Mrs Lisette Bieleveld > Van Doorne > Amsterdam, Netherlands > Lawyer Profile

At Van Doorne, the food and beverages practice has a solid track record in advising on a broad range of commercial, corporate and contentious matters in the sector. Under the leadership of Lisette Bieleveld, the group handles cross-border matters concerning food-related M&A, distribution agreements and product recalls. Bieleveld is a key contact for contractual work and disputes in the industry; she is ably supported by Florence Verbeek, who is well versed in advising on consumer and product liability, product recalls and commercial contracts.

Commercial contracts and litigation expert Lisette Bieleveld leads the Amsterdam-based retail and consumer goods practice at Van Doorne. Fielding a sizeable team, the practice continues to serve domestic and multinational clients in the retail sector on a wide range of issues from commercial contracts and litigation to ESG, real estate, consumer protection law and competition law. The team has advised high street retailers on distribution, franchise and agency agreements as well as strategic alliances. For fashion and cosmetics clients it assists with e-commerce, commercial and data protection issues. Aiding retail sector clients with leasing and financing outlets and shopping centres and advising supermarket chains and manufacturers on tax issues and investments are also key parts of the practice. Sarah Beeston is noted for her knowledge of competition law matters.

Van Doorne has continued to increase its bench strength in the dispute resolution practice with the hire of Ralph Ubels from NautaDutilh, further bolstering its financial litigation offering. Ubels is noted for working on disputes involving duty of care and financial regulatory issues. The sizeable team handles large commercial litigation, class actions and corporate litigation for domestic and international clients. It often acts in cross-border cases and acts as international co-counsel with overseas law firms on particularly complex disputes. Shareholder disputes before the Enterprise Chamber, and financial, restructuring and insolvency litigation are all notable pillars of the practice. Daan Beenders leads the team from Amsterdam and specialises in liability law, procedural law and class actions. Jasper Leedekerken handles civil liability issues; Sjoerd Kamerbeek is a corporate litigation specialist; and Lisette Bieleveld focuses on contractual litigation.