As part of the EY network, HVG Law LLP assists clients on international corporate reorganisations, advising on structural changes tied to tax efficiency measures, business integrations and carve-outs, with particular experience in taking on complex international re-domiciliations. Leading the team are Frank Zandee, who specialises in pre- and post-merger structuring and joint venture advice, New York-based Martijn Udo de Haes, whose practice focuses on clients based in the Americas, and rationalisation expert Scarlett Snethlage. Matters of initial corporate structuring and simplification of existing structures form the core of Freek Lugtigheid's practice.
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'Arnout Rodewjik and Frank Zandee are always one step ahead in delivering our needs.'
'Great team with very efficient work practices and intimate knowledge of the matter at hand. Always thinking outside the box.'
'Freek Lugtigheid is exceptional.'
'The team is very professional and is capable of finding efficient solutions to every complex task. It is also good at working to tight deadlines when required.'
'Frank Zandee and Arnout Rodewijk are true professionals in their field, always ready to assist and possess excellent soft skills.'
Key clients
- 3M Company
- Actis
- Coca-Cola
- Core Laboratories
- COUNT Energy
- Dell
- Enauta
- EdgeConneX
- Eventbrite
- Flowserve
- Halliburton
- JetBrains
- Kyocera
- Mohawk
- Primoris Services Corporation
- Sally Beauty
- Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.
- Vermillion Energy
Work highlights
- Advised Halliburton on a variety of matters, including a legal entity rationalisation project covering 95 legal entities and branches across 42 jurisdictions.
- Assisted Core Laboratories with a global reorganisation, which included the redomestication of the parent company from the Netherlands via Luxembourg to the United States.
- Assisted EdgeConnex with an optimisation of its group structure covering multiple jurisdictions in the EU, Latin America and the US.
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Freek Lugtigheid
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Frank Zandee, Martijn Udo de Haes, Scarlett Snethlage