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NautaDutilh‘s client list features corporates, debtors, insolvency trustees and alternative debt providers and its matters span the variety of industry sectors from telecoms and shipping, to real estate and pharmaceuticals. The team advises on the array of high-value structuring, restructuring and distressed matters. ’Restructuring leader’ Marc Orval oversees the practice and notably recently advised on the first WHOA for a syndicated group of lenders. Barbara Rumora-Scheltema is a is a name to note for her abilities handling multi-billion dollar, high-profile restructuring matters in predominantly cross-border contexts. International work is also a focus area of Robert van Galen. Team changes include the departures of Teun Struycken and Catrien Rozeman in July and November 2024 respectively, and Saskia Heumakers‘ April 2024 transfer to the firm’s London office.

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Testimonials

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  • ‘The team consists of professionals who are not only well-versed in the latest developments in their field but also have a wealth of practical experience. To empower clients, the practice offers educational resources.’

  • ‘We love to work with Catrien Rozeman for her pragmatic approach and dedication. Catrien Rozeman has the ability to quickly cut through complexity and get to the heart of any issue. Her style has an unique blend of strategic insight and hands-on execution.’

  • ‘I enjoy working with the Nauta team - they are responsive and pragmatic. They are willing to pursue unusual and creative lines of analysis.’

  • ‘Nauta provides me with the exact answers needed in a very short time frame. Much appreciated.’

  • ‘The Nauta restructuring team thinks outside the box and they aren't afraid to push the boundaries while carefully analysing risks. Every member of the team I have worked with has displayed the same positive can-do attitude and they all work very hard. Our matter was a success because of their ability to understand how to run parallel processes, in particular the constraints of doing so.’

  • ‘Marc Orval and Lenneke de Baar stand out. They were instrumental in our matter - strategic, hardworking, and good fun.’

  • ‘Nauta has a well-rounded team that functions efficiently and with tact. They take a collected approach to restructurings and draw from a breadth of decade-long experienced practitioners. They're excellent technical lawyers, but also know how and when to take a practical and commercial approach.’

  • ‘Marc Orval stands out as a restructuring leader. He is practical, commercial, and has excellent networking capabilities that quickly earn trust amongst his peers. He takes care of his team.’

Key clients

  • ABN AMRO
  • Bluestar Alliance (BSA)
  • BNP Paribas
  • Cnova
  • Commerzbank
  • DBS Bank Ltd
  • Deloitte Accountants
  • Deutsche Bank
  • DTEK
  • Forever 21
  • GLAS
  • HIG
  • ING
  • Invest-NL
  • Liberty Mutual
  • Lightyear
  • McDermott International Inc.
  • Maersk Supply Services
  • Mattel
  • Nordic Trustee
  • Odeon Cinemas Group Limited (AMC Entertainment)
  • Partners Group
  • Rabobank
  • SGB-Smit Group
  • The Learning Network

Work highlights

  • Assisted McDermott as Dutch counsel on its billion-dollar parallel cross-border debt restructuring under two interconnected WHOA proceedings in the Netherlands and a UK restructuring plan, resulting in Chapter 15 recognition of the respective restructuring plans in the US.
  • Assisted an ad hoc group of term loan lenders in respect of the Dutch law aspects of the restructuring of the IGM Resins group.
  • Assisted GLAS as Dutch legal counsel in connection with the consensual restructuring of the financing for Keter Group B.V.

Lawyers

Hall of Fame
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Barbara Rumora-Scheltema
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Robert van Galen
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Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Marc Orval

Other key lawyers

Lenneke de Baar, Barbara Rumora-Scheltema, Bart Wijnstekers, Robert van Galen