Cees-Frans Greeven, managing partner, lawyer and tax lawyer, focuses on advising clients on the Dutch and Luxembourg aspects of corporate and PEVC transactions, including spin-offs, international restructurings and corporate joint ventures. Cees-Frans also works with institutional and private clients on issues related to investment management.
Lawyers
Epke Spijkerman, partner and lawyer, specializes in employment and employee participation law aspects of (international) mergers and acquisitions, business transfers, reorganisations and dismissal proceedings (collective and individual). Epke has extensive experience in advising and litigating for national and international companies, including listed multinationals.
Friederike Henke, lawyer (advocaat and Rechtsanwältin) at BUREN, heads BURENs German Desk. She specializes in international corporate law, mergers & acquisitions, reorganizations and restructurings. Friederike advises multinationals and midsized companies in (international) transactions and in their day-to-day legal work. In that respect, she regularly works with lawyers from abroad.
IJsbrand Uljée, Tax Lawyer at BUREN, advises his clients on Dutch tax aspects of (domestic and international) transactions such as mergers, acquisitions, and (re)structurings of investements and debt.
IJsbrand has been working as a Tax Lawyer in the international tax practice at the big four and an international tax boutique firm since 2012.
Ingrid de Haan, partner and candidate civil law notary, is specialized in (international) corporate law. She advises in particular multinationals, listed and medium-sized companies on different areas such as setting up structures, restructurings, financings, demergers, mergers, acquisitions and share transactions.
Ingrid Cools, lawyer at BUREN, specialises in assisting in mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures and restructurings. She advises both national and international companies in (cross-border) transactions and assists both strategic and private equity parties. Ingrid regularly works with international law firms in cross-border transactions.
Jan Holthuis, partner and lawyer at BUREN, is an experienced advisor in China related cross-border mergers and acquisitions and corporate restructuring, international technology transfers, product liability insurance claims and international arbitration. Jan is active in the China legal practice since 1995 and predominantly living and working in China since 2009.
Jan Greijdanus, counsel and candidate civil law notary (in the Netherlands), specializes in (cross-border) (re)structuring, corporate governance and corporate law aspects of M&A transactions. Jan has specific experience in real estate law. He advises clients, such as real estate holdings and funds, at the intersection of corporate and real estate law.
Kenji Okano-Heijmans, a Dutch qualified lawyer at BUREN, was admitted to the Dutch Bar in 2011. Kenji coordinates legal services for Japanese clients in the European Market. He focuses his practice in the area of trade law, corporate law and employment law.
Klaas van der Graaf, partner and lawyer at BUREN, specialises in commercial contracting and commercial litigation, with over 10 years of experience acquired both in private practice and as an inhouse counsel for a large automotive company.
Klaas supports clients with the full breadth of their sales and procurement activities, including negotiating and concluding agency and distribution agreements, framework agreements, general terms and conditions, platform compliance and advertising, in a pragmatic and business minded manner. His expertise extends to dealings with regulatory bodies. Additionally, Klaas has significant expertise in the field of consumer law and EU law related to emerging technology, product liability and the sale of goods.
As an experienced litigator, Klaas has successfully represented clients in numerous proceedings before the Dutch courts (first instance, appeal, and summary proceedings), as well as in arbitration and mediation proceedings. His litigation practice encompasses contractual disputes, product and professional liability disputes, attachment and enforcement proceedings, and disputes related to M&A and corporate governance.
Experience includes:
Representing a US based listed company in a contractual dispute regarding the supply of goods in The Netherlands.
Representing and advising a US based listed company in various consumer law and warranty related disputes.
Representing a shareholder/director a complex joint-venture dispute, leading to a buy-out.
Representing a listed company in squeeze-out proceedings before the Enterprise Chamber.
Representing a group of investors in relation to litigation surrounding the public the majority shareholder’s public bid before the Amsterdam Enterprise Chamber
Representing an oil company in an ICC arbitration related to its participation in a joint venture.
Laurens Prickartz, lawyer, specialises in insolvency law and corporate law. He also advises and conducts legal proceedings on various corporate law issues, including directors' liability, commercial contracts and financing and collateral. He also advises on bankruptcies and the lead-up to this. Furthermore, his work includes advising on restructuring.
In addition, the courts regularly appoint Laurens as a receiver in bankruptcy cases. He is also actively involved in bankruptcies where other Buren staff have been appointed as receivers.
Martijn Vermeeren’s, managing partner and lawyer, practice includes insolvency law and corporate law. He advises various companies on such matters. He is involved as an adviser, administrator and receiver in the settlement of insolvency cases, acquisitions and disputes about leases, real estate and corporate law. Martijn has been involved in the settlement of complex bankruptcies as the receiver for Miss Etam and the Ruwaard van Putten Hospital. Martijn has also been involved in complex insolvency cases such as V&D, Mexx and MS Mode.
Martijn van der Vliet, partner and lawyer at BUREN, specializes in financial law. Martijn has extensive experience in advising banks, financial institutions and borrowers in relation to financing transactions and restructurings. Martijn focuses on acquisition finance, real estate finance, project finance and other banking-related matters.
Martijn is a member of the LATAM desk and speaks English, Dutch, German and Spanish.
Paul Deloo, partner and civil law notary, is specialized in general and notarial corporate law. His practice covers M&A, private equity, financing, restructuring, reorganization, joint ventures, demergers and corporate governance. Paul represents national and international (listed) clients in various (complex) domestic as well as cross-border transactions.
Paul van de Ven, lawyer at BUREN, specializes in business law and financial law (banking and securities). He advises banks, financial institutions, investment companies, sponsors and borrowers in relation to financing and restructuring transactions and regulatory issues.
Paul A. Josephus Jitta, partner and lawyer, specializes in (inter)national corporate law. He mainly advises national and international companies on (cross-border) M&A transactions. He also litigates on corporate law and trade disputes, often on the termination of international joint ventures and partnerships. Paul, who is also the honorary consul of Ecuador in Amsterdam, is co-head of BUREN’s Latin America desk.
Paul was one of the initiators of the Cancun case in 2009, an inquiry that led to groundbreaking case law of the Supreme Court in 2014 on directors’ and officers' liability in joint ventures.
Paul graduated in 1993 in Dutch law from the University of Amsterdam, having taken minors at the University of Salamanca, Spain. In 2000 he completed the Business Law specialization course at Erasmus University.
Peter van Dijk, partner, lawyer and tax lawyer at BUREN, specializes in assisting foreign investors or Dutch-based internationally operating groups. He has a special focus on Germany, CEE and Japan. Furthermore, his expertise is assisting internationally operating groups with various M&A transactions and starting and developing (cross-border) activities. Peter advises multinationals, listed companies and SME's.
Philip ter Burg, partner and lawyer, specializes in international trade, intellectual property and litigation. He advises (inter)national clients on a wide range of issues and is frequently involved in complex (cross border) transactions. Philip has a wealth of experience in (inter)national litigation, representing companies with regard to distribution and agency agreements.
Pieter van den Berg, partner and lawyer, is head of the M&A practice of BUREN, with extensive experience in mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, financing and insolvency. Both as a lead and co-counsel he has advised clients of different sizes (some of them listed companies) on national and cross-border transactions. In addition, Pieter acts as a trustee in bankruptcies.
Ruud Brunninkhuis, lawyer at BUREN, is an expert in (international) restructurings and insolvencies. He advises and litigates on (imminent) insolvencies, restructurings, Dutch scheme proceedings, distressed transactions, financing, directors' liability issues and in shareholder disputes. Ruud also specializes in corporate law and high-end debt collection and all means to this end, such as attachment of assets of the debtor. In addition, Ruud acts regularly as bankruptcy trustee. He is also available for appointments as a restructuring expert (herstructureringsdeskundige) and observer (observator) in Dutch Scheme proceedings
Stefan van Wijk, partner and lawyer, focuses on insolvency law, financing and securities and commercial contracts. His specialties are advising companies in financial difficulties on restructuring and impending insolvency, and advising directors and shareholders on liability risks. He works in insolvency practice and business law practice and advises businesses of various sizes in these areas.
Since 2007, Stefan is frequently appointed as trustee in insolvencies by, amongst others, the District Court of The Hague, and is actively involved in insolvencies in which colleagues are appointed as receiver. He also acts as a lawyer in proceedings on matters such as directors' and officers' liability, contractual disputes and unlawful acts.
Steven van der Waal, of counsel and former civil law notary, advises national and international clients – both listed and non-listed companies – in a variety of areas, such as mergers and acquisitions, private equity, restructuring, financing transactions, share and bond issues, and share option plans.
Steven is the head of BUREN’s Japan desk and has now been working for more than twenty-five years for clients primarily from Asia and the Middle East. He is a visiting professor at the Law Schools of the Guizhou University and the Guiyang University in China. He regularly travels to China to deliver lectures to the law students at this university.
Susanna Tang, lawyer at BUREN, is specialized in corporate law. She assists clients in mergers and acquisitions. She also advises on commercial contracts, partnerships and joint ventures. In addition, she assists Dutch clients with outbound investments into China, as well as Chinese inbound investors into the Netherlands and Europe.
Suzan, partner and lawyer, advises on a full spectrum of complex employment issues including litigation and dispute resolution, (European) works councils and unions and the employment aspects of all types of corporate transactions. Through an open-minded and analytical approach, she works in close partnerships with her clients at board and management level to help with employment and co-determination related matters. She advises and represents national and international companies in respect of dismissals, collective dismissals, reorganisations, outsourcing, downsizings, national and European co-determination, health & safety, employment conditions and benefits, Collective Labour Agreements (CAOs), corporate governance and boardroom and senior executive issues.
Tibert van Herk, partner and candidate civil law notary, specializes in international and national corporate notarial law. He advises various national and international clients on a variety of issues of corporate law, including the reorganization and restructuring of businesses and groups of companies, joint ventures, mergers and demergers. Furthermore he assists in setting up (international) corporate structures and drawing up corporate documentation.
Tjeerd Aghina, partner and lawyer, specializes in mergers and acquisitions, restructurings and financing transactions. Tjeerd was involved in various domestic and cross-border transactions and has represented several listed companies and private equity firms. Further, Tjeerd specializes in corporate governance.
Ulrich, lawyer at BUREN, specializes in real estate transactions, project development and rental law. He assists domestic and foreign real estate parties with a variety of rental issues, real estate financing and (the realization of) collateral and with litigation.
Advising on bankruptcies or the run-up thereto, directors 'and officers' liability issues and advising on restructuring are among his activities. He is also involved in bankruptcies in which the receivers of BUREN have been appointed.