Known for its presence in global international disputes, DLA Piper boasts a strong practice in the Netherlands which regularly handles high-stakes international and cross-border mandates. The scope of the practice is considerable, ranging from financial services, corporate and commercial litigation to ESG litigation and class actions. Team lead Marnix Holtzer is known for his expertise in corporate litigation and has been key in growing the practice’s class actions offering. Paul Hopman and Ewald Netten are go-to litigators for financial institutions; Hopman is frequently active in high-profile financial litigation and Netten focuses on major cross-border cases and contentious restructuring matters. ESG-related disputes are handled by Michiel Coenraads, while Frank van de Wakker is also noted.
Testimonials
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‘Marnix Holtzer is a very knowledgeable, experienced and thorough lawyer.’
‘Top legal quality, good results, great people to work with, very responsive, with a great attitude in court.’
Key clients
- AbbVie
- ABN AMRO
Work highlights
- Representing the bondholders (Generali Insurance Asset Management) in a cross-border dispute with several publicly traded issuers of bonds of approximately half a billion euros.
- Representing several executive board members of SNS Reaal and SNS Bank in high-profile disputes, defending the client against claims of former shareholders.