The practice at A&O Shearman, well-regarded for its ‘great depth and strength’, is experienced handling the plethora of complex corporate and M&A matters for its roster of clients. Christiaan De Brauw is well equipped to advise on public M&A, corporate governance and shareholder activism cases and Olivier Valk also specialises in cases involving public company clients. Charles Honée is considered ’exceptional in negotiations’ and has experience handling private equity transactions, expertise shared by Jasper de Jong. Notarial corporate specialist Joyce Leemrijse is well equipped to handle complex international transactions, as is Gijs Linse. Leemrijse oversees the team alongside ‘excellent lawyer’ Katinka Middelkoop whose expertise ranges from advising on buy-side acquisitions to advising on sell-side divestments and auctions.
Testimonials
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‘Great depth and strength in their team. Their deals have been excellently resourced. I would feel comfortable with any team staffed by A&O Sherman Amsterdam.'
‘Charles Honée is an exceptionally commercial lawyer and a firm but fair negotiator. Charles quickly identifies the issues that really matter to his clients on transactions and focusses on these. He does not waste time on point scoring with other side or creating unnecessary legal complexity. He is fantastic in negotiations.'
Key clients
- ASML
- AkzoNobel