public and private), private equity and restructuring. Please visit the Stibbe website for more details: https://www.stibbe.com/en/people/d/duco-de-boer.

Egbert Vroom

Egbert specialises in the complex areas of corporate law and corporate litigation, delivering pragmatic, commercial and value adding legal advice. He regularly advises corporate clients and financial institutions on mergers and acquisition. This includes public offers and public and private placements of securities, and on general corporate and securities law matters. Egbert also conducts legal proceedings in corporate issues relating to warranty claims, director's liability matters, we well as proceedings before the enterprise chamber of the Amsterdam Court of Appeal. He has a JD in Dutch civil law from the University of Amsterdam (1995), together with an LL.M in corporate law from New York University (1996). Egbert is a member of the Dutch Bar Association and the New York State Bar Associations.

Fons Leijten

Fons specialises in corporate litigation and advice, creating close partnerships with his clients in every case. He is often engaged in matters before the Enterprise Chamber of the Amsterdam Court of Appeal and as counsel in international commercial arbitration and litigation. As a litigator and corporate law advisor his focus areas include issues and disputes relating to corporate governance, corporate restructuring, public tender offers, related party transactions, mergers and acquisitions and directors’ liability. Please visit the Stibbe website for more details: https://www.stibbe.com/people/fons-leijten.

Gertjan Boekraad

Gertjan specialises in complex commercial litigation. In legal proceedings, he represents a variety of clients both national and international, ranging from financial institutions to leading businesses. His practice involves a wide range of civil liability issues, including disputes concerning various types of contracts, tort litigation, professional liability disputes, and banking and securities litigation. He also represents auditors of big accountancy firms in proceedings before the disciplinary courts for auditors. Gertjan is also an insolvency expert and litigates over issues such as the validation of claims, fraudulent preference and director's liability. Please visit the Stibbe website for more details: https://www.stibbe.com/people/gertjan-boekraad.

Heleen Kersten

Heleen’s expertise and experience focus on mergers and acquisitions, equity capital markets, corporate law and corporate governance. She acts on behalf of leading domestic and international clients, both listed and privately held. Please visit the Stibbe website for more details: https://www.stibbe.com/people/heleen-kersten.

Ingmar de Groot

Ingmar's expertise spans every aspect of construction law and commercial project development, providing his clients with the practical and concise advice they require. He advises on large, high value and technically complex construction and infrastructure projects. ngmar has proven expertise in advising on a full range of building contracts (including UAV, UAV-gc and FIDIC contracts) and public private partnerships / private finance initiatives (PPP/PFI and DBFM(O) contracts). Of particular note is Ingmar’s litigation expertise, regularly representing clients involved in construction and real estate related conflicts before the courts, dispute adjudication boards and arbitration tribunals both in the Netherlands and abroad. Please visit the Stibbe website for more details: https://www.stibbe.com/people/ingmar-de-groot.

Ingrid Viertelhauzen

Ingrid specialises in banking and finance, handling a broad range of regulatory and compliance matters for financial institutions. She also handles many complex cases relating to investment management, and advises listed companies with respect to ongoing requirements in the Netherlands. Please visit the Stibbe website for more details: https://www.stibbe.com/people/ingrid-viertelhauzen.

Jaap van Slooten

Jaap primarily assists clients through challenging litigious cases. He litigates against unions on some of the most complex cases in the Netherlands. He also deals with collective employment issues such as company closures and strikes. Jaap’s expertise in litigation also encompasses pension matters for employers and pensions funds, regarding indexation and additional payment matters. Furthermore, Jaap handles management issues such as dismissal and reward. Please visit the Stibbe website for more details: https://www.stibbe.com/people/jaap-van-slooten.

Jakoline Winkels

Jakoline specialises in corporate criminal law. She represents companies and individuals facing allegations of (tax) fraud and other economic offences. She specialises in defending directors subject to criminal investigations (‘feitelijk leidinggevers’). Jakoline litigates in matters related to alleged (tax) fraud, violations of the Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing Act (‘Wwft’) and other economic offences, including environmental offences. Jakoline also has broad experience in article 12 procedures. Please visit the Stibbe website for more details: https://www.stibbe.com/people/jakoline-winkels.

Jan van Oosten

Jan provides strategic advice to guide his clients through the continuously developing area of European and national planning, environmental and nature conservation law. Jan is an expert in his field, in which climate change and the energy transition have prominent place. He advises and litigates on behalf of companies and governmental bodies in complex and large-scale developments concerning, for example, housing, retail, energy (including wind) and leisure. Please visit the Stibbe website for more details: https://www.stibbe.com/people/jan-van-oosten.

Jan Reinier van Angeren

Specialising in administrative law, Jan Reinier’s work includes advising local governments and large project development companies on various matters related to general public law. His expertise also comprises of administrative litigation, environmental law, planning law, subsidies and compliance. Furthermore, he is an expert on public transport and railway law. Please visit the Stibbe website for more details: https://www.stibbe.com/people/jan-reinier-van-angeren.

Jeroen Kortmann

Jeroen heads Stibbe's International Litigation Group. His experience of acting as a defence counsel in cross-border litigation is unrivaled. Jeroen’s main areas of specialization are: tort law, collective redress, competition damages litigation, contractual disputes and insurance litigation. Please visit the Stibbe website for more details: https://www.stibbe.com/people/jeroen-kortmann.

Jeroen Smits

Jeroen specialises in Dutch domestic and international taxation with a focus on M&A and private equity transactions, structured finance, capital markets transactions and investment fund structuring. His clients include large multinational companies, financial institutions and private equity firms. Please visit Stibbe website for more details: https://www.stibbe.com/people/jeroen-smits.

Job van Hooff

Job co-heads the restructuring practice of Stibbe’s Amsterdam office. He acts on cross-border financial restructuring, including through English schemes of arrangements, and distressed transactions for a range of high profile borrowers and lenders. Job also represents clients in litigation relating to bankruptcy or insolvency and he is regularly appointed by the court as an administrator and bankruptcy trustee. In each case, he works closely with his clients guiding them through any complexities. Please visit the Stibbe website for more details: https://www.stibbe.com/people/job-van-hooff.

Li Wee Toh

With two decades of experience in private practice and in-house, Li Wee has essential knowledge and expertise to offer her clients. Li Wee specialises in the energy and industrial sectors on project development (including onshore and offshore wind parks, gas fired power plants and hydrogen projects), complex commercial contracts (including power purchase agreements, industrial supply agreements and CO2 capture and storage agreements) and mergers and acquisitions. Please visit the Stibbe website for more details: https://www.stibbe.com/people/li-wee-toh.

Maarten de Bruin

Maarten advises domestic and international clients on the finance and tax aspects of commercial transactions with a clear understanding of their commercial goals. He is primarily focused on the industrial and real estate sector. Please visit the Stibbe website for more details: http://www.stibbe.com/en/people/m/maarten-de-bruin

Manon Cremers

Manon is a civil law notary and specialises in corporate law, particularly in relation to corporate governance, mergers and acquisitions, capital markets and other matters of company law for national and international (listed) clients. Her work includes the incorporation of companies, partnerships, cooperative associations and foundations, corporate acquisitions and disposals, (cross-border) mergers and demergers, security rights (pledge and mortgage), share issues and transfers, and listings and delistings. Please visit the Stibbe website for more details: https://www.stibbe.com/people/manon-cremers.

Marieke Driessen

Marieke acts for large Dutch and international corporates, financial institutions, investment funds and other financial market participants. She specialises in banking, capital markets, structured finance and project finance, as well as regulatory issues in the financial markets. Her practice involves a broad range of transactions in the financial markets, including credit facilities, project financings, capital markets transactions, structured finance, restructurings and regulatory issues in the financial markets. Please visit the Stibbe website for more details: https://www.stibbe.com/people/marieke-driessen.

Martin In de Braekt

As the head of our energy and industry group, Martin has proven experience and understanding of the legal and business aspects in the energy and industry sectors. Martin has acted as counsel to many energy and industrial companies in business and financial matters, creating tailored legal solutions. Furthermore, he has handled matters for sponsors, developers, contractors, lenders and other parties in energy and industrial projects, including project finance and litigation. Please visit the Stibbe website for more details: https://www.stibbe.com/people/martin-in-de-braekt.

Matthijs Kuijpers

Matthijs specialises in complex international arbitration and litigation. He represents national and international clients in disputes concerning M&A, directors' and officers' liability, banking litigation, complicated contractual disputes and mass damages claims. Matthijs regularly acts as Dutch counsel in arbitration and litigation matters affecting both the Netherlands and various other jurisdictions, including the US, UK, Germany and Japan. His practice involves acting as counsel in arbitration proceedings administered by leading arbitration institutes such as the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) and the Netherlands Arbitration Institute (NAI), as well as in ad hoc arbitration proceedings and before international commercial courts such as the Netherlands Commercial Court. Please visit the Stibbe website for more details: https://www.stibbe.com/people/matthijs-kuijpers.

Michael Molenaars

Michael is head of our tax practice group, and previously a resident partner at our London and New York offices, Michael’s expertise is global. His specialisms include domestic and international taxation with particular emphasis on M&A and private equity transactions, corporate reorganisations and investment fund structures. Michael guides large multinational companies, financial institutions and private equity firms through every stage of technically complex issues, including contentious issues, ensuring all their needs are met. Please visit the Stibbe website for more details: https://www.stibbe.com/en/people/m/michael-molenaars.

Monique van der Linden

Monique advises high-profile companies, including their directors and employees, in complex matters related to economic offences such as fraud, corruption, money laundering and forgery. Monique has experience with cases with both criminal law aspects and regulatory aspects governed by administrative law. She also assists in disciplinary proceedings and has specialist expertise in the market relating to audit firms and accountancy. She also provides legal assistance should there be a possible concurrence of criminal investigations and investigations by a Dutch or international regulator such as the Dutch Authority for the Financial Markets, the Inspectorate SZW, the Human Environment and Transport Inspectorate (ILT), the Dutch Safety Board (OVV), OLAF or the World Bank. Monique also conducts internal investigations and gives advice on possible compliance issues with applicable rules and regulations. Please visit the Stibbe website for more details: https://www.stibbe.com/people/monique-van-der-linden.

Muriël Rosing

Muriël is an expert in corporate and white collar crime. She advises high-profile companies as well as their directors and/or employees in complex matters related to fraud (fraude), corruption (omkoping), money laundering (witwassen) and other (economic) offences. Muriël provides companies with advice and training on the compliance with applicable laws and regulations and conducts internal investigations (interne onderzoeken) within companies into the compliance with such laws and regulations. Furthermore, Muriël acts as a defense lawyer in investigations and proceedings related to corporate and white collar crime. Please visit the Stibbe website for more details: https://www.stibbe.com/people/muriel-rosing.

Niek Groenendijk

Niek advises (multinational) corporates, financial institutions, investment funds and other financial market participants on a broad range of debt financing transactions and associated (regulatory) matters. He specialises in banking, capital markets, structured finance and securitisations, as well as regulatory issues in the financial markets. Niek acts for large Dutch and international corporates, financial institutions, investment funds and other financial market participants. His experience includes advising borrowers and lenders on financings, intercreditor and hedging arrangements in a wide range of sectors. Please visit the Stibbe website for more details: https://www.stibbe.com/people/niek-groenendijk.

Nima Lorjé

Associate Partner

Nora Offergelt

Practical in her approach, Nora’s expertise focuses on equity capital markets transactions, mergers and acquisitions and private equity investments. Furthermore, Nora provides advice on general corporate law and matters of corporate governance. In addition, her experience includes banking and finance transactions such as syndicated lending, acquisition finance and debt capital market transactions. Please visit the Stibbe website for more details: https://www.stibbe.com/people/nora-offergelt.

Paul Vestering

Paul has proven expertise in his specialist areas including employment law, pension law and works council matters. He handles many complex matters such as executive remuneration and terminations, corporate governance and collective labour issues with unions and works councils. Litigation is also a key aspect of Paul’s practice. He deals with the employment aspects of corporate restructuring and transactions. Furthermore, he is a certified pension lawyer and advises employers and pension funds in such matters. Please visit the Stibbe website for more details: https://www.stibbe.com/people/paul-vestering.

Pieter Schütte

Pieter is a partner in our Corporate and Equity Capital Markets groups. He represents corporate clients, private equity funds and investment banks on initial public offerings, rights issues and secondary offerings. He also advises on corporate transactions and reorganisations. Please visit the Stibbe website for more details: https://www.stibbe.com/people/pieter-schutte.

Rein Wesseling

Rein regularly assists companies in their dealings with national courts, national competition authorities, the EU Commission and the European courts. His expertise covers all areas of EU and competition law including cartels, joint ventures, abuse of dominance and state aid law. He assists clients across numerous business sectors from fast moving consumer goods to pharmaceuticals. Please visit the Stibbe website for details: https://www.stibbe.com/people/rein-wesseling.

Rein van Helden

Rein acts for financial institutions and domestic and international corporate clients on banking and financing transactions. Rein has a broad experience in syndicated lending, acquisition finance, property finance, securitisation and debt capital markets transactions. Please visit the Stibbe website for more details: https://www.stibbe.com/people/rein-van-helden.

Reinout de Boer

Reinout specialises in domestic and international taxation with particular emphasis on mergers and acquisitions, private equity transactions tax controversy and corporate reorganisations. Please visit the Stibbe website for more details: https://www.stibbe.com/en/people/r/reinout-de-boer.

Roderik Vrolijk

Roderik Vrolijk specialises in financial regulation, focusing in particular on fintech and innovation in the financial sector. His expertise includes advising clients on market access queries, licence applications, product launches, and their dealings with the Dutch and European financial regulators. He works closely together with Stibbe's technology teams in Amsterdam and Brussels to assist clients in navigating the regulatory challenges and opportunities arising from new technologies and the introduction of innovative products in the financial sector. Roderik advises a wide range of Dutch and international financial institutions and service providers. His clients include banks, insurers, asset managers, investors and fintechs, such as payment services providers, e-money institutions, consumer credit providers and crypto services providers. Please visit the Stibbe website for more details: https://www.stibbe.com/people/roderik-vrolijk.

Rogier Raas

Rogier acts as counsel to financial institutions in connection with a broad range of regulatory and compliance matters. In addition, he represents listed companies, financial institutions and institutional investors on the negotiation, documentation and settlement of securities transactions and investment management mandates. He also represents financial institutions in connection with internal or external investigations, or enforcement action taken by the Netherlands Authority for the Financial Markets (Autoriteit Financiële Markten) or the Dutch Central Bank (De Nederlandsche Bank). Please visit the Stibbe website for more details: https://www.stibbe.com/people/rogier-raas.

Roos Elemans

Roos specialises in EU and national competition law and is also an expert in foreign investment regulations. She advises on a wide range of competition law matters, including courts in cartel investigations, abuse of dominance cases, complex cross-border merger control and foreign investment (including FDI and Foreign Subsidies) cases. Please visit the Stibbe website for more information: https://www.stibbe.com/people/roos-elemans.

Soeradj Ramsanjhal

Soeradj advises financial institutions in the Netherlands and abroad on a broad range of complex regulatory, compliance and enforcement matters. Soeradj is an all-round financial regulation lawyer advising on many (complex) subjects relating to market access, ongoing requirements for licensed institutions and enforcement-related issues. Soeradj has a particular focus on the payments market, anti-money laundering and anti-terrorism financing and sanctions regulations, fintech, criminal and administrative law enforcement, internal investigations, fraud, market abuse, the trust sector, remuneration in the financial sector, general compliance and integrity, M&A in the financial sector, and dealing with regulators (including administrative litigation). Soeradj is part of both the Stibbe Financial Markets practice group and the Criminal Law practice group. Please visit the Stibbe website for more details: https://www.stibbe.com/people/soeradj-ramsanjhal.

Tijn Kortmann

Tim de Greve

Tim has proven expertise and knowledge in his specialist area of commercial litigation. His practice covers a wide range of areas including corporate fraud, directors’ fraud, and contractual and tort disputes. His experience also encompasses conducting internal investigations on behalf of corporate clients and large governmental institutions. Tim handles these complex matters for listed companies, financial institutions and large privately held companies. Please visit the Stibbe website for more details: https://www.stibbe.com/people/tim-de-greve.

Tom Barkhuysen

Tom is a lawyer and acts for companies, developers and public bodies, such as municipalities, provinces, education and other public institutions, advising them on public law issues and representing them in negotiations and before the Dutch and European courts. His specialisms include general administrative law, financial public law, compliance and sanctions, expropriation, governmental liability (e.g. unlawful legislation), public access to governmental documents and public transport and aviation. Furthermore, he specialises in public law litigation, law of public organisations, fundamental human rights, state aid, European administrative law and education law. Please visit the Stibbe website for more details: https://www.stibbe.com/people/tom-barkhuysen.

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