Rutgers & Posch

Rutgers & Posch is an independent multi-service law firm located in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. The firm was founded by partners from leading international firms in early 2013, and started with 11 lawyers.

Rutgers & Posch’s key principle is to provide clients with the top-quality service they would expect to receive from leading international law firms, combined with the personal attention, dedication and involvement typically provided by boutique firms.

This approach in advising and servicing clients has proven to be very successful; many national and international clients have found their way to Rutgers & Posch, and the firm has more than tripled over the last three years from 11 to 35 lawyers.

All lawyers at Rutgers & Posch are recognised experts in their respective areas of practice. With their experience, expertise and vision, they are able to come up with realistic and practical solutions to the clients’ legal issues. The services are customised to clients’ needs with a special focus on long-lasting relationships. The lawyers at Rutgers & Posch advise clients in a pragmatic way and keep lines of communication short. The teams are efficiently organised. One can expect a customised service for a fair and transparent price.

All the partners and associates are from leading international firms, including Freshfields, Stibbe, Houthoff Buruma, Allen & Overy, DLA Piper, Linklaters and De Brauw.

Rutgers & Posch has close relationships with top-tier international firms for cross-border work.

Areas of practice: Rutgers & Posch has in-depth expertise and experience in the fields of corporate law, finance and insolvency law, commercial law, employment law and litigation. The clients are national and international businesses in the profit and non-profit sector. Rutgers & Posch focuses on the key legal needs of clients, including the drafting of legal agreements, negotiating and co-ordinating transactions, and creating solutions for challenging legal issues and complex disputes. Rutgers & Posch also litigates matters in court and before tribunals, and advises on all employment law issues.

Corporate/M&A: Rutgers & Posch acts for corporates, and institutional and private equity investors in all types of M&A transactions, including strategic alliances and joint ventures, and further advises on commercial contracts. Besides this, the capital markets practice is extensive, advising on both equity capital markets and debt capital markets. The firm frequently advises on IPOs, rights issues, private takeovers, public takeover bids and joint ventures.

Finance and insolvency: Rutgers & Posch has an extended practice in this field, with a particular focus on banking, (debt) capital markets, financial regulatory and restructuring/insolvency (including court appointments). The firm acts for financial institutions, corporates, government bodies, rating agencies, funds, and other international public and private clients.

Litigation: this practice includes both (commercial and corporate) litigation and arbitration. The team has a special focus on cross-border work. Clients include national and international companies, insurers, banks and government institutions.

Employment and pensions: the employment team of Rutgers & Posch advises on a wide range of employment and pension matters, including reorganisations, transfer of undertaking and co-determination rules.