Katinka Verdurmen
act Fort AdvocatenThe real estate and franchise team at act Fort Advocaten serves a mixture of domestic and international retail clients on contentious and non-contentious issues. The team routinely assists clients with issues relating to franchise and labour laws, as well as contractual issues. The team is jointly led from Amsterdam by Katinka Verdurmen and Dirk van den Berg. Former managing partner Verdurmen has returned to practice full-time and is highly knowledgeable in both real estate and franchising matters. Van den Berg has a similar focus to Verdurmen, assisting retail clients with commercial tenancy law, franchising and potential litigation.
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Key clients
- Association of franchisees of Albert Heijn
- Nespresso Nederland B.V.
- Subway International B.V.
- Blokker B.V.
- Intertoys B.V.
- Wave International B.V./Provalliance Netherlands B.V.
- Association of franchisees of McDonald’s
- Oogwereld B.V.
- Rob Peetoom Management B.V.
- JD Sports Fashion B.V.
- Cavallaro Retail B.V.
- Søstrene Grene
- Manhave Investments B.V.
- Blauwdruk Investeringen B.V.
- Vastned Retail Management B.V.
- Délifrance
Work highlights
- Advised the association of franchisees of Albert Heijn on a complex dispute with franchisor Albert Heijn on the annual financial settlements from 2008 onwards and the interpretation of the agreed financial arrangements for the future.
- Advised Mirage Retail Group on more than 670 locations in the Netherlands with the process of formula transformation and on various rental, real estate and franchise law-related matters.
- Advised the Dutch McDonald’s Franchise Association on matters related to franchise law, labour law, contract law and leases.
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Practice head
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Katinka Verdurmen, Dirk van den Berg